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Tesco or Admiral Home Insurance?

FIRSTTIMER
FIRSTTIMER Posts: 637 Forumite
in Insurance & life assurance
Both are the cheapest and on a similar sides features wise.


Any recommendations between the two?

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  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    look at the online reviews does example.


    Cheapest does not always equate to the best for you. Look at both T+C and see if it is right for you as well
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    LV for home; I wouldn't trust either of the ones you mention with my home inurance.
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Admiral are the Ryan Air of Insurance
  • sharjay99
    sharjay99 Posts: 83 Forumite
    I've been with Tesco for the last 2 years, had to make 1 claim for a laptop and was the most straight forward process ever, phoned up, payed excess and a voucher was emailed to me within minutes.
    Canst say every claim would be that easy but I couldn't fault them at all
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    dacouch wrote: »
    Admiral are the Ryan Air of Insurance

    There are plenty worse.
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    dacouch wrote: »
    Admiral are the Ryan Air of Insurance

    So who do you recommend as providing good customer service? This is a genuine enquiry as I am in the process of getting car insurance quotes.

    I have to say that I have been satisfied with Admiral except in two areas:
    1) Their use of the claims handling company Albany Assistance for non-fault claims
    2) Over-inflated renewal pricing.
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