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Another Car Insurance rip off!
I have recently recieved a renewal notice from Aviva (Norwich Union Direct) letting me know that my insurance is due for renewal at the end of Feb. I saw the figure that they quoted me.......£480+ for Full Comp.:mad: Up by a staggering £160 on the previous year! :eek: I then checked websites and found many were prepared to…
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problems with insurance claim
Hope someone can help me Made insurance claim for damage to my kitchen worktop,unit and doors due to water going between the back of my worktop and tiles from my sink tap got the two quotes that they requested posted them off to the insurance company. Received phone call that loss asseser was coming out to check damage to…
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You can get Argos Pet Health Insurance from just £3.99 a month!
[FONT="]Argos Pet Insurance will be underwritten by a new insurer, 'Agria International', [/FONT][FONT="]the number one pet insurer in Sweden.[/FONT][FONT="] Argos has changed their insurer to benefit their customers; 'Agria' is a specialist pet insurer so proposed price increases will be limited. Plus you can…
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Car hit by uninsured driver - help needed.
Late last year our car was hit by a driver who was clearly to blame. As time has dragged on we have become more and more concerned about whats going on. Today our insurance company have informed us that the other was actually uninsured. :mad: He took out a policy half an hour after the incident and his insurance company…
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Building Insurance Claim Problem
My flat is on the first floor so have one other flat below me. Last week I was away and on my return home I was advised by my neighbour (below flat) that whilst I was away they had water dripping out of thehall light in there propoerty. In order to prevent any further damage they turned my water supply. An emergency…
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HNPCC and critical illness cover
Was wondering if anyone could help. I've been tested and have the gene that gives me a high change of getting cancer. The hereditory non polyposis colorectal cancer gene. I have life insurance cover but not critical illness cover, is it worth trying to find an insurer that will cover me, for critical illness cover. Does…
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Quotes through Quidco more expensive to take account of the cashback?!
I've seen the odd person on here suggest that getting a quote through Quidco can be more expensive than going through a comparison site. Particularly with regard to car insurance. Any experiences of this?
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Plasma TV Accident
Hi folks. I purchased a £1500 42inch plasma telly from comet in 2005 and went for the extended total product cover warranty for 5 years. This runs out next year. Now my problem... I have had to move back to my dads house for financial reasons. I have stored my plasma in the spare bedroom on the floor. While I was adding…
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Fake witnesses vs. CCTV footage
Don't know if anyone can give any guidance here, but is there a standard practice in the industry that says witness statements take precedence over CCTV footage? I was in accident last year that wasn't my fault - very long story which I won't go into here, but both me and the other driver were insured with the same…
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Selling car/changing insurance company whilst claim is being processed
My other half had a very minor accident with another car before Christmas, which we thought nothing of as there was no damage apparent to either vehicles. However, the other party have now contacted us via insurance company (who knows what for!) so we are now in the process of a sort-of claim, even though we are not…
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MRP- still paying for original amount of cover
Hi - hopefully someone can help! I took out MRP with my original mortgage. At the time the rates were higher and so I took out £900 of MRP to cover the mortgage & related insurances. I have never bothered to change the cover amount but now that rates have dropped so much my mortgage payments are significantly lower. If I…
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Temp car insurance for 22 year old
Can anyone recommend any companies for one days car insurance. I've been looking through sites on google but many of them want you to be at least 23 years old. It's taking forever to go through them so hoping somebody might be able to recommend one. Thanks
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Life Insurance/Investment Mis-sold?
I took out a whole of life policy approx 17 years ago. Was told at the time that investments would grow over the years and I could draw at any time from them or when my children went to uni or could leave it and draw it in my retirement. Also had cover built in for life insurance and critical illness cover. At no time was…
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Car policy
Just wonderin if anyone can make this clear OH and I are both fully comp on our 2 cars. 1 Does this mean that we can drive with consent anyone elses car and be insured? 2 If we are insured to drive other vehicles do we have to name each other on each others policy as a named driver? 3 If we go third party fire and theft on…
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Is my car insured if i park away from home overnight
I work 20 miles away from home. My house is at the bottom of a small hill. When it snows, I can't get up the hill unless I shovel the snow away and grit it. Last week I was an hour late because of this and that was only 3-4 inches. My boss has told me I must park away from my house at the top of the hill if there is any…
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Can I claim for my TV?
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advise please. I have a accidental damage new for old home contents insurance policy. While my wife and I were decorating the house at the weekend, on lifting and moving my tv my wife lost her grip:rolleyes: and dropped the tv onto a coffee table:eek: . The screen now has a gaping whole in it…
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Scottish widows income protection Ins
Hi experts, I have just cancelled my income protection. I received a letter from them and to cut a long story short, one sentence stood out "...although the investment that you've already made will continue to grow for you" Does this mean I actually have some funds that can be cashed in?? Many thanks for any help.
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Dss Funeral Expense Claim - Life Insurance Payout
I have heard that the DSS will pay for funeral expenses if the relative claiming is on benefits and other members of the family are estranged. However this must be paid back out of the estate (if any). How does the DSS know if there is an estate? Say there was a life policy in force that paid out when the person died. How…
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Crawford and Co Loss Adjusters - Home Contents Claim in hand
Dear All I need a bit of additional advice . . . . can anyone confirm if Crawford and Co, Birmingham are a "fraudulent claims department?" It's a rather long story but basically I was looking for advice and read a thread that says they are. We have a claim being looked at by them and I'd just like to know who I'm really…
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motor insurance for older drivers
I have heard it said that when you reach a certain age, it pays to stick with your existing insurer because if you continually change, you could find it difficult to get insurance as you grow older. Is this true and if so, at what age should you stop changing insurers ?