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Travel Insurance for over 70's
As we are constantly told, don't travel abroad without adequate(?) travel insurance. So what do you do when you reach the fantastically old age of 70? I know at 70 I am supposed to roll over and let the younger generation take over the world exploration, but I feel I have a tadsworth of years left, and would like to fly to…
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Building and contents cover - problem on renewal!
We took out buildings and contents cover last year with Liverpool Victoria (LV=) on the back of a cheap quote and low excess. My other half is a childminder so i phoned them before we took the cover out to see if they coverered Childminders as they work from home. They guy said yep, not a problem altohugh wouldnt be able…
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Withholding of prrof of no claims
Hi hope someone can help me please. Just cancelled my car insurnace and asked them to send me my proof of no claims. However, they are saying that until I pay cancellation fee and this months DD they are going to hang on to it. Can they do this? I have sold the car so I'm going to be paying insurance on a car that I no…
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Pet Insurance Help needed
Hi, This is the first time I have posted here but i desparatly need some help. I have insured my dog since we got him at 8wks old with M&S pet insurance. It started off good, only £10 a month and no excess and treatment up to £7000. Unfortunatly my dog gets bad skin allergy reactions and he needs regular medication…
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Bennetts
I had a motorbike insured with Bennetts. I sold the bike in July last year, and bought a new bike which I also insured with Bennetts. I never bothered cancelling the policy on the original bike because I thought they would try and reclaim the quidco cashback PLUS an admin fee. I paid £70 for the policy, and would have been…
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Assurant Unemployment Claim
Hi Does anyone know if there is a link to the Assurant Unemployment Mortgage protection Claim Form? I wanted to find out the exact information they require from the employer. If anyone has claimed in the past please advise. thnx
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Sheila's Wheels...are they bonza?
Looking at getting some home insurance with them. They have a 5 star Defaqto rating and seem to get some good reviews at Review Centre - anyone here have any feedback about them? Thanks!
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Income protection - ensuring an incoming if you're made redundant
I work in the city and although I haven't directly been told that I'm going to be made redundant, belt tightening within the firm is starting and I am starting worry a little. I'm thinking about taking out income protection insurance. Basically where you pay a monthly premium and the insurance firm then allows you to claim…
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My experience with Halifax Home Insurance
Hi there, Just wanted to do a little write up about my experience with Halifax Home Insurance (content only) after a burglary. To give people who have to do a claim an idea of how it works. Our home was burgled in the end of January. I called Halifax the next day to report the burglary. Within 48 hours I got a call that a…
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Motor insurance - cover within EU?
I want to take my car to France and my insurer tells me that I need a green card and need to pay £22 otherwise, I'll only have 3rd party cover. Can they do that? I thought that you cover was automatically like for like within the EU now?
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Urgent Help Needed!
Any advice appreciated. My buildings insurance policy is about to come up for renewal at the end of this week. The premium is just over £3k. I shopped around ages ago and got a much better quote but have run into problems with this. 7 or 8 years ago there was a case of subsidence which was fixed - not a big job, no…
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Buildings insurance in a leasehold
Apologies if this is the wrong place for this question.... I currently have a flat in a leasehold property which I rent out to tennants. Each year I pay £500 to the leaseholder which is broken down for me as £100 for ground rent & £400 for insurance. The question is do I need to take out my own insurance policy for the…
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Car insurance renewal - cheeky whatsits!
I have had my car insurance renewal quote through today - £619, when I paid about £500 last year! The best quote I have had so far is £355 from the same insurer! I know plenty of people just pay their renewal quote, but the insurance company really has a cheek to say that is the best price they could find for me. Maybe…
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Landlords Insurance / Rent Indemnity
Not sure if this is best posted here or on one of the property boards, but I'll try here first. I am letting out my previous home (rather than selling in the current climate) and I will be changing to a different agent in April, when the first six month tenancy comes to an end. I have been paying a Rent Indemnity Policy…
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Homeserve
Hi Has anyone had any bad experiences with with Homeserve? I have kitchen appliance insurance with them and have made a claim, well 6 weeks ago now, and it has been a constant battle with them to get any action. They are now saying that because I can't supply a model number for the broken item, my cooker, they will not…
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Historical damage to car
Hello Does anyone know if you can claim for damage that must have occurred in the past? My husband noticed a slight dent at the bottom of one of the passenger doors. Is this a viable claim? Obviously depends on cost of repair compared to loss of no claims but just wondered if anyone else had had this happen to them? Cheers
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sickness insurance
I don't get sick pay at work - not even if I'm hospitalised - can anyone recommend a good insurance policy offering cover?
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Urgent advice needed - compensation for delay in home insurance claim
Hi can anyone give me some advice? We have got an insurance claim going on at the moment with Allianz insurance and they appointed Cunningham Lindsey as the loss adjuster. Our house flooded on the 5th September last year and a claim was put in the next day. Basically they came and took all the floors up downstairs and…
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Bit confused as to next move
My car insurance is up for renewal again. I have had 2, 10 month NCB accelerator policies the last couple of times....This time around though after I found out an old insurer had put on an accident I never had and spent the last two days trying to get it deleted from my record i am wondering whether now is the time to go…
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Bank charge for not taking Builings Insurance ??
Can A Bank/Building Society charge you for not taking out their Buildings Insurance :mad: ????? Alliance and Leicester charge £25 which has to be added to the mortgage, if you don't take out their buildings Insurance. Is this allowed ????
