Contents ins for students

rach

just to reiterate chester-draws point my dad always just added me to his policy when i was a student - don;t think it cost him anything....certainly didn't cost me anyway!

lellie

I was going to point out..

if you're going into halls a lot of them include insurance with the halls.. manchester use endsleigh and they give me better cover than I'd have taken out with endsleigh myself.. (remember the unis will get discount when doing it for hundreds of people so they often do this as part of accomodation fees)

imported_si

hi,

i have tried Endsleigh myself and found them to be quite expensive

i was given a leaflet at college for a company called sis direct, i had a quote from them and they were alot cheaper than endsleigh and the cover they offer is the same! i saved about £60

Gemma-J

Hi Guys,

Can you give me any telephone numbers for the companies your recommending, I'm gonna shop around a bit for the cheapest so when I get a good one I'll let you lot know!

Cheers Gem xx

imported_si

hi,

sorry havent got tel number,i did mine on the internet
https://www.sisdirect.co.uk, hope this helps

sabelu

Have been on the hunt myself for this one found endsleigh extortionate. My own insurer Tesco do not extend cover (but used too) so as my home insurance nedded renewal shopped around ended up at directline.com got a cheaper home insurance and a standard £5k cover for my sons Uni belongings. Excellent!!!!

Gemma-J

Thank you for the info about SIS Direct. I went onto their website and got a quote and I saved about 80 quid !

sickboyedd

*REALLY* cheap, and also legitimate (i.e. they pay out, featured in Which? magazine):

Saxon Insurance

http://www.saxoninsurance.com

Tel: 0871 230 5000

I got my flat contents insured for £34 per year, £10,000 of possessions covered, only £25 excess, including £500 extra cover for musical instrument! This was loads cheaper than many others, and the cover was actually better! It was only £30 without the extra cover for musical instruments, but i wanted that little bit more....

Also note that my friend who is not a student managed to get insured very easily with Saxon for £30 too!

This was for living *OUT* of halls of residence, living in is cheaper but the below company has a very competitive offer with Saxon so shop around....

£34 a year is *by far* the cheapest I've seen for people not in university accomodation, the nearest being £60 from the one below, which only covered £2500!...

midd1etony

When I was shopping around for student contents insurance I did find that most of the big names weren't interested, however eventually I found E&L (Equine & Lifestock I think it is, bit weird I know). They were cheaper than the default option, i.e. Endsleigh. Plus if you need several years insurance, why not tell them you don't want to renew your policy after the first year, and they'll send you a 15% off voucher to persuade you to change your mind. Well they did for me anyway.

Gemma-J

SIS Direct are £29 for £4,000 contents cause thats what i got , but i think it depends on area for how cheap you get it