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Getting Insurance with a criminal record

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  • stooby wrote: »
    Try Culpeck Insurance Services - they have schemes for just this type of thing. You might wanna do a search 'cos this cropped up a while ago and there were some other suggestions too.

    Culpeck (Freshstart) are able to provide insurance to people with convictions. You will find that UNLOCK, The National Association of Reformed Offenders, have an unbias list of insurers who are able to insure people with unspent convictions. Their website is https://www.unlock.org.uk
  • JonBoy_SCFC
    JonBoy_SCFC Posts: 350 Forumite
    nomdeplomb wrote: »
    I would rather not say.

    It was not fraud, assault, arson, murder, rape, drugs or theft.

    I got a suspended prison sentence so it was serious.

    armed robbery, child pornography, possesion of fire arm, counterfeit currency, prostitution/pimping, member of a terrorist organisation, cruelty to animals, incitment to racism - any of these as they are fairly serious too
  • Happychappy
    Happychappy Posts: 2,937 Forumite
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    Chancellor of the Exchequer....Head of a UK Bank....MP with snout firmly buried in the trough.

    What can be more serious then one of these offenders, yet they get insurance ; )
  • D_Man_3
    D_Man_3 Posts: 19 Forumite
    Ember JD Insurance Brokers do this sort of thing, a friend of mine got a contents policy with them last week after a two year prison sentence.
  • D_Man_3
    D_Man_3 Posts: 19 Forumite
    Sorry, just seen the date of the original post, so maybe a tad late!
  • There's also Bureau Insurance Services (www 'dot' bureauinsure 'dot' com). It's reasonably straightforward to get home insurance, but expect your pre-offence quote to quadruple. NACRO and UNLOCK should both be able to help.
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    I've used Bureau for some of my clients and found them helpful.

    The Policies with most of the Brokers / Insurers that offer these policies are normally expense for the first year or two as the Insurer does not know whether you are a reformed character etc. They often reduce after a year or two so its should not stay really expensive for ever (Providing you do not reoffend or make claims)
  • ijgreer
    ijgreer Posts: 47 Forumite
    Insurance company Fortis will be ok for criminal convictions provided that no jail time has been served.
  • dacouch
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  • uktyler
    uktyler Posts: 872 Forumite
    I heard and read great reports about an insurance broker called neil cook he helps ex offenders get insurance in fact he charges less that a lot of others and a true gent no matter what the criminal conviction is cannot find the website but call him on 02thisisme:money:

    All three of your posts on MSE advertise the same broker, is your name Neil by any chance?
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