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Travel Insurance for a pregnant expat??
Hello All, Bit of a long shot asking here, but just in case... Does anyone know of any expat insurance companies that might cover a pregnant expat flying from Asia to the UK when 34 weeks pregnant? I know both the expat thing and the pregnancy thing are fairly problematic on their own, but combined together it seems like…
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Rainwater has seeped under kitchen floor - will insurance pay?
We discovered wet grout in between our kitchen tiles and called the insurance co. who sent out a Track and Trace company who came yesterday. After 2 hours of investigation they concluded that the wetness was from rainwater seeping through from outside under our kitchen floor as the level of the kitchen floor is lower than…
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Please Help!
Hi I'm in need of urgent advice. I had a minor car accident in December 2010. I was at a T junction with a car in front of me, when the junction became clear I rolled forward slowly but the car in front of me rolled backwards slightly instead of pulling away and inevitably we run into each other. We both pulled to the side…
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Tips for tenants contents insurance please
I currently share a rented flat with one other person and am attempting to sort out contents insurance to cover MY stuff alone and I am running into a few problems. In previous years I have insured through Endsleigh as they specialise in this type of insurance however my quote for this year is over £200 for just £11000 to…
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Contents insurance multiple claims?
Hi A recent run of what can only be described as bad luck means that within the last few weeks of our current contents insurance policy (Barclays) my partner has snapped the arm off their glasses (irreparably) and yesterday I dropped my mobile phone (still working apart from screen on / off button, hopefully fixable!).…
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advice on car accident
i have just got home and have seen that someone has hit the front of my car. the side panel is bady scratched drivers side and front panel has been lofted off a bit showing the the staple type things that i guess are normally holding the front panel to the car. its a mobility car that i have only had since august and have…
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Help with life insurance problems
Im after life insurance and Crictical illness cover to cover myself and my partner on our first home purchase and subsequent mortgage. However I keep getting denied due to some past medical issues Firstly I was diagnosed with Whilmes Tumor when I was 6months old and had it removed when I was 11 months old which was April…
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Public Liability Insurance for Charity Collection
I am taking part in a number of power walking events this year with a fairly hefty fundraising target, and contacted a local shopping centre about doing a charity collection on their premises - it's just 2 shops (M&S and Tesco) and 2 of us will be there with collecting buckets for 1 day. The Centre Manager advised that I…
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Insurance company recovering damages via client
Help advice needed. My mum has been through the wringer following a several year battle and process to get a property fixed following more than significant tree root damage. It has been a hell of a process so we were more than relieved to get to the end ... But Now the insurance company want to claim damages against the…
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question about wanting to cancle in 14day cooloing off period, £75+ charge???
Hi, I`m new here so thanks in advance for any help :) Basically I got my insurance thru confused.com with a company called igo4 insurance, To start 11/3/2013 and cost £397, which I paid all upfront on 10/3/2013 when I got quote thru confused.com. 1 week later I got an email saying I owe them a further £103 for incorrect…
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Barclays Phone Insurance - Lifestyle Services Group
I recently broke my phone - it was water damaged. Luckily I have phone insurance through my current account with Barclays and the Lifestyle Services Group They cover for water damage and so I sent a claim form with proof of purchase as requested. I've recently been provisionally accepted and was asked to send my phone to…
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SIMPLY BUSINESS Plant & Machinery Insurance
Well here's one for you Martin...! We have our Business Insurance with a company called Simply Business. Basically this is for Plant & Machinery, Public liability, employers liability, tols etc etc.. About 3 weeks ago we sadly had all 4 wheels/tyres stolen off our 9 tonne dumper. So, as you do, you ring your insurance…
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Problem with no claims and RAC insurance
I have been with the RAC for past two years and prior to renewal did a quote search on confused.com, I was saving £200 by switching. I put down that I had 5 years no claim bonus in quote and took out a policy with swinton, two weeks later I got a letter from RAC stating that I only had 4 years as they would not recognise a…
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Flood risk? I live at the top of a hill! Help!
Hi I have just gone on to GoCompare to see if I can get a quote for my house insurance which is due in April. I filled in all my details and the search pulled up just 2 insurers. The rest said they couldn't insure me due to flood risk. I live at the top of a hill, 87m above sea level. The nearest stream is 3 miles away,…
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Non disclosure of penalty points must i pay retrospectively?
I am picking up a new car tomorrow and found out that because I hadn't disclosed my 2 fixed penalty points ( total 6 points) I had to pay retrospectively. I hold my hands up I didn't realise this affected insurance and thought it would be may 100-200 pounds. It came to £492 and this I was told was only for the year…
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Dilema
I made a claim about 18 years ago for whiplash (I was granted about £300) - last week someone went into the back of my car causing 'whiplash injuries' - given I had claimed all those years ago I wasn't going to claim this time around, however pressure is being applied to me by my car insurance company (and those around…
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E car motor insurance
Recently I renewed my car insurance. E car appeared to offer a competitive quote so I signed up and paid my deposit. I then was informed by the other named driver that he had heard very bad press about them so after investigating went in line to cancel the policy. Note this was more that 7 days b4 commencement of policy.…
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Urgent Help Required Car insurance are taking money from my account without authorisa
Can someone please help me on that matter! I have been so down lately, seems like non of the people in the company give a damn, they just take the money whenever they want! Let me start from the beginning.. My car was insured with the green company from the end of December. When I received the policy I have noticed some…
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Should I switch car insurer after an accident?
Hi, I was involved in a minor accident. Went into the back of somebody and although she had no obvious reason for braking, I'm automatically guilty. My insurance renewal has increased 3-fold. It was a big an powerful car, so there's no way I would be able to afford insurance on that. I'm thinking about getting a smaller,…
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Aviva argh!!!
I have had both home and motor insurance from Aviva for the last year. Am due to renew and have checked my paperwork to begin the trawl of comparison sites and both policies only have5 years no claims bonus listed. I have had no claims on either policy and over15 years when I joined Aviva last year. In order to compare…
