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Life insurance help
Hello all i hope someone can help. Last month my wife had an operation to remove a brain tumour and cyst. The operation was successful but had to leave a little bit of the cyst in her brain. I have been looking though my life insurance Who is with scottish provident and looks like we can make a claim. Can anyone put what…
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Help with which solicitor for a motorcycle injury claim...
Hello, I was involved in an accident where a car pulled in front of me and I hit it. I have suffered some major injuries and now I'm finally home I am looking to start the long process of a personal injuries claim. I have sadly been through this process before but what I was really looking for were company recommendations…
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Halifax Home Insurance
I've been with Halifax Home Insurance for years and I'm currently paying them £352 for this year's insurance in 12 monthly installments of £29.33. Just done a compare on uSwitch and I could get home insurance for £95 a year in 10 installments of £8.38 & a deposit of £11.43 with Fortress. Is it worth canceling with Halifax…
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MSE News:Record rise for car insurance - here's how to beat it
Car insurance premiums in the UK have shot up 11% over the past year - the fastest year-on-year rise since records began five years ago...Read the full story: 'Record rise for car insurance - here's how to beat it' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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Cooling-off period rights? One Call insurance
Hi All Just wondering if anyone knows whether there is any way out of paying the !£49.99 cancellation fee after just 2 days of being 'insured' by these? I initially began an online chat since their PDF documents are completely illegible (and they don't even print out, they just come out as a blank background template) and…
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Insurer removed named drivers without me knowing?! Have i overpaid?
Hello, I have just had my renewal quote from my car insurance company and noticed that the 2 named drivers i have on there have been removed. After speaking with the company they are saying they were removed when i changed my vehicle last year. There is no way i would of removed the named drivers so my issue is i may have…
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Car Insurance doubled - Non faulat accident
I was involved in an accident in Feb where I was stationary at traffic lights and someone came speeding up behind me, drove into the back of me and shunted me into the car in front. My insurance renewal is now due and my first renewal quote from my insurance company was £870 compared to £414 last year, they have now…
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Home Insurance / regulations Question
We recently built and extension on our home so our mother could move in with us. Although we have kept the house as a family home we have arranged the rooms so she is living down stairs and us upstairs, we felt this would be better for all so we all had our own space and could live happily ever after.... however sharing…
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!!HELP!! - car inurance rejected ! :(
So, I was rejected insurance earlier this year for having my dad as the main driver and myself as a named driver on an insurance policy, when the car (really old ford ka - 1.297cc) was registered under my name. I had no idea that this was something illegal (referred to as "fronting - which I came to know later) - I only…
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Do I have to inform insurance company?
I am considering getting rear parking sensors on my little Mazda 2. It has had a black box fitted already and I want to know if I should inform the insurance company of an adaptation such as this? Many thanks
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where to start?
I'm a 49 years old female with various health conditions including type 2 diabetes and fibromyalgia. Due to parent/carer responsiblies I have not worked apart from the occasional short periods since 1993. Was planning to return to work until I fell ill and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2011. My kids are grown up and…
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Annual Travel Insurance: Business cover
I took out a Barclays "travel pack" insurance product a few months back before taking a personal trip. It seemed to have the cover I wanted However I've just learnt that my employer does not apparently cover personal effects when travelling on a business trip, and having searched through the small print on my insurance it…
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where to start?
I'm a 49 years old female with various health conditions including type 2 diabetes and fibromyalgia. Due to parent/carer responsiblies I have not worked apart from the occasional short periods since 1993. Was planning to return to work until I fell ill and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2011. My kids are grown up and…
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Car insurance renewal with unsettled claim from June 2017
Hi all, New in here and looking for some advice, I'll try keeping it short. I was involved in a car accident ca. 6 weeks ago, both parties are not accepting liability (was kinda a side on side incident at a roundabout) Anyway, my renewal is due next month and I've had the usual sky high renewal quote from my insurer at ca.…
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Insurance cancellations: Consequences??
There was a recent thread on insurance cancellations on here which was very informative but unfortunately got a little heated. I am not repeating the same question here: I am asking a different question. It seems to be the case that if you have an insurance cancelled then you have to inform new insurers when making a…
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Car accident:How do you know who witness statement is from
Hi How does Insurance Company know who witness statement comes from? Does 3rd party insurance check?
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Understanding Life Insurance
Hi all, We are looking for life insurance/assurance but are not sure what we need, I would appreciate some advice. I am nearly 30 years old and my wife is a year or so younger. We have 3 children and possibly will be having a 4th. We are in a good position house/mortgage wise - we took a 30 year mortgage when we moved…
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Policy Renewal
I've had holiday home insurance through Swinton Insurance for the last 7 years and it has renewed automatically each year. I rang up last Friday about to make a claim following a storm on the Thursday night to discover that I was no longer covered as my policy had not been renewed on the 28th May as the current underwriter…
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Insurance Cancellation Charge at end of policy
I sold my car this week with about 2 weeks remaining on the insurance this year (which I pay annually up front). Short story is they are saying that it's a cancellation and are trying to charge me £40 to leave - this is because I get a £5 refund because of the remaining time on the policy and a hefty £45 cancellation fee.…
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Car Insurance - Named Driver on Previously Voided Policy
Hi everyone! I've just created an account on this site in hope that I could get some questions answered on becoming a named driver for the first time. I'm 22 years old, and passed my driving test a year ago now. I want to be insured on my mom's car as a named driver, however about 8 years ago, her insurance was declined or…
