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Insurance & life assurance

Archives for November 2010

insurance company value more than paid
I got a car for a real bargain at £1000 , I spent a few hundred fixing it up and putting it through the MOT, it got stolen and has been written of. The insurance company rang today to tell me they have valued it at £2000. Does anyone know will I be paid the amount I paid or the value of the car, I never thought to ask when…
Car Insurance Help
My niece is 19, she has 2 years no claims, no accidents. Her car is a w reg Fiat Seicento. She is at Uni & her car is at home on the drive. Her Insurance is due for renewal in December. Does anybody know of a company that does pay as you go insurance? She only uses her car when at home.
Holiday Insurance
Im going to New York next week, and Im a bit worried about the snow. We are flying from Manchester to Amsterdam.. then Amsterdam to New York. I have 2 hours between flights, which could be cut significantly by a delay at Manchester due to the snow. Does anyone know the part of a Travel Insurance policy that would cover…
What choice would you make?
We made an insurance claim for a kitchen floor. The IC contractor replaced the floor whilst we were on holiday. We weren't happy with the work - it's liveable but not what we wanted (ie poor finish, dark grout instead of light grout, floor not very level etc). Insurance company has offered us £1500 cash settlement or they…
insurance claim for carjacking
I am writing this and really mad:mad: we have our own business and employ 2 ladies who use a van to work from. Last week they were carjacked and the van and equipment were taken, the police were notified straight away by 999 and have been great. Obviously the ladies involved were very upset about it all but are doing great…
Personal injury protection
Hi folks, for the life of me I can't seem to find out what the above is about. The story, my mother (85 years old) has broken her hip after falling over in the st, there is no blame attached to anyone. She is in hospital recovering after major surgery to repair the damage Anyway after sorting out bills etc on her behalf, I…
Car Insurance Claim
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Direct Line landlord's insurance
Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2005 Posts: 8032 Location: Reading and the Marina Alta Some of you may have seen the advertisements on TV claiming that they will beat any quote, they will not. My usual company Letsure quoted £130, Direct Line came in with an eye watering £454. I asked them if they would beat Letsure's price, they…
Young driver car insurance a joke..
Im a young driver, and my insurance is due for renewal, its going to go up by nearly £300. My insurance has increased every year.. and ive only been driving for four years. I have never claimed on my policy either. Would a claim be affected, if i was to add my dad as a additional driver on my car insurance?
Whiplash claim info
Hi all, I dont know if i am in the right section or not but here goes. on 27th november I was invloved in an accident were a 4x4 coming out of a side street could not stop and hit the rear passenger side wheel side of my car putting me into a spin. All seemed fine apart form the car needing a bit of work done to it which…
WARNING. Direct Line renewal
I have had my house and contents insurance with Direct Line for the past 3 years. Being a busy chap I have never looked at it - until this renewal. I telephoned them and told them to cancel it and they immediately - without any prompting reduced the premium by 40% The warning is don't get complacent. Always check. I…
Desperate need of Car insurance help
Hey guys, I've created an account here because I'm in dire need of assistance! My current insurance on my 1.0L Saxo is costing me £188 a month (and that was with a £500 deposit!) and I'm really struggling to afford it! At first it was fine, and I was dead excited to be driving, but now I'm growing up and gaining more and…
Quick car insurance question
Hi, My boyfriend recently wrote off my car, luckily he's alright. He was a named driver on my policy. I'm now at the point of trying to arrange insurance for my next car and unsure of how to record the claim. I'm inclined to put the claim on my name as it was my policy but then when I add him as a named driver it asks if…
Car Insurance Direct Debit
Today my car insurance direct debit was due, but there weren't enough funds in the account until my salary hit the account, which was around early afternoon. My direct debit hasn't yet left the account. Will it have bounced and I therefore get hit with a charge? And if so would the insurer (admiral) automatically retry in…
Tied in to Lender's Isurance?
Hi After following a thread on the House Buying board regarding home insurance for leasehold properties (see link below), I wonder if anyone has any advice for me? Basically, I bought my house earlier on this year (freehold) and my Mortgage lender states in the very small print that I have to get their approval to insure…
Divorce and no claims trap. Be afraid!
A good friend is getting divorced. She had the full no claims insurance in her own right when she married at 30. Her husband took out a policy on their sole car and holds the full no claims, she being a named driver on his policy for 24 years. He has given her the car and gone off on his motorbike. The renewal with LV…
cancellation of car insurance £180 !!!!
Hello, My current car insurer ibuyeco have quoted me £1042 a year for my new car a peaugeot 307. I am 29, no convictions, own home and child. I have been quoted £326 from Sheilas Wheels. Understandably I do not intend to stay with ibuyeco but when I told them I would be cancelling my insurance with them they told me they…
Autoaid - some questions please.
Hi I am thinking of joning autoaid but am unsure on few things- can someone help out please: 1- what happens if car breaks down on a road- do they attempt to repair the car on road or just offer recovery to a garage. 2- if recovery is required, where do they take you to? Do they give you any options or take you to nearest…
Car insurance dilema?
Hi all my car insurace is due for renewal on the 8th December however we should be shortly moving to our new house although we haven't a completion date yet! Now to add a further spanner in the works we're off on a weeks holiday on December 4th so don't need the car till December 11th! What should I do shall I just get…
insurance claim that didn't involve me.
I've been insured with eCar since December last year (just after I passed my test) and have never had an accident or needed to claim for anything. In October I got a phone call from another insurance provider saying that my car had been involved in a crash in England. I told them that it wasn't as I live in Scotland and…

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