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Insurance & life assurance

Archives for January 2007

Post Office Cashback Question
I'm thinking of getting car insurance with the Post Office as the £50 cashback makes my quote a bit cheaper than my lowest quote. But the cashback comes via postal order, as far as I can see. It may sound silly to ask but, how do postal orders work? Can I exchange it for cash?
First Time Buyer needs advice please!
Hello - I have just completed on buying my 1st flat today (hurrah!) :j - I've taken loads of tips from this website - and I have masses to thanks Martin and everyone on the board for.... I have saved huge amounts already.. however I am now rather confused as to the insurance policies I need... and what's the difference…
Life assurance...do you need to top this up
if you also have a buy to let house? thanks in advance
Insurance claim.Anyone had to use ....
I am with Barclays Home insurance and had to put in a claim for a gold ring ... first ever claim and not sure what happens. They say that I will be contacted by a company called "i val" (not sure how to spell it). They will then find a ring similar to the one I lost and I will have to deal directly with them. The ring was…
Company car drivers insurance?
Hi, Does anyone know of an insurance company that gives a starting discount for someone who has not had any ncd due to driving a company car/van? Thank
thank u
i just wanted 2 say thru joining this site i have lowered my house insurance from nearly £17 a month to just over £5 a month from just lookin online and i also got my dads buildings and contents down from £260 down to just over a £100 going 2 have a look into gas and electric next ! teagan
Travel insurance for travel within UK
I make regular flights within the UK from Aberdeen to London to visit friends/family. Is it advisable to take out travel insurance for these flights or am I simply wasting my money? I have looked at a good cross-section of policies and have encountered the following problems: 1. They either won't cover trips made within…
Direct line mucked up my insurance now they demand more money!!!!
Right I'll try and keep this as short as i can,Basically i have owned a 1.4 Astra for about 6 months now and in late December i decided to put some insurance on it,The Car's regised in my name and my driving insturter told me to go with direct line because of the ncb scheme if i put my dad on. So i went with Direct line…
Central Heating Insurance
Hi everyone I'm new here. British Gas have just increased my central heating insurance from £189 to £252 this year, that's outragous. When I rang them they had no answers, so I'm looking for someone else. Has anyone got any alternatives please?
Car insurance quotes
I've just put my details in confused.com, moneysupermarket and comparethemarket as per martins advice. What i can't understand is although i made sure i gave the same details the quotes from the same companies were completely different. For example, confused.com had the post office quote at £333.63, moneysupermarket had it…
It's Cheap but How Good is The Service?
My home and motor insurance policies are due for renewal soon. Now I'm well aware about Martin's tips about cutting costs for insurance. From bitter experience I'm very wary of signing up with a "cheap" insurer who has a policy of never pay out without a hassle. That being the case, what insurers can forum members…
Post office £50 postal order!!!
Spent the entire day looking for buildings insurance yesterday for our new build ended up with the Post Office as they gave the cheapest quote and give a £50 postal order for new business:T and no "computer says no" shenanigans terrible problems with Tesco with a "computer says no "type who then put the phone down on me…
Can I claim for mis-selling a Mortgage Protection Policy?
In 2001 my husband and I bought a Buy to Let property witha mortgage from RBOS. Much to our surprise, we were also sold an policy which was to pay half of the mortgage payment to whichever of us need to claim for sickness or unemployment. I did query this at the time but was told by the then Manager of the RBOS branch that…
Life Insurance?
Need to help or tips in this matter. Both me and the wife are 25yrs old and have 2 children aged 2 and 4. We have been speaking for the past few weeks about what would happen if we pass on. We have been looking at Life Insurance online but have a few questions that may sound silly. Firstly are we stupid to take out any…
Transfer NCD?
Am just about to buy my company car and need to insure it. Have a second car which will still keep which is insured in my name also. Would I be able to use NCD accrued on older car for new car? Thanks in advance
Contents and buildings Insurance - plus bikes
Hi, We're just buying a property. We currently have Homelet insurance which is specifically for tenants. However Homelet are very good with insuring bikes - they insure them at home and away from home including anywhere abroad. We have two bikes worth approximately £2,000 in total and therefore it's important they're…
New driver - 6 months insurance?
Hi, my 21 year old son passed his driving test today, first time :j I have been trying to find him insurance and now my head is spinning :confused: I have had a quote from Zurich, for 6 months insurance with accelerated bonus scheme, which I am told means that after 6 months he will have "earned" 2 years no claims bonus.…
Overseas Holiday Home Insurance
I have a place in France and I'm fed up with the way French insurance companies do business. If you want to cancel your policy at any time it's a major undertaking and they have an awful habit of sending all correspondence to the risk address and not to your UK home (not much use if you don't go there very often and the…
PHI providers - are they any good
Anyone have any experiences of Liverpool Victoria and Bright Grey for PHI (income protection insurance)? thanks!
New Record for Cheapest Car Insurance??
Hi I've just got car insurance for my partner's car. She has 6 years no claims, and she wanted to ensure a 1992 Clio. On moneysupermarket.com, the cheapest quote was the Post Office (premier) at £118. BUT this also had a £50 cashback, so actually £58. PLUS I then checked Quidco, and they had a £30 cashback scheme. SO,....…

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