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car insurance settlement advice needed
My car, a y reg nissan almera,was broken into last weekend and I'm sure it will come to the insurance company offering a settlement though they haven't yet as the garage told me it'll be over and grand to fix the windows and door lock. The thing is it had the car fully serviced last week, and 2 new tires put in too, and a…
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Engadgement Ring Insurance
Hey all, My wife forgot to renew her existing standalone engagement ring insurance policy (as the value of the ring is close to 5k, we didn't want to have to claim for it on any home insurance policy). Now they're asking about any claims made for ANY of type of insurance policy (which they never asked for before). I'm…
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Outbuilding Insurance
Does anyone know who would be best to insure an outbuilding and contents? We have an old barn with things like a petrol lawnmower and a few tools in it that we don't really want it on our domestic insurance policy but we're not sure who would be best to insure with. Any suggestions? cheers folks in advance
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Sheilas Wheels home insurance
History - UPVA front door broken. Lock broke - got someone out to try and fix it, he said it would need to be replaced as internal bits on door were also broken. Quoted over £1000 as its door, connected to side window and a small UPVC door (gas/electric meter). He screwed door closed as it was unsafe. Contacted insurance…
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Travel Insurance, birthday?
Hi I've bought my girlfriends travel insurance for next March as I'm surprising her on her birthday with a trip to New York. She is currently 17 and I have bought the insurance for her on the instance that she is 17 but at the start of March she will turn 18. Will that invalidate the insurance?
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critical illness cover quotes
Unlike other insurance, it looks like you have to go through a financial-adviser/insurance-broker to obtain and compare critical illness quotes - which of course you pay for one way or the other. Is this correct? PS I don't feel like I need advice, I want CI cover, want to get some quotes and then check the cover afforded…
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Do Home insurance policies insure you for 6 months? instead of a year?
Do home insurance policies allow you to choose their policy for just 6 months or less? compared to 1 year? I mean with llyds tsb home insurance specifically.
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morrtgage protection
I am looking at getting mortgage protection. However how does it work if you are a couple and both working ? e.g do I buy a policy each? If one of us looses job will it still pay out ? Thank you
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Travel insurance after leaving the UK
Hi guys, My partner and I are in New Zealand and living here for a few months before going travelling. We are UK residents. I thought we were both covered under my insurance on my bank account but it turns out we're not covered for the whole trip. They can't extend it because we've already left the UK. Does anyone have any…
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Commission on ATE Insurance
Hi My daughter has a personal injury claim going through with a TV advertised firm of solicitors. We have received paperwork from the solicitors for after the event insurance which I understand is standard. There is a document to sign to agree to the solicitors keeping referral fee of up to £650 for the ATE Insurance…
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zenith Insurance
Hi, Just doing a bit of research into my renewal prices for my car insurance as I have a feeling Admiral (my current provider) will sting me for going on a driver awareness course this year. Query really is whether anyone has any experience of Zenith insurance as they appear to be cheap with decent cover levels but I have…
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Help!! Landlords insurance - best deals??
Hi really need the forums help and advice as have a bit of a problem. I have been insured via Direct Line for the last 12 months and just had a renewal notice that I was looking to take up.......however!!! The property is joint owned by myself and my ex wife and was occupied by tenants up to 75 days ago until they left,…
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Another AXA rejection
I had my iphone and ipad stolen when I was at Ashridge Business School last week. This is a very secure building with security on the doors and no public access - there have been no thefts there in 7 years.... I used the tracker app and traced them, about five hours later, to an address about 20 miles away. The police…
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Optician insurance
Has anybody ever had any experience of an insurance policy for optician costs? Can anybody offer any recommendations? A friend of mine has just had a bill for £400+ for his prescription for vari/bifocal (can't remember which one he said he went for) - and the last time I went to the optician, he suggested that the NEXT…
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Goods in Transit Insurance
Anybody on here know anything about insuring goods in transit? Currently run a disco but I can't get any "goods in transit" cover for my equipment whilst it's in the trailer on the way to/from events. Is there a way to get such cover?
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Life assurance
As we just had a baby we decided to get life assurance but with money issues I have not gotten any advice just tried to read up on it. Through cavendish online I decided on L&G beacuse of price and reputation. However because of some medical information of my husband his offer was rejected and they offered at a higher…
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Can I claim against contents 6 months after losing something?
Hi all At the end of March I lost a diamond bracelet - whilst I was out shopping in my local Waitrose which is literally around the corner from my house. Anyway, at the time I didn't do anything about it - other than check with Waitrose and retrace my steps. Was gutted. However one thing I didn't do was report it to the…
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Pet insurance for 2 pets?
Hi just looking for some advice regards pet insurance is it cheaper to get a policy with the same company for 2 pets (dog and a cat) or have 2 separate ones? currently i am paying £24 in total per month for both. Just wondered if there is a multipet scheme anyone knows about? thanks Mog.
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Car insurance increase but no claim
Hi all, I have recently had a problem with our car insurance, which has now rocketed from around £200 a year to £650 a year. This was notified to me in the last few days via my renewal quote from my current insurer, LV. This appears linked to a report my wife made of a collision in a car park recently. The shunt was very…
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where do I stand
I recently had a replacement car while mine was under repair. My home was entered and a bunch of keys taken . The thief then unlocked the garage and stole the car. The car was later found damaged. The thief has not been apprehended as yet. The police have got no forensics from car, witnesses or cctv. Later it emerged that…
