# Insurance writer

## Kim Jones

### Personal finance and insurance journalist

Kim’s journalistic career began after completing a Modern English Studies degree followed by a postgraduate diploma in periodical journalism at the London College of Printing (now the London College of Communication).

She has worked on the features desks of several popular women’s magazines including Woman’s Own and Bella, at a news agency, and now freelances as a health and lifestyle journalist for the [Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kim-jones) and Daily Express. You can read a portfolio of Kim’s work on [her website](https://kimjoneswrites.co.uk/).

Kim is also a member of the prestigious [Guild of Health Writers](https://healthwriters.com/) - an organisation dedicated to maintaining high professional standards. She has also been a finalist in Mind’s journalist of the year award, which recognises excellence in the reporting of mental health issues.

Kim writes about everything from health and lifestyle to travel and real-life. Her specialist areas include:

- [Home insurance](/content/home-insurance/index.html) - Kim has worked with Go.Compare since 2021, writing widely on all aspects of home insurance. She has also written for insurer Admiral’s online magazine
- [Travel insurance](/content/travel-insurance/index.html) - Kim is a travel writer for [familytraveller.com](http://familytraveller.com/) writing articles as varied as [family breaks on the Costa del Sol](https://familytraveller.com/holiday-destinations/europe/spain/costa-del-sol-holidays/) and [road trips to Snowdonia](https://familytraveller.com/holiday-destinations/uk/wales/snowdonia-360-family-road-trip/). She’s also a former travel writer for Wedding & Home magazine
- [Pet insurance](/content/pet-insurance/index.html) - As a passionate rescue dog owner, Kim has also written extensively about the need to protect pets in an environment of rising vet bills

### Kim says:

> I enjoy the variety that writing for GoCompare's customers brings - from unravelling complicated insurance jargon to investigating the eco-credentials of electric vehicles, or even how to deal with rising damp.”

## Kim’s recent articles

- [Pet passports and animal health certificates](/content/pet-insurance/pet-passport/index.html)
- [Types of front door locks UK](/content/home-insurance/guide/security/locks/index.html)
- [How much does travel insurance cost?](/content/travel-insurance/how-much-does-travel-insurance-cost/index.html)

Kim writes about everything from health and lifestyle to travel and real-life. Her specialist areas include:

### Kim says:

### Kim's articles

[**When was my house built?**](/content/home-insurance/buildings-insurance/when-was-my-house-built/index.html)

[**Short-term home insurance**](/content/home-insurance/short-term-home-insurance/index.html)

[**Chancel repair liability insurance**](/content/home-insurance/guide/chancel-repair-liability/index.html)

[**Travel against FCDO advice**](/content/travel-insurance/guide/travel-against-fcdo-advice/index.html)

[**What is ABTA?**](/content/travel-insurance/what-is-abta/index.html)

[**Locks and home insurance**](/content/home-insurance/guide/security/locks/index.html)