The co-operative Insurers.

Advantages: Full proffesional assitance given.
Disadvantages: Claims may be a lengthy process.

...After passing my driving test i was bought a car by my parents. First though i had the arduous task of obtaining insurance. After shopping around as always i was given a quote by CIS, which was some £500 pounds cheaper than some of the previous astronomical prices i was quoted, and therefore accepted the quote. I did though opt for third party only cover. So whilst commuting home one night, only 2 months after obtaining cover, a large wagon decided to change lanes as i was overtaking him. Only he couldnt see through his mirrors as his vehicle was left hand drive being a Portuguese driver. I luckily escaped with only minor injury, though my car did not. I contacted CIS who passed me onto a company named DAS who had the car inspected and cofirmed as a write off. I was then assigned a solicitor who is acting on my behalf to trace...

Reco 21.03.2001 · Read review
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Friendly & 'Co-Operative'

Advantages: Friendly, Helpful Staff & Great Everyday Banking
Disadvantages: None I have found so far

...I've got a current account with the Co-Op, which I have held now for nearly 2 years. Basically, this current account gives me an agreeable overdraft, Visa debiit card & cheque guarentee and of course, a cheque book, as per all other banks. So what sets the Co-Op apart in my book? Well I'm a bit of a deal hopper, I'll chage my credit cards if I find a 0% deal, I switch banks if their overdraft rate is better or they are offering incentives etc, when I was dissatisfied with my previous provider, the Co-op wasn't the frirst ban I looked at, I had the impression they were limited in facilities and old fashioned. Limited facitilites I was totally wrong about, they offer everything under one roof, mortgages, savings, insurence plus all the extras too. Now for me, yes they are old fashioned but this is where they excel, all the branch...

memphisto_chick 12.02.2006 · Read review
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The no so Co-operative Bank

Advantages: None whatsoever.
Disadvantages: All contact and services from them.

...we proved them wrong. One excuse after another followed. This carried on until I was speaking to the conveyancer about these problems and us both looking through their files of "you are approved by ?????? bank to conduct conveyancing, etc". I spotted a letter of approval for C.I.S. mortgages (Co-operative Insurance Services), so immediately rang Co-op Bank about this. They again tried to worm their way out of this, even though they were merging Co-op Bank and C.I.S. into C.F.S. (Co-op Financial Services) at the time. Finally they gave in after a lot of pressure. We didn't want to reapply for a mortgage with someone else, as we would have lost the property due to one thing and another. Then we come to buildings and contents insurance. We asked Co-op to sort it with the mortgage process, to make it easier for us as they...

mccsmart02 09.02.2007 (02.05.2007) · Read review
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Co-op Insurance is tops for personal touch

Advantages: Prompt service,Great prices, Mutual company, no obligation
Disadvantages: none so far

...After asking for information on the products and services offered by the C.I.S on their website, I received a home visit. The representative called me to arrange a suitable time for his visit, and arrived promptly with his bag of tricks. He started by doing a complete financial review and making sure we were aware that we were under no obligation to follow his recommendations. We were stunned by the price of the life insurance, the cover was excellent and we signed up for that immediately. Because of the society's mutuality they can give realistic prices for their products. Our Home insurance was also due for renewal so we asked for a quote for that, we had been paying over £10 per month for our old policy which was basic to say the least. We were given top of the range insurance for the same price. So when our car insurance...

Ionacampbell 09.07.2001 · Read review
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CIS Home Insurance

Advantages: Friendly advisers, competitive, comprehensive cover
Disadvantages: Slow to receive the quote

...Our home insurance was due for renewal yesterday. I chose to ring CIS Insurance for a quote. The lady on the telephone was very helpful indeed. She explained fully what each policy would cover and the cover was pretty comprehensive. The quote she gave me over the telephone was quite competitive and I asked for her to send me the quote through the post. I made her aware that the insurance was due for renewal in a few days. Unfortunately, I received the quote too late to do anything with it. That seems such a shame as the cover was very people friendly. I would advise if anyone wants to take out Co-operative Insurance Society cover that they should call the Service Centre early enough to receive the quote as they seem very helpful and competitive but unfortunately the post was too slow for me....

MichelleC 07.12.2000 · Read review
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Cost or Competency - which is more valuable?

Advantages: Very good claims proceedure
Disadvantages: not easily contactable

...I first heard of CIS insurance through my parents. My Father was looking for insurance for my mum and stumbled across CIS in the pursuit of the cheapest quote. This was around 10 years ago now but the company at the time was the cheapest. I followed suit when I passed my test - although to keep the cost lower I insured the car in my mum's name (as she was older)?. However the downside to this through insuring with CIS is that the car needs to be registered in the policyholder's name. So my car is now registered under my mum's name! The quote was reasonable, bearing in mind that the policy covered any driver of any age. In addition my partner had 3 speeding points on his license - CIS stated that they ignore the first speeding offence so this did not affect the quote price - BONUS! However, within 3 weeks of changing my car I...

Nightstar1 12.02.2006 (25.11.2006) · Read review
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A co-operative quote from a co-operative company

Advantages: Reliable home service, quick and easy website and quote facility.
Disadvantages: none that I can think of.

...I have recently been shopping for Car Insurance both on the Internet and on the telephone. I spent all day Friday on the Internet just looking at 5 sites and then I telephoned 2 insurance places as well. When I say all day I mean from 9.30am to 4pm with a break only for lunch! Then Sunday I spent a hour looking for the company I used to work for the CIS Ltd (which stands for Co-operative Insurance Society) I worked for them for 9 years, since I left school but I left them when I pregnant, 3 years ago and never returned. I used to insure everything through them just because it was easy for me to get quotes and immediate cover, and to deal with people I knew. Now most of the people I used to work with have left so I thought I would look on the Internet to get a quote that way. This was the fastest and easiest site, out...

princesssoapy 21.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of CIS - Motor Insurance

Cheap and reliable Motor Insurance

Advantages: Cheap, reliable and good customer service
Disadvantages: None as yet!

...I have had CIS insurance now for 1 year and to be frank they are great, when searching for a motor quote on teh internet last year I tried CIS for a cheap quote. Their Internet site is extremely easy to use and is down to teh point it takes about 10 mins to fill out an online form and then returns a quote, which if you agree to you can request that and Agent calls you for more details. My quotes with every one else where very very high, these offered me 25% introduction discount and a very commpetative rate which I couldn't find anywhere else. They also offer a great APR if you want to spread the cost over 12 months Since then I have had no problems with my insurance at all, if I have ever wanted anything I can easily call the customer service dept and tehy sort anything out, if it is out of office hours I can also call my...

DAVEAINSCOW 10.08.2002 · Read review
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A Cautionary Tale

Advantages: cheapest, loveley people in Harlow office,
Disadvantages: none I've found yet

...A word of warning to all you motorists out there. Do you know just how much your ‘No Claims Bonus’ is worth? Before I go on, if yours is unprotected please stop reading this opinion and go and protect it now!! My Yaris GLS is now insured with CIS (The Co-op) after more ringing round than you can imagine. Here is my story… My last car was a Mazda MX3 V6, a bit different I know! Whilst in the work car park I reversed into another car that was speeding back from lunch as she was late – it was deemed to be my fault, so I paid my excess, felt annoyed and thought nothing more about it. At the end of that year I was changing my car to a Toyota Yaris, I was insuring the Mazda through ‘Performance Direct’ at a cost of about £450 per year. (33-year-old woman, no accidents etc) I phoned around...

pagan 15.03.2001 · Read review
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Reliable and Reasonable at the CIS

Advantages: Reasonable premiums. Good glass cover
Disadvantages: Its car insurance, therefore its an unwanted expense isn't it

...it does help to have this service. In no way has my premium been affected my two glass claims, indeed my insurance did come down at last renewal. I may shop around again at renewal but as I am happy with the service, why waste time. Maybe when I surpass 25 (I’m 24 still) then I may do so…….....

alflavor 25.02.2001 · Read review
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