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Insurance & Life Assurance sticky
Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Home Insurance Discussion * Cheap Car Insurance Discussion * Car Insurance Tips & Tricks * Level Term Assurance Discussion Area * Car Breakdown Discussion Area * Gap Insurance Guide Discussion * Compare Breakdown Cover Discussion * The Great Hunt: Have you used a loss…
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Travel insurance when waiting for medical test results
I'm trying to get travel insurance for a trip I've already booked but am awaiting test results for a (non life threatening) medical condition. I fully expected to have that condition excluded from cover, but StaySure tell me ALL pre-existing conditions will be excluded if I buy insurance from them, even though the other…
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Specific home insurance query
Hi all, I'm hoping you can advise on a specific home insurance scenario. Home is owned by me however is lived in by my mum but no rent is paid. Its what I believe is called a gift with reservation from my mum to me. However when its comes to insuring the house for buildings cover it always tricky explaining this to new…
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Empty property home insurance
About to purchase a property which will be empty and unoccupied until we sell our current home. Any recommendations for brokers or home insurance companies that insure this type of situation would be appreciated.
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A query about Churchill car insurance
I have been doing quotes for my daughter via MoneySupermarket.Churchill came out very competitive, but when I went to their actual website to check all details were correct, they ask how many vehicles are registered at the address, rather than just cars, as other companies ask. There was no note at the side of the question…
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MSE Car Insurance compare+ tool
Having spent 10 mins filling in the compare+ tool to reduce my car insurance premiums, you can imagine my glee when the best quote it could come up with (changing absolutely no details to last year), was £87.07 MORE than my renewal quote from my current provider. Well done MSE!!!
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Hassle cancelling
V high renewal quote from one call. Their actual service was excelkent. But i found a much cheaper offer. Went on line to cancel. Filled in, reluctantly, all info about new offer, then no option to cancel without chat to real person who was stuck in lengthy script and had to seek permission to cut it short and even then…
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New home policy - declare rejected claim?
Can't word my question correctly for SEO so hopefully someone here can tell me: we attempted to claim on our home insurance for a burst mains water pipe at the beginning of 2024 but as it was wear and tear, the claim was rejected. Our insurance is now up for renewal and we're getting quotes - does the act of attempting a…
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Building structure
Trying to sort out home insurance for a property we are buying. The external walls are approximately 60% timber frame with rendered cement board. The first floor of which is cladded in zinc. The other 50% is stone. With no cladding. Do I need a broker to get the best deal? On price comparison sites the nearest options seem…
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Insurance or something to hedge against forced obsolescence
Hi I wonder if this might be a fantasy but are there any insurance products or anything that would insure gadgets as they age? We've had a number of iPhones, tablets develop issues after a few years and Apple refuse to repair them - they're classed as 'vintage', which brings to mind those hand painted ads for Coke etc,…
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Insuring a Vacant Property awaiting sale
A relative may soon be moving into care and so have to sell the home she owns. She may have to leave it before it is sold, leaving it vacant meanwhile. The estate agent thinks that from marketing the property to completion could take 6 months. My question is about insurance in such circumstances. 30 years ago I found…
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AA Cancellation Rip-Off
So after my insurance went up from £32 to £57 per month with the AA (no claims, no points, 27 years driving,16 years NCB) I found a cheaper competitor and decided to cancel my policy with the AA. I thought I had cancelled in April just before it was due however apparently not. I called them yesterday to cancel but have…
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LV Home Insurance not renewing
Had an email from LV saying that they will not be renewing our home insurance (buildings and contents). I rang to ask why and they said it is because they have changed their underwriting rules, our insurance has not been refused, and we don’t have to declare it to another company if we're getting a quote. They said they…
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Minor damage to car bumper
I have some minor damage to my car bumper. My car insurance policy has a protected no claims discount (15 years) and £0 excess. Therefore I am thinking about making a claim. I guess I should see how much t costs to repair and then do some price comparison searches with and without the claim and see if the difference is…
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Compare Breakdown Cover Car Breakdown Discussion
Hi, This is a feedback thread on car breakdown provider: Compare Breakdown Cover Please share your experience with other MoneySavers. Click reply to take part: * Have you experienced problems? * Did you haggle and succeed? The feedback comes as part of the Cheap Breakdown Cover guide. Thank you, MSE Tony
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Domestic or commuting?
Hi, I'm retired with no other jobs so my car insurance automatically excludes commuting. My wife still works and usually takes the bus. If I run her in to work and pick her up maybe 2 or 3 times a week, is that classed classed as commuting or domestic duties? Otherwise how do I reconcile retired with commuting? Thanks.
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Home insurance inc work from home & visitors
Hi all. I'm looking to start some car mechanic work at home on my drive. My current insurance will not cover this as it will include the owners of the vehicles coming to my property - not into it but onto it (the driveway). I currently pay c£200 for home & contents but from the brokers I have spoken to this will shoot up…
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Home insurance comparison site question - what does it mean?
Hi MSE hive mind, I'm getting home insurance quotes. I need to add info about a claim, bike stolen from outside a supermarket. Moneysupermarket asks: "Was the claim made for this address?" Do they want to know if the bike was stolen from my house, OR do they want to know if the policy I claimed under was for my current…
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Ongoing battle with loss adjusters over subsidence claim
Hi, hope some of you might have experienced some of my issues with AXA’s loss adjusters. Advice very much appreciated. Here goes: over 3 years ago we put in a claim for internal and external cracking. We then had 18 months of monitoring through sensor points around the building. The results were interpreted as tree…
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Subsidence claim
Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise please, my elderly mother owns a property which she inherited from her mother - the property is only used as a holiday home as it’s on the other side of the country to where she lives. Around six years ago when changing the door spec to match with the insurance it was noticed that the…
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GO SKIPPY 😤
Hi, My car had an accidental bump a few weeks ago and my car has been taken away to be assessed. However I’ve had no contact with go skippy and all claims seem to be processed through Somersby Bridge LTD. I was on hold with Somersby for half hour until eventually got someone who then said the information has now been…