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Car Insurance Quote Anomalies
I’m in the process of changing my car and have put the details of my preferrred cars into the Direct Line quote page. I’m currently paying £475 for a group 24 Mini Countryman.EV I’ve been quoted a refund of £38 for a group 32 Hyundai Kona, an extra £100 for a Ford Explorer on group 29 and an extra £51 for a group 38…
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Nationwide Flexplus Insurances
I recently had the invite letter from Aviva to renew my Nationwide Flexplus additional travel insurance policy upgrade, the quote was for around £110 more than last year, making the cost of running the FP account around £550 for the next 12 months. My reason for maintaining the FP account has always been for the worldwide…
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"YourRepair" - boiler breakdown cover
This company let me down when I needed them, after I'd been paying them for two years. Their responses were slow and unhelpful, the engineer they sent seemed to struggle with the boiler and left without telling me, and when I complained I was fobbed off, including them telling me there's no higher / independent body to…
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Insurance Overnight Stay
I’m a carer and want to do a craft course and an overnight stay in Wales for my birthday. Is it possible to get insurance for such a trip and would I be covered if I had to cancel because the person I care for got ill?
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House Insurance
Is it possible to cancell a House Insurance policy at 11.59 and then renew with the same company the following day?
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Legal Line Cover
Does anyone know how the above works? Specifically - is it associated with the person or the address? I had a question about my rental property but they said the line only covered me at my property. That doesn't make sense because I don't work at home but if I had a workplace issue, I would be covered. I do have this line…
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Travel insurance dilemma
I have a travel policy in place for an upcoming trip. Two weeks ago I fell, resulting in a few stitches and a rib fracture. I’ve been discharged by the hospital as my recovery is going well, with no follow up appointments booked. Do I need to inform the insurance company of this accident or as I’ve been discharged is this…
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Neighbour has died, how do i go about getting his life ins policy to pay funeral
Hello - my elderly neighbour has died, he had no next of kin, didnt leave a will. lived ina rented property. Although I was his only friend I am no next of kin as he dodnt have any family but I am wonderig what to do next, he left a few letters from sunlife, looks like he had three policies (the oer 50 type ones) but as…
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Group income protection settlement
Hi, hope this is the right place to ask.. I have been off work for mental health reasons for about 3 years and get paid 70% of my wage monthly via my employers group income protection insurance. The policy states that it is until retirement (with continuous medical reviews and if still eligible of course). I have been…
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Life insurance and inheritance
Hi, My partner and I jointly hold a mortgage and have a separate joint life insurance policy with each other as the policy benefactor. We have 2 children each from previous marriages. If one of us dies, the life insurance amount is to cover paying off the remainder of the mortgage, and to allow the other to "buy out" the…
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Should I have life insurance?
I am 31 with a 15 month old son, I am the main bread winner in my house as my girlfriend only works part time. I have looked into policies and life insurance is coming out at around £20 a month. Is it something I should have as I have two people at home who depend on me.
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Are the 'best' health insurance companies like BUPA pretty good at paying for claims?
As in, are there any which are particularly fussy, always querying claims, history, etc? And which ones are not as fussy? I'm pondering signing up for Bupa's comprehensive cover (costing approx £100 per month) but I do have a history of assorted health issues - generally nothing serious, just various annoyances, plus I've…
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Travel Insurance - As Soon As You Book
A couple of weeks back, my wife and I booked our holiday to Spain in October. Straight away following doing the booking, we went to compare and purchased a single trip travel policy from Admiral. Reading the information received, today I noticed that the policy details read: Start of trip <date 1> End of trip <date 2>…
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Travel Insurance for trip more than 90 days
My wife and I are planning a trip to NZ and Australia that means we're away from 93 days. Probably bad planning by us as we have annual travel insurance but it only covers trips up to 90 days. We spoke to our insurer to extend but they will only add an extra 30 days and it works out quite expensive i.e. several hundred…
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Covéa Home Contents Insurance
I took a policy of home contents only (renting) through Swinton. I´ve had 6 years of continuous home contents insurance without claiming. I recently had the misfortune of having to claim on the accidental damage part of the policy - first ever claim. I filled in the online form and after a week of waiting, no reply. So i…
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Does a Survey and Scope of Works have to be completed prior to commencing a rip-out?
Hello, My house suffered substantial water damage in September 2024. An emergency attended the property to do stabilisation and directed for a rip out of floors, skirting and kitchen. The appointed loss adjuster recommended this course of action but would not authorise any rip out until liability was accepted by the…
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Lost jewellery claim
We have house and contents insurance with Hastings. On Saturday, I lost my necklace, which cost £1500. I have registered a claim, but am now concerned because Hastings have informed me that we will loose all our 9 years no claims. I am very worried that the insurance renewal cost will be extortionate- we currently pay…
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Unacceptable Delay on Aviva Claim - No Upload Link after 10 Days!
Hello all, Apologies a bit lengthy, but this is seriously what I've experienced so far! I’m hoping someone here has faced something similar and can
advise. I made a claim with Aviva on 21 August for my TV repair and have been
passed between Aviva, Davis Group and DK Audio Visual Services with no
progress. Here’s my…
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Travel insurance to Caribbean ( medical conditions)
I have had a look but cant find any information that's pertinent . I planned a 3 month break in the Caribbean this winter and then got hit by TIA and prostate cancer. I am being treated and stable. I have checked and there should be no bar to travelling but my holiday insurance company has withdrawn cover and stated they…
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Aura Funeral plan - MSE blagged deal query
Hello, My parents took up the MSE Aura deal and quoted the discount on the phone. I am just checking if this is correct what they've paid. The MSE deal shows £1645 when quoting aura50 on the phone, therefore as they took two funeral plans out it is £3290 in total. However, it is stated on there that there is a two together…
