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Possible £50 for car or home insurance mystery shopping
Updated June 09 What's this all about? Consumer Intelligence, a consumer research company, recruits shoppers to help carry out insurance market research throughout the year. If your car or home insurance (must be both building and contents) is due to be renewed and you're willing to spend around 1.5 hours taking part in…
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Car insurance policy renewed without my knowledge
Hi all, Could someone help or put me in the right direction please? My story briefly; I had a very good classic car insurance policy for my Mini through Lancaster, which I took out in October 2007. I sold the car in August 2008, but seeing that there was only one more DD payment due, I left it to run to its end. We have…
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help! non fault accident claims handling stonewall
14/11/08 I had a (minor) no fault accident; to which the TP/insurers readily agreed liability. But, in short, ‘my’ claims handling cowboys are proving obstructive! No sooner had they my 'business', I/my calls (and ideally quick resolution/settlement) was ignored. I kept being told the engineer hadn't made a decision on my…
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Overdraft insurance confustion
I was made redundant in December and noticed on my bank ststement that I have been paying £4.40 per month for overdraft payment protection insurance( which I don't recall taking out). I queried this withthe bank and they stated I had been paying it since 2005. When I made my claim for unemployment however they stated that…
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Loss Adjuster holding onto Builders VAT....NU Insurance
Does anyone have the address for the Ombudsman? Cunningham Lyndsey dealt with my flood claim. Building work was complete and moved out of temp accomodation. Landlady tried to withhold over 1k from deposit for redecorating after me ony being there for 9 months. To cut a long story short Loss Adjuster withheld the deposit…
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Can you combine cash back offers?
Such as cashback via a cashback website eg quidco/topcashback, and also one via the insurer website 40.00 cash back cheque such as on the Swinton website?
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How cover should I get on a Mortgage life insurance policy
Hi, I am a first time buyer and am look round for a mortgage life insurance policy and I have a question. We are borrowing £175k. with the current interest rates, the total repayble is £313k. Do I need to get myself covered for £175k or £313k? Thanks Ed
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please help a confused first timer! am i covered for this?
I have contents insurance with Marks and Spencers. I am due to leave my rented flat this month and during our time here, our cats have scratched up the carpet in a few corners of one of the rooms leaving good sized holes! :mad: (they were kittens when we first moved in and couldn't control their claws like they can now!)…
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kids travel insurance
:confused: my daughter is going to usa with the school but cant find a insurance company for her travel insurance they all say that children have to be accompanied by an adult she is 15 years old does anyone know of any companies that i can get a quote and insurance from for her?
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Car Insurance Claim Hell !!!!!!!!!
Really quickly ! I'v tried searching and couldn't find anything. Basically back in June, i was stationary at the end of traffic, when a company vehicle for a well know drainage company went into the back of me. Causing me to roll into the car in front, causing damage to my car, none to the car in front and very little…
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Burst Pipe... HELP! Insurance or NOT!
We have had a burst pipe in the shower and the plumber has had to knock a hole in the wall to seal it off. Its caused damaged to the whole bathroom... We now need a new shower, tray, tiles, wall, carpet, ceiling in the front room, carpet in hall is soaking.. The insurance company has said that they will cover the water…
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Lost Ipod and Headphones
My daughter has managed to lose her ipod and headphones (bose). We do not know when it went missing, she had a new phone for xmas and has pretty much been using that to play music. It was only when we were clearing out her room that we noticed it wasn't in her speakers. We have turned the house upside down and also my…
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Advice re life insurance please
My husband and I currently have two decreasing term life policies - one is just for me to cover my mortgage on the property I let out. There is about £54k on this mortgage, and the policy costs £12.44 per month (22 years remaining). The other policy is a joint one to cover the mortgage on our home. There is about £98k on…
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Insurance co. didn't change our address!!
To keep it simple, when we moved house 5 YEARS ago we kept our contents insurance with the same company (Britannic) and just informed them of our new address - they sent a letter at the time to confirm. All well and good and I didn't think any more of it; the correct monthly direct debits were going out. Then just this…
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Escaping Liability By Reporting Car Stolen
I have 3rd party, fire and theft car insurance. The policy also covers recovery of uninsured losses. My car was damaged by another car that deliberately drove into me, causing me to crash into a bollard. After looking at the damage they had caused they laughed and drove off. I know the registration number of their car. My…
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mortgage and income protection
does anyone know can you take out more than 1 policy of mortgage protection? most policies have a limit of 2000 pounds per month and if you have a big mortgage 1 policy wont be enough? does anyone know? also can you take out your policy to provide you with income so say your mortgage is 2500 per month and you need 1000 to…
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Are these mortgage and life insurance quotes silly?
Hi folks I am about to go ahead with a £99k mortgage from Barclays/Woolwich as a first time buyer and obviously they have given me some quotes for a few insurance schemes. Can the experts here tell me whether they are senselessly expensive or not? (I think they might be). I am single with no dependants. 1) Barclays…
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iPhone insurance - is it worth it?
I am thinking I should get my iphone insured because it is not going to be cheap to replace and it is probably at risk more than other phones - but is it worth it and who is a decent iphone insurance provider? I googled it and found a few sites like iphone insurance cover.co.uk and a few others which look like they cover…
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Life Insurance
Hi, All My 83 Year Old Mother Is Very Worried As She Says She Read That Her Life Insurance Company Is Refusing To Pay Out To Those Who Have Life Insurance With Them. Is There Any Truth In This?
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Are there any disadvantages to getting a joint life insurance policy?
My husband & I need to get life insurance & I have been getting quotes for it. We were gonig to get policies for 20 years (to cover kids until 20 & 23 yrs old) for £400000 for hubby & £200000 for me. However for a couple of quid more each month we could get 25 years & £400000 each if we got a joint policy. But are there…
