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Insurance & life assurance
Discussion List
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Wintersports Cover
We have holiday insurance for the family as part of our LloydTSB account. We are going skiing in few weeks time and I am told that I can add wintersports cover for £50 to cover the family for a year. Due it being GCSE year next year we will not use this again, so if I were to take out a (cheaper) week long single trip…
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house insurance re:footpath
I would like very much to take advantage of a online discount or cashback from quidco ie barclays but i don`t know how to cover the footpath that runs through our land (farmhouse) can anyone tell me what i need to tick.I have always previously renewed over the phone.thanks
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Home Insurance Renewal
Hi, I am posting on behalf of my father who has just received his insurance renewal letter from lloyds tsb for £400 previously £300 the year before (£200K 3 bed semi hp2 area). It is so expensive and i'm looking into getting cheaper for him. The only problem is that he has had to claim for damage to his house caused by the…
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Travel insurance help URGENT!
Hi, My brother is going travelling on Jan 16th till May 24th and I was wondering what the cheapest (strike that WORLDWIDE CHEAPEST) travel insurance is. No dangerous sports involved! He also needs a travel adapter - it is for loads of countrys! please can someone help me out as, as you can see jan the 16th is not that far…
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Recovering insurance excess and expenses
Has anyone else has trouble recovering an excess payment and expenses from a car insurance policy? Someone (neighbour's ex-husband) drove into my car whilst it was parked outside my house in August. He drove off, but returned with his details and I put in a claim with my insurer. Insurer arranged for repair at garage, and…
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Dental Insurance to cover a broken tooth
My tooth broke a couple of days ago, and my NHS dentist said that I could either have the tooth out on the NHS or have a root canal done at a private specialist which will cost £500. :eek: It is too complex to be referred to the local big dentist surgery where I had my wisdom teeth out. Is there any insurance that will…
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Dental Insurance to cover a broken tooth
Please ignore. Triple post!!
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Dental Insurance to cover a broken tooth
Please ignore. Triple Post !!!
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Company Life assurance and getting older
In his article Martin says you can deduct the amount covered by your company scheme from the 10 x salary recommendation. My company covers the full amount (£500K - and it is discretionary so apparently it escapes IHT) so I have two questions: 1. Do I need to replace £57K mortgage cover for the remaining 6 years currently…
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Mortgage Payment Protection Plan
Please can someone shed some light and in lamens terms. thank you I have a repayment mortgage I pay payment protection on this at level term Is it true that level term is better for interest only Am I better off paying a decreasing life cover instead Paying at the moment £65.00 a month on £150k mortgage(level term) Did a…
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Old policy with Royal Liver...how do I find details
I have an policy document which was taken out on my behalf by my father when I was 2 weeks old in 1948. The weekly premium was 1d. It looks as if it was to pay for my funeral( perhaps I was a sickly baby). I would like to find out if there is any money coming my way for funeral expenses as I could tell my kids.....anyone…
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Car insurance renewal - deposit?
Hi If i renew my car insurance with the same insurer, will i have to pay a deposit if i want to pay monthly?
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Kitchen/Home Appliance cover
do es anyone know of any company that covers Kitchen or home electrical appliances.? NOT BRITISH GAS as their service levels are diabolical. thanks in advance
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Car Insurance due for renewal - clean licence one month later!
My car insurance is due for renewal in February, and I am just about to lose three points off my licence in March :j As I'll have a completely clean licence, it's likely I'll get a better deal then. Anyone any ideas on how I can manage this? Can't go without a car for a month, need it for work. These might be stupid…
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While depending on social security can I apply for a life insurance policy ?
If I'm lazy to go to work can I depend on the social security income ? While depending on social security can I apply for a life insurance policy ? :confused:
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Wedding insurance?
Can anyone recommend a good value wedding insurance policy? ...What are the "must haves" of a good policy? Thanks!
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How can I insure my PA system I use in my business
Hi, Please can some one help me. I have recently started my own business hiring out PA systems and I am despertely trying to fins some one who will insure the sytem for me. I need cover for while it is being hired out and for while it is stored at my home. Thank you
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mis-sold mortgage protection insurance. PLEASE HELP
Please can someone tell me if anyone else has had this problem. In 1989 my husband and I were moving house and already had building, contents and life assurance policies in place. We were advised by the representative of the Alliance and Leicester that there was a new type of insurance which would mean that my husband…
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Whose the friendliest Insurer?
They all want our money, but whose willing to price match to keep our business ? I left D.Line forever ago, switching to First Alternative. I run a *nice* car ;) and raked up something like 13 yrs NCD. All very well when that pops through the letter box, but I decided to use Marti's comparison sites, which pulled me in…
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Life Assurance - Changing Provider Question
We currently have a £100k left of a £150k mortgage with the Nationwide, and when I took the mortgage out 5 years ago opted to take their life assurance (a decreasing term policy for the entire mortgage amount), which is costing me about £30/month. Typing in information in moneysupermarket gives us quotes of around…