Norwich union Travel Insurance

Advantages: Very good pricing, Annual Cover Available
Disadvantages: None apparent

...to be adequate for most travellers. CARE : if you have pre-existing conditions you may not be eligible for this policy - check with Norwich Union. All in all well worth a look!...

philgee 21.11.2002 · Read review
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Screensave Norwich Union Travel Insurance

Advantages: simple and fast
Disadvantages: none

...Getting a quote for travel insurance for 2 weeks in cyprus started off at £96 for two of us from various travel insurers so searching the internet Sreentrade came up to find the best quote searching all those available, and this it did at £11.50 from each, thinking that there must be a catch I checked the company out and found it to be underwritten by Norwich Union and proceeded to purchase the cover. Alldocuments were sent to me promptly and being a recently retired Insurace agent I have read all the terms and conditions and the cover appears the best that I have Seen, Only when and if a clam arises will anyone the true worth of the cover, but so far the service offered by screensave is superb, try it...

Trevor-wilson 05.02.2001 · Read review
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Norich Union Car Insurance

Advantages: Quick to answer, best quote
Disadvantages: Strong accents, hard to understand some of the operators

...When I first completed my driving test I was overly joyed. All I wanted to do was buy a car and get on the road. However, my bubble was son burst when I realised that every where was quoting me £1500 - £2000 for a G reg Fiesta. I had tried every company possible when I came across Norwich Union Direct. They quoted me £1150. Now to those ofyou with loads of NCB you will think this is crazy, but forthose of us who had just strated driving it wasn't too bad. I took up the insurance and received all of the docunmentation the following day, even though I was payiong mothly. I now have 2 years NCB and drive a Renault Megane Cabriolet and I only pay £600.00 per year with NU. What a result. I would strongly recommend NU to young drivers. As I stated with the subheading, the only problem I have found with NU is that a lot...

Chrissy792 02.01.2005 · Read review
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Very Poor service from Norwich Union

Advantages: Cheap ( but it seems you get what you pay for)
Disadvantages: Appalling customer service

...I echo the very poor service from Norwich Union. Our car was stolen and recovered but had some damage. We rang the claims dept and they said they wanted to use a repairer that was not local to us. We initially said no as we could not get to it in office hours (they were only open 9-5, Mon to Fri), but agreed when we were told that the car would be picked up, repaired and delivered back. A week later the company that recovered the car rang us to see why it had not been collected and we had to chase NU who seemed unable to answer phone calls. A further 3 weeks later after no communication we rang and were told we had to look at the car before it could be repaired. When we said that we couldn't and had said this initially they eventually agreed to more it to a more local repairer. This took a further 4 weeks. In all it took 11 weeks to get...

whitinjl 19.01.2008 · Read review
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Car insurance got cheaper and better

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...This has to be one of the cheapest and most efficient car insurance companies going. Over the last week I have tried all the top names and over 50 other companies, the quotes I were given varied and ranged from £800-£1400 for third party insurance which covers fire and theft for me and my twin sister, so two relatively inexperienced drivers. I thought I would have to pay about £800 when I rang Norwich Union up, to tell you the truth I expected another high quote but I give them a go anyway. Like most insurance companies I was asked my details, the car details and I was put on hold and within a few minutes I got a quote. For fully comprehensive it was £956 and third party fire and theft was £650, wow that was impressive, the cheapest quote by far. Even better was the fact that they would reduce it for me to £587.25 if I paid...

WAD1-2-3 09.04.2001 · Read review
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Car Insurance

Advantages: Service
Disadvantages: None

...After being with Budget insurance for quite a few years and being RIPPED OFF !!!! I moved to Norwhich Insurance. Tehy were very polite and the Quote was outstanding. We literally halfed our insurance policy and this was by doing it by Direct Debit. I have only claimed once from them and that was when my windscreen was smashed by someone. I telephoned them and they organised for an Autoglass block to come out. He arrived in about an hour. What a service. He fixed the windscreen ( I had to pay excess of £50) and I was on the road again. One this I can say about Norwich Union is that there insurances beat or match all others and their customer service standard are very high. I really would reccommend anyone to join Norwhich Union for these reasons alone....

Lynx101 18.07.2000 · Read review
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Delia loves Norwich

Advantages: One of the cheapest quotes
Disadvantages: Favours new customers over existing ones

...ORIGINALLY WRITTEN December 2000 Although I was given 1 years free comprehensive motor insurance with my Daewoo Matiz on purchase it was with some trepidation that I started shopping around for a new quote once the insurance neared expiry. I went to the motor insurance section of Ciao and shortlisted a few companies which Ciao members had recommended. My plan of action was to get several on-line quotes and then phone a few companies and compare final quotes. The cheapest on-line quote received was from Norwich Union Direct. The web site was quite easy to navigate. For a quote you are asked to enter the usual details eg name, address, date of birth, make + model, cubic capacity, registration number, annual mileage, registered keeper, modifications, security add-ons such as alarm or immobiliser, where vehicle is kept...

mrpaella 13.12.2000 (02.01.2002) · Read review
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The fastest insurance claim - EVER

Advantages: The cheapest by far, fast, efficient, friendly.
Disadvantages: The wait on the claimline.

...I am writing this opinion in a state of shock, not at how useless and slow this company is, (which is the usual scenario), but how fast, efficient and friendly they are. I have had my buildings and contents insurance with NU Direct for the past couple of years. I shopped around a little and found them to be the cheapest for the level of cover I need (£32 per month for a 4 bedroomed house). I have had insurance claims in the past which all seem to run along the same lines, ie., report to police (if theft or loss), request a claim form, fill in with crime number, send off, wait arounds six weeks. Then you will recieve either a replacement or cash value of items claimed. Pretty straightforward, although 6 weeks is not to fast it's a reasonable amount of time to wait. Enter NU Direct and a plonker of a husband who managed to lose...

Cheekychicken 22.10.2001 (29.03.2002) · Read review
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Car Insurance

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: In my experience have put up premium for no reason

...I'm sorry, but this is a quick moan not much of an opinion. I was quite happy gatting my car insurance from Norwich Union Direct for a year. The quote that they offered me was a reasonable one, which saved me a lot compared to my previous insurer. But when my insuranve came up for renewal I couldn't believe it, the premium had gone up by £50 pounds. There I was expecting it to go down, now having 3 years no claims and it was going up. I tried to ask them why it had gone up but no one there seemed able to answer my question. Needless to say I found a cheaper quote elsewhere and moved to that insurance company. When I phoned up to cancel my insurance they asked the usual questions, why are you leaving, which insurance company are you going to, how mych are you paying. Suddenly the insurance premium that they can offer you is...

ia_young 20.12.2000 · Read review
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Quick and cheap insurance cover

Advantages: Quick and cheap cover
Disadvantages: Not sure what their claims are like

...When it got round to that time of the year where I needed to start searching around for a better value car insurance, I was very surprised to find that Norwich Union Direct had the cheapest offer. By surprised, I mean I wasn't expecting them to be the cheapest as they were the insurance company I heard about thanks to a piece of 'junk mail' I received around the time of my renewal. The leaflet also offered a free Pay as You Go mobile phone, that I was able to sell for £30, saving me even more money! At the time I was a little worried as I'd left finding a new insurance until the last minute. Although I had been looking around for quite a long time - I must have checked approx 15 insurance companies, which included some brokers. So I was pretty sure I'd found the best price. The difference with NUD was that their quote was around £100...

MikeWhalley 02.04.2001 · Read review
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