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Wedding insurance
Hello. New to the forum. Due to get married next July. Does anyone have any useful hints on wedding insurance. What to/what not to cover and reputable, good value companies? Any assistance much appreciated.
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Life Insurance / Critical Illness with investment?
Does anyone know of a policy/product that is available which pays a lump sum on Critical Illness, or Death, or an amount (Obviously not the same amount as for Critical Illness or death) when one reaches age 65 or so? What options are avialble to one, I'm 28 yrs old currently?
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Save on Car Insurance with CallConnection.com
For the past two years I have got my best Car Insurance quote via CallConnection.com. What this is is a free call (0800 561 1762) and they profile you and pick three or four insurers from their client list who they think will be best for you (no doubt based on age, gender, postcode etc.). They then transfer you to their…
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Buildings Insurance - what exactly are we paying for?
Hi, just joined the site! We have a mysterious leak of water, which has found it's way through our back wall via a hole in the brickwork where there is a pipe from a disused oil meter box. We spoke to our insurers who initially said, yes, we were covered. The leak appears to be in a most inaccessible part of the kitchen,…
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Legal Cover - a single policy
it has just dawned on me that during the past year i have renewed 2 x car policies and a buildings/contents policy and added legal cover onto them, this has increased the premiums by between £45 and £60 over the year. i am aware that the legal cover on the car policies excludes things like neighbourly disputes, as the…
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car insurance quotes
Hi everyone, I have followed Martin's advice and obtained quotes in the correct order. Every quote was dearer than my renewal and when I altered to third party f & t as Martin suggested to reduce quote it actually increased. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong.
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friends and family
hi, does anyone know any insurers that have offers and promotions on motor insurance and home insurance for friends and family?
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Gone Endowment Company
THE FORCES MORTGAGE ADVISORY SERVICE LTD, (MARK MC ENARNEY) ENGERSTRASSE 27, 4806 WERTHER, WEST GERMANY. Standard Life said I am afraid we do not have a contact number or the FSA/SIB number. I am trying to submit a complaint about they way I was sold an Endowment Policy but the company are not answering letters and they…
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Can they renew without my permission?
My car insurance company have just sent me a letter thanking me for renewing. I didn't. Looking at their renewal proposal they state that they will renew automatically if I don't do anything. They did and have deducted the amount from my credit card. Not being funny but don't they need my permission?
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Will insurance cover loss of earnings due to imprisonment?
Another thread asking for advice on behalf of someone else. The Car is on finance. The owner is going to prison (possibly this Week) and will obviously not be earning enough to pay for the Car. Will the Insurance taken out to cover for loss of earnings etc be paid out in this instance? :o
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Travel insurance for older people
Hi there Wonder if anyone can help. One of our friends has just reached 85 and when he went to renew his travel insurance he was told they only covered him up to age 84. He's tried to get a few more quotes people keep turning him down cos of his age. Is there any companies that will insure someone of that age? Thanks
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Car insurance claim?
Hi Around last August, an ambulance scraped the side of my car. Car was parked outstide the house with no driver in. They admitted liability, so i phoned my insurers with details of their insurers for them to claim. (Insured fully comp with NCB protected btw) Everything was sorted out, no problems. However, now i am coming…
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Short term car insurance for car worth £50,000
Hi, I have been a long time lurker on this forum and it has saved me countless £££'s over the years, but now i need some advice so thought this would be the place to ask. I need to pick up a car from down south (Nottingham) and drive it up to Glasgow. I only need to be insured on the car for a day or two maximum so would…
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Timing of buying car insurance
Does it matter whether you have or have not canceled your existing car insurance when buying new car insurance? My dad recently purchased insurance for his car for himself but I would like to be added on it. We asked if it was possible and they said no. We would have to cancel the current policy and then rebuy again. He…
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Life assurance company says "NO!"
My wife's first husband died about six years ago, she forgot all about the life assurance. Until recently we moved home and she informed them change of address. In the conversataion her first husband was mentioned and my wife informed them he died about six years ago. At that point they stopped/cancelled his assurance, the…
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Please help me! Home insurance for camera or travel insurance?
Hello, :confused: having spent the last couple of hours trauling the comparison sites I'm now totally confused what insurance to get! I'm going off on holiday on Friday and was gonna get travel insurance to cover my new Canon digital camera but it looks like single item cover stops at around £300 and my camera's quite a…
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HELP - Cancelling car insurance - Privelege ?
HI I have taken out car insurance with Privelege but have not recieved any documents. In between this i have been offered a different car but they do not cover it for insurance and therefore i need to go elsewhere... Does anyone know if i have a 14 day period in which to have a full refund with this company ? I cannot find…
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car insurance - "Motor Legal Protection"
What is this? I'm with Direct Line (the cheapest quote by far! - Over £100 cheaper than the rest) and my renewal has just come through the post: Basic Premium - £388.50 Motor Legal Protection - £22.05 Total - £410.55 (or £37.68 monthly) What is this motor legal protection - can i save myself £22.05 or is it something one…
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Car insurance no claims
Hi all - quick question - I've got two cars, one which I use my main no claims of 10yrs on. I bought a 2nd car last year so have had to start from 0ncd on that. I go my renewal today and it says 2yrs no claims not 1yr as I would asume as Ive only had that car for a year. Would they have given me a bonus 1ys ncd? I'm just…
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student studying abroad - best policy?
DD has been given a place in a US university for a year :T We are a little confused as to what insurance to get her. She will be coming home for Christmas, which appears to invalidate a lot of the backpacker's insurance policies. Anybody been in this situation? Not sure whether to get 2 policies one from Sept to Christmas…