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Playground injury, no win no fee
Hi I'm not sure the best place to put this, so will try here based on other threads in here. Basically my son was injured in a playground, through the managing body's negligence, I believe. I am looking into no win no fee/conditional fee arrangements. The estimate my solicitor has given me for their costs alone is several…
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Worldwide Annual Policy Travel Insurance with pre existing medical conditions
Hi, can anyone recommend a company that will provide an annual Policy for a person aged 73 with pre existing medical conditions, heart problems, type 2 diabetes and suffered from cancer 30 years ago. Some of the quotes I have had are frightening and others just won't cover me. Thanks
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AXA car hire excess insurance doesn't cover all the excess
Hi, I rented a car from Goldcar in Malta (won't make that mistake again) and took out car hire excess insurance with AXA. The car was dented the first first we were there, so I made a claim. When AXA paid my claim, they reduced the amount by over £80 and said this in the payment confirmation: Thank you for confirming all…
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Can I cancel my car insurance - car stolen?
Hi all, Sorry if this seems like a really dumb question but i need some advice. Do I need to insure my car if its been stolen? I do not wish to make a claim or non fault claim on my insurance as it will affect my insurance premiums and the car needed scrapping anyway so is not worth anything. There were personal…
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Declined due to low vitamin D?
Hi all, I don't know where to go for advice. I'm just about to get married and so we have taken the steps of insuring our lives ready for starting a family. I have been declined Income Protection Insurance due to a vitamin D deficiency. I am vegan and so it didn't seem to be an out of the ordinary diagnosis and it is to be…
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Cancelling Admiral
Does anyone have any experience cancelling insurance with Admiral? I want to just call them and say I won't be renewing (policy finishes on Aug 30) but I have heard horror stories about them not accepting it. Obviously I will be cancelling the DD but their renewal offer is nowhere near good enough from other suppliers. Is…
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Crazy quotes from same company
I'd had my home/buildings insurance with Pearl Assurance for many years (since the 1970s, in fact!) but over the years they seem to have got taken over by numerous companies, and I didn't like the look of the latest quote from a broker (Arthur J Gallagher) who now manage their business - so where else to go but MSE for a…
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LSG Mobile insurance - what next?
Hi everyone :) I have mobile phone insurance through Lloyds Bank with LSG insurance. I had my phone stolen whilst on holiday almost 3 weeks ago. I reported the phone as stolen to the insurance company, marked it as lost on iCloud, informed my mobile network (who then blocked the IMEI number) and the following morning…
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Do I need contents insurance for my new flat?
Hello. So I've just bought a flat (I complete on Tuesday), and I'm wondering what I need to do about insurance. First up, I don't think I need buildings insurance as the flat comes with a share of the freehold, so it's just contents insurance I think I need to get. As the flat is currently empty, and I need to do a fair…
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renew buildings/contents insurance
Have had home building/contents insurance with Halifax B/S for number of years, during which time cost has risen a lot. Any advice as to where to look for better deal?
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Go girl car insurance
Hi Guys, just had quote for renewal from gogirl .or insure2drive! Both sister companies. Never heard of them, but price is right. Tried to pay twice, using MasterCard and Amex, both solid, but, transaction not completed. Both cards fine. They e-mailed, ring 0844. No way!! They are internet only, rang them earlier,…
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When to start travel insurance.
Hi, we have booked our holiday for next may and I've been reading martins post about getting insurance for it sooner rather than later. If i get the insurance now do i still put in the dates we are away? Or do i have to do it from today for it to cover is for any problems that may crop up before then? Thanks in advance. :j
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Travel insurance - holiday plus 2 weeks working
Hi. DD going away for 43 days to Portugal, holiday then hostelling and two weeks working in vineyard. Does anyone know if she needs specific insurance for working? Backpacker insurance seems to be for people travelling in more than one country and for longer. Thank you. Ana
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Travel Insurance - declaring new medical condition
My other half has an annual travel insurance policy. At the time she took it out she declared a number of existing medical conditions and paid the required additional premium. The policy has many months to run Last month we booked flights to Boston leaving at the end of August this year. Yesterday, in accordance with the…
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Change of Address on Car Insurance
I recently moved and my car insurance is now also up for renewal, shopping around to see if I could get a better price left me confused as my quotes were £300 more than I had paid the previous year, even though I had gained another year of no claims. Long story short, the same quotes with my old address bring me back down…
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what insurance is best??
advice please my daughter is going to amsterdam 3-5th july, then barcelona 6-10th july, and Palma spain 6-10th sept. so 3 european holidays in just over 4 weeks. She has existing medical conditions. my question is do i need to buy 3 individual travel insurances/an annual one...which is expensive/ or can i buy one and put…
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Home insurance personal possession claim. Payment for purchase price or current value
My daughter has spilt a glass of water over our MacBook and I have a feeling it won't work when I try to turn it back on. We have our house insurance with Direct Line. Does anyone know if they cover the purchase price or its current worth?
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Insurance to borrow a car
Hi all, As a non-driver I'm completely ignorant when it comes to car insurance so bear with me! My sister has very kindly offered to let my husband drive her car when she is on holiday (and potentially more regularly in the future) and we're looking into insurance options. Can anyone please advise on the most cost…
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Redundancy Insurance Claim
I was recently made redundant but thankfully have a Redundancy Insurance Policy which I took out 2-3 years ago. I reported my circumstances and was sent a form to complete and return which i duly did with a load of other information they requested to support my claim. I've now been advised that a Loss Adjuster is being…
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Car insurance, UK and Cyprus, who is insured? The car or the person?
Hi In a couple of weeks I'm doing a house swap with a family friend in Cyprus for the first time (I live in the UK). We have also agreed to drive each others cars during that time. I assumed that insurance wise we were covered because I thought that my insurance covered someone else to drive my car, and his would be the…