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insuring a vacent bungalow
Sadly my Father in Law died 7 weeks ago .We have the property up for sale and his own home insurance has run out. Any advice on how we go about re-insuring his now vacant property? Thank you .
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Had an accident and have some questions
Just had an incident where i drove into a car at a roundabout, not drive into a car as such but was thinking the car wasn't there and I moved forward. We swapped details and I took some pics of the damage, my car looks like its come out worse but unable to tell about the other car. We didnt call the police or ambulance so…
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Old insurance company has done a credit search.
Has anyone experienced this before at all? I've just accessed my credit file on Equifax and they've noted a credit search by the company trading as Admiral. I used to have a policy with them and not had one for a good few years with them, so no idea why they would have the need to search my file, unless there is something…
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Barclaycard Purchase Protection insurance
Hi guys first post on here so please be nice :o I purchased a Google nexus 7 a month or so ago and absolutely loved it, until that is I dropped it (from a very small height i might add) and cracked the screen. The good news is I bought it on my Barclaycard World which has purchase protection insurance :D . I sent away all…
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Personal injury trusts
Not sure this is the correct board. I was the victim of a serious RTA 3 years ago, and we are getting close to some sort of settlement. My solicitor has sent me details of Personal injury trusts, but I wanted to hear the MS community feedback. I am now 44yo, and have been made redundant twice since my accident. I was run…
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Car insurance - 'spy in the car'.
Would you have a tracking device fitted to cut your car insurance? Has anyone done this and did it make much difference?
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Liverpool Victoria, LV, Home Insurance disappointment
I applied for an insurance policy by phone with LV this week and received the paperwork today. There are some things that I am not happy with and considered using my right to cancel the insurance within the 14 days stated. * LV will not only will charge for the cover provided for the days between start of policy and…
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Car insurance premium differennce between annual and monthly payment
I got a car insurance quote today via one of the price comparison sites and noticed that if I specified a monthly payment schedule a net annual premium was displayed which was considerably lower than the annual premium if I specified to pay the premium up front in full. For example, Monthly payment annual premium: £264.97…
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which life assurance is for me?
Help me please, I have 2 properties both on interest only mortgages, which are both rented out (one with negative equity) - what would happen if I die? as I have 2 teenage children? Do these properties count as my estate? If I take out life insurance and die before the term, will the money go towards paying the mortgages…
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Automatic renewal of house insurance by Switcover
Hi Last year I took out house insurance with Swiftcover, paying in full by debit card. Since that time I have changed email address and bank. I renewed my house insurance via a comparison site, not with Swiftcover. I have now received debt collection notices from Swiftcover, advising me that they require costs of £35 for…
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Expat living in ME, looking for contents/travel insurance
Currently living and working in q8, and trying to obtain some annual multi trip travel insurance. The main stumbling block is that I usually stay in the US in the summer (over 70 days), which means a lot of companies wont touch me..... Also, looking for some form of mobile contents insurance. I have a lot of expensive…
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received solicitor letter for damages fall outside my house
Hi All I hope someone can advise on a worrying letter i got today. It was from a personal injury solicitors and is on behalf of a claimant who i do not know and have never heard from before. Anyways the claim is for damages sustained when the client tripped and fell due to a sunken drain cover on 20th September this year.…
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MSE News: Insurance costs up for some as gender ruling takes effect
"Insurers are now banned from using a customer's gender to decide the cost of their premiums...." Read the full story: Insurance costs up for some as gender ruling takes effect'
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Problems with Zurich car insurance
I recieved an email from Zurich this morning saying they have cancelled my car insurance as of this Wednesday gone because I did not send them copies of my driving licience and V5. They claimed to have sent me two letters in the post which I have recieved neither. I rarely get mail lost in the post. I am really annoyed at…
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ECAR witholding no claims bonus
My Husband cancelled his car insurance with ECAR in November and he had his confirmation etc from them. He sent back his Insurance certificate with a letter asking for proof of his no claims as his employer needs it asap. I have also emailed them numerous times asking for it but so far not even an acknowledgement! Is there…
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Gender difference and effect on insurance
So I'm a 21 year old female, we were warned it will be my kind of age group hit the hardest with this gender hike. I did a quote yesterday on my 57 plate Mini Dooper and it was £560 for the year, I did a quote today and it was £460. I thought it was meant to go up for the girls?!?! Im not complaining but I thought this was…
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Problems with Confused.com
Used this comparison site to get an insurance quote on the car to cover me, my wife and daughter. When it came to completing the driver information there was a question about how long the driver had held their licence. There is a drop down selection for this question which is in whole years up to the final option of 20+…
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Car accident injuries
I was hit in driver side door in October 2011 ( i was driving) there was a fair bit of damage to my vehicle which resulted in the axel being replaced, power steering damage amongst more....total damage was £2700 to vehicle. From the day the accident happened I was in pain, just general stiffness of the neck, very achy and…
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Refund for cancelling insurance?
Hi everyone, I'm picking up my new motorbike on saturday and dropping off my old one as part exchange. I have asked my current insurers if they can insure me on my new bike on the same policy...they can't. So, I need new insurance. This would be fine, but my current policy expires on 15th Jan and I would get another years…
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Car Insurance
That time of year again. Just wondering if it is worth going with a company like direct line that covers you if hit by an uninsured driver? Also are direct line a decent company?
