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Buildings Insurance for an empty property?
Having problems finding a company that insure an empty property, does anyone know of one please? thanks Shaz
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Urgent travel insurance question
Some friends of mine have left the UK a couple of days ago on a 2 month trip to Asia and due to a mixup, have found that they do not have any travel insurance. I know most companies will not sell a policy to someone who has already left the UK, has anyone heard of a company that will offer them a policy? Any advice would…
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Skiing Hol Insurance - just two days
Does anyone know of anywhere you can get skiing hol insurance for just two days? We have annual already (doesn't cover skiing) and it's expensive to upgrade. Thanks :beer:
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Barclays Insurance - Trying it on!
Last year we decided to get a quote for Barclays Home Insurance, as they were offering to give you £50 if they failed to beat your renewal quote, and beat the quote by £1 as well. Sure enough they were dearer, but agreed to beat the quote and give us the £50. Some weeks later they wrote to say that their quote was not…
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What Insurance should i choose??
Hi, My fiance and I have just purchased our 1st home and i am completley puzzled about what type of life/employment/sickness cover we should get. We don't have much money left over at the end of the month to spend on Insurance and would love some advice on what the most important cover would be to get. Both of us are fit,…
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Lost my keys
I am currently renting a flat in London. I went out the other night in a coat which has holes in the pockets and I lost my keys. I have looked everywhere for them and have been back to the pub to see if they had been handed in, but I am afraid they are lost forever. Do I have to tell: A) my land lady and/or B) my insurance…
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Swiftcover won't cover my Swift!
Email from Swiftcover............ How odd:confused: Perhaps they are dropping out of the market for insuring new cars??? Anybody else had this experience?
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renters insurance
about to move into a flat, can anyone tell me what the best deal going through quidco is, cant seem to see if they give cashback on renters insurance
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Insurance for over 80s
Can anyone help with insurance for my dad is car insurance renewal is very expensive. some insurers don't want to know when he mentions he's over 80, wondered if any one did deals for over 80s he as never had a claim seems wrong to penalize people because of age
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making a claim
i've recently taken out contents insurance (last 2 months) and yesterday i sat on our bed (which is a metal frame with wooden slates) and the frame broke (metal snapped) and landed on my laptop under the bed.. ending up with a broken bed and laptop (case and screen have broken and won't switch on).. i should be able to…
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Travel insurance with no cover for missed connections?
We have what I thought was a good annual travel insurance policy. It wasn't the cheapest available by any stretch of the imagination, but the level of cover is sufficient for the USA and I thought I had checked the policy document fairly carefully. However, it now looks as though we aren't covered for missed connections -…
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Building Insurance - New Build
I exchanged contracts last Sept on a new build, which is forecast to be ready in April. I have a buildings policy in place but would like to shop around. The difficulty is that the post code (PE22 9NP) is not recognised by the quotation software used by the on-line companies. I'm not sure how the buildings policy was set…
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Beware when switching buildings insurance!
After seeing their promotion on this board I switched my buildings insurance to the Post Office in October 2006. In November 2006 my local council identified a problem with a broken waste pipe I share communally with my neighbours. They repaired it in January 2007 and I have just received a bil for over £1000. I contacted…
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Insurance for when your house needs building repairs
I am paying well over the odds for my building and contents insurance but I face a dilemma. A few months ago a crack was discover in one of the inner walls of my house. Made a claim but was refused as it was not 'subsidence/heave etc'. Had a survey which revealed that the crack was about 10 years old and that I could wait…
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Multi-vehicle insurance
Anyone got any tips on cheapest way to insure 2 cars, both owned and driven by myself and both only worth a few hundred pounds? Regards, mrsparky
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home insurance through quidco
hello all can someone tell me what is the terms if take out my policies with zurich now to claim 120 through quidco. and then when i have recieved my money from quidco, cancel both policies and take them out again with another high rate through quidco. could you possibly keep doing this providing there is no cancellation…
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Insurance excess query
Hi, I'm hoping someone can offer me some advice here. Had a bump in the car back in October and both parties were at fault. We both started a manouvre at the same time! At the time I had to pay my £350 excess to the garage that repaired my car. If the accident was 50/50 at fault, do I get any of my excess back. I was under…
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Insurance cover and renting to students
I keep students for part of the year. I checked with my insurance company and they did not cover me for keeping students. I found one which allows me two students any one time.Be careful you may be risking your cover.
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HELP - unfair insurance renewal
HELP I have had my car insurance renewed with the post office, without my permission, and to cancel it they want to charge my £1.50. What a cheek, told them to stuff it, but they are going to start chasing me for the full amount. I know its only £1.50 but imagine the amount of poople who just pay it. The other problem is I…
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Norwich Union - not new for old on buildings?
Just having a look at my Norwich union policy document and it says that "If you have provided the sum insured shown on your schedule, or if the schedule says ‘Overall limit of £500,000 applies’, we will not settle claims on an “as new” basis and will reduce any payment to reflect wear and tear" I don't want to end up…
