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halifax
Anyone foresee problems with Halifax advise? are they trustworthy?
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TopCashBack - No insurance
I was looking at TopCashBack this morning and notice the following message when I logged in.... Latest News: Due to FSA regulations, we will be removing insurance products from our site. We've also taken the decision to remove gambling and gaming sites. We hope this will be a temporary measure, and will inform you on the…
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Alfa import car insurance
My car insurance is up for renewal very soon and I have received what I think to be a unreasonably high renewal quote from Direct Line, my current insurer. I want to look elsewhere but the stumbling block I have is my car is an import from Ireland, bought through a well known London supermarket. The car is an Alfa 147 1.6…
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Insurance and interest rates
I have been reading these forums with some interest. Can anyone explain to me how interest rate changes affect Insurance premiums? Many thanks.
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dog flap - does it void house insurance?
i am insured with HOMEPROTECT which is a subsidiary of Heath Lambert. My house was burgled on Saturday and there is no obvious signs of entry. I have a midsize dogflap in my kitchen door. Whilst speaking to the loss adjuster today he seemed overly interested in the dog flap and after the conversation finished I had the…
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Mortgage Insurance
Hi, As I understand it I need Mortgage Insurance - sickness and unemployment, Life Cover so it is paid if wither myself or OH should die and also buildings and contents. Are there any other insurances we should have? We have been a bit niaive in the past and have just realised we pay 104.00 pm for all our house insurances…
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How many years NCD have i got?
Hello Sorry if this is a really basic question, but i am renewing my dad's car insurance, but can't find the number of years of no-claims he has built up. It's either 8 or 9 i think, but can't find it on the renewal document he has (from saga). He did have a fault claim in November 2003, but had his NCD protected at the…
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mileage and insurance
just had to claim on my insurance and when I went to the asessor I noticed he took a picture of the dash with the mileage. I assume this is for records but when I got home I checked my policy and I noticed I have quoted 13,000 miles and have gone over that. What I want to know is will this have any effect? It is an…
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Renovation/conversion insurance needed?
I apologise if this has been brought up before, but does anyone know how to go about finding a insurance supplier for covering my home while building works are going ahead. We are using subcontractors to undertake a loft conversion and kitchen extention and do not wish to risk it to their insurance. Is there a site that I…
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Home Insurance: Bye Abbey, hello Halifax
Hi everyone, My first MSE post. So much for loyalty. I contacted Abbey today to inform them that I had been looking around for Buildings & Contents insurance and that I could get it on average £230 cheaper. The Abbey chap was simply not interested and told me that Abbey do not price match competitor quotes and advised that…
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Car Repayments - Payment Protection Insurance
Hello, After seeing Martin on TV talking about payment protection and how much it costs, and how you are better getting it through a seperate insurance company I decided to look into mine. I bought a BMW 118 in October and my payment protection is costing me over £500 per year. So I rang the people I get my home insurance…
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need a Term assurance that's valid if I leave UK...
We are planning to emmigrate to New Zealand and I'm trying to think through all the "stuff" that needs sorting. This includes Life assurance. We took out a Nat West life 20year term assurance approx ten years ago that would finish when youngest child hit 21 yrs age. However we have since had a younger child (she is now 4)…
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Insuring partner on my car
This is probably a really stupid question but... I want to insure my partner to drive my car. We each have our own insurance at the moment for our respective cars. Should I include him as a named driver on my insurance, or should he include my car on his insurance? Is it much of a muchness and worth getting quotes from…
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please delete
Sorted. Please delete this post, or can I do that myself? If so how?
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Unit linked life plan surrender.
We have a Barclays unit linked "Maximum cover plan" bought in 1992. Units 507.8305 Price 10.2080 Value 5,694. We seemed to have lost around £4,000 on the sum assured which was originally around £62,000. Our premium is £35.84 a month. We were thinking about surrendering this but thought I would check here first in case we…
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4 x 4 breakdown cover - Autoaid no cover ?
UPDATE 30/01/07 I have recieved this email from Autoaid: "Thank you for your recent interest in AutoAid. Please be advised you would be covered in the Isuzu Trooper in the event of a breakdown, on the condition that it is not a pick-up truck or used commercially. We hope this clarifies matters. Yours sincerely, AutoAid…
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Dissatisfied about resolved claim - what can I do?
Hi guys, I appreaciate this isn't exactly classed as "money saving" but I'm not sure who else to ask: I was hit back in 2006 by another driver who was insured, his fault. No witnesses were available and we exchanged insurance details. The other driver submitted a different set of events to his insurer as the cause of the…
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How to prove contents insurance if claimed?
I have a home content insurance but wonder how do I claim (just in the worst case)! What proof usually I have to show them that a particular item was really on in my home when someone broke into my house. I think purchase receipts should serve the purpose but unfortunately I did not keep receipts of all items (especially…
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Contents Insurance and Mortgage Insurance
I am moving into a new build flat in March with my wife (1st floor/shared ownershiop/generally a safe area). Buildings Insurance is included in the service charge. I guess this leaves me to arrange contents insurance - any recommendations on good deals? Also mortgage insurance, is this strongly advisable do you think? and…
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house insurance
hi i dont know if anyone can help me, i have been looking on this site to change my house insurance as mines very high, i have seen a deal which im going to go for , i pay for my HI now monthly and the actual year doesnt run out till june , if i cancel now will it cost me anything ? and would there b any problems thanks…
