Fortis travel insurance problems claiming for a d*mn expensive camera.

dzug1

bitsnbytes wrote: »

Which brings to mind another question, can someone claim for a lost/stolen item on 2 different insurance policies? Is this legal? I know for sure that my life insurance policies do payout irrespecive of another payout in the event of death. But these could be different

No - travel/house policies tend to have an exclusion clause on items covered elsewhere.

Life insurance is different as you say.

Gamegal

N79 wrote: »

I made no moral judgement in my post and do not think that I was hard on you so I do not know how I can "ease up". I just warned you (and any other forum readers who may read your post) of the consequences of your proposed course of action. Potentially flippant and off hand remarks often do not come accross as flippant or off hand in writing.

I live outside the UK. Where I live having your car broken into will result in you getting at most 5 minutes with a bored and uninterested reception desk police officer who will simply stamp a form for your insurance. If you are mugged then they will provide translators, an English speaking doctor, will launch a full investigation and you will be looked after and interviewed by sympathetic police officers. If they find out the mugging was fabricated then the best you could hope for would be deportation!

All I wanted to point out was that what seems like a white lie in the UK may have unexpected consequences if you involve foreign police.

Point taken.