Insurance.co.uk

Advantages: cheap quotes, easy form, service comparisons, wysiwyg quotes
Disadvantages: none

...Insurance.co.uk. is a new comparison site which focuses only on insurance and has started our by concentrating on motor and motorbike comparison. I've used comparison sites for some time and think this one is the best for the following reasons : - they have a competitive panel with a good mix of major brands and smaller players - what you see is what you get in terms of price. In my experience the prices you see on the insurance.co.uk. web site are the same as those which you get when you click through to the insurer's site. I've had really bad experiences with this at other comparison sites. - they have invested in research amongst the customers of many of their insurers to find out how good or bad the service is, and given it a star rating. this is so important because you buy insurance for when things go wrong, but how else can...

savviefella 14.06.2008 · Read review
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The economics of insurance

Advantages: Acturarily logical
Disadvantages: It comes out of my wallet

...(update1) Erm, apologies, like most good ciao writers I write my opinions in Word, I didn't realise that my Single European currency opinion had in fact been published as I wrote this opinion, sorry. (update2) after reading this I suggest you read the comment by boydgray he adds a lot of useful insight into my argument. (Original opinion) Since my opinion on the European Single Currency has not been published, I guess it’s time to write another opinion before everybody forgets who I am. I could have written an opinion on the forthcoming Jennifer Lopez CD, but I think I’ll give the friendly opinion readers at ciao a tiny break. I have decided to write about insurance this time, first of all how it works and the current situation of rising premiums… What basically is insurance? Well to explain quite...

Modena 26.01.2001 (11.02.2001) · Read review
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www.insure-your-mobile.co.uk

Advantages: Covers your mobile against loss and water damage
Disadvantages: Has a £25 excess for theft and £50 for loss

...When looking for mobile phone insurance it can be a bit of a minefield. The big names like Orange, O2 and Vodaphone all can supply insurance when you purchase a phone and other lesser known companies also arrange insurance. The big players have quite a limited policy, so I found whilst doing my research so I looked at the mobile phone insurance specialists. The two main mobile phone insurers I found were CUSC and insure-your-mobile. The policy with CUSC was cheaper at £3.45 per month, but the main thing I wanted to be covered is excluded. CUSC do not cover accidental loss (something quite easily done with a mobile phone)CUSC have a £25 excess on their policy, as do insure-your-mobile for theft claims. Because I thought the policy was a little limited I looked at www.insure-your-mobile.co.uk - The monthly premium is £5...

PHILDARV 25.07.2003 · Read review
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Rapidly insured

Advantages: Quick, comprehensive cover e-mailed directly to you.
Disadvantages: Others mention problems processing payments.

...I had never bought travel insurance before, never mind online, and so I really did not know what to expect. I had some quotes from travel agents, as part of a package holiday, but other people had warned me that there were much cheaper options available. I also wanted insurance that would arrive quickly as I was going on the holiday within the next 10 days. RapidInsure.co.uk lived up to its name. It is extremely easy to use and navigate, and it only takes a couple of clicks to get a quote and process payment. All the information on the site is clearly laid out. Details are given of relevant contact numbers, how to make a claim, the 24 hour emergency medical line, and the levels of cover provided. I found the cover to be good- the main thing I wanted was cancellation insurance as well as medical, and this was provided. hThe company is...

tartantribe 10.07.2001 · Read review
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Pet insurance

Advantages: Peace of mind
Disadvantages: none so far

...the best thing to do was have him castrated at the vets. After spending money on his injections when he was younger and worming tablets and his regular check ups at the vets, she decided to buy pet insurance. I have a car policy with Endsleigh and have been happy with them for a few years so we checked out the pet insurance with them. It?s a costly thing to have a dog as vet fees are not cheap. The castration of a dog costs £180 at our local vets, add this to the worming tablets, regular check ups of weight and health when they are growing up and their injections and your looking at more than £ 400. This is without including any ailments that they might have in their life to come. We bought a policy from Endsleigh for £112.09 a year. You may think this sounds a lot but it is broken down into monthly payments which can be paid by...

Sunnysmiles 18.06.2009 (10.07.2009) · Read review
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Swinton Car Insurance - Nice and Easy

Advantages: Price, Local Branch, Claims
Disadvantages: None so far

...insured by someone else. I would only recommend using this benefit in an emergency and not a regular thing. Foreign Travel- Depending what insurance company you have been placed with you will have the great benefit of this. Guaranteed courtesy car in the event of an accident. Like all policies sold by Swinton you also have 24hr access to their own claim lines, this is manned by staff in the UK. It?s a free phone number so it will not cost a penny from a landline. Claiming If you?re like me then you have to be the unluckiest person alive, I was involved in a non fault accident when some idiot reversed in to me. I called the dedicated free phone number and gave them all the details about the accident. During that same call I was passed to Drive assist who work alongside Swinton. They asked some more questions and advised me what...

marcellep2 23.09.2009 · Read review
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V insurance . .

Advantages: Seems a good policy.
Disadvantages: Let me down, just once.

...Vauxhall Insurance, is now underwritten by UK insurance Ltd, although it used to be another company, I will not name them, and certainly won't recommend them either. I was insured by them for quite a number of years, until it came to renewing the policy that is. well, in the past I have always had the insurance automatically renewed every year without doing a thing. And this year proved to be the opposite, they just didn't renew it, and the first thing I knew was when I wanted to tax my car, and found that my policy had expired! I rang the helpline, which was answered very quickly, and got the confirmation I had asked for. The voice simply said "You are not insured with us" This amazed me, after being covered by them for years, it turned out tjhey did not renew for no apparent reason. I of course needed insurance, so went to one...

smudgeybabes 06.08.2007 (16.08.2007) · Read review
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Beat the rising Car Insurance Costs

Advantages: How to save money on your car insurance
Disadvantages: None

...the best quote it was all done over the internet. Simple. I won't advertise insurers here, it would be unfair of me to do so but if you want to know the cheapest place we found e-mail me at Insurance@springhills.freeserve.co.uk and I'll send you details....

jonwhite 25.09.2000 (30.11.2000) · Read review
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Privilege Insurance - Apalling and inefficient customer service

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Poor service generally; pedantic; lack of response to complaints; ridiculous hold times

...I had always driven Company Cars until last November when I was made redundant and purchased my own car and insurance for the first time. Privilege were the cheapest quote I found. I set up the policy on line and was advised that I could have a no claims discount if I provided proof from my previous employer's insurer that I had made no claims. I requested this via my employer but it was not forthcoming and I contacted Privilege in Jan 09 to advise them that I had not deliberately 'overlooked' this but was having difficulty due to the redundancy circumstances. They then cancelled my policy in February. At this point I was fairly sanguine as I had not provided the proof. I reinstated the policy with zero no claims on the understanding that when I managed to obtain proof of no claims I would receive a backdated refund of the difference...

nitnatnaboo 19.08.2009 · Read review
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NOT the CHeapest - but CHeerful Motor Insurance

Advantages: 5% discount for online quotes, easy to apply, competitive premiums, helpful staff
Disadvantages: need to get letter for NCD proof, (not available in R.O.I or Northern Ireland)

...staff that man the Call Centres. Tesco Motor Insurance ------------------------ Tesco’s Motor Insurance is offered through Tesco Personal Finance Limited [TPFI]. TPFI also offers loans, travel insurance, pet insurance, house insurance, visa card, savings and even mortgages and pensions. You may also like to know that TPFI is a joint venture between The Royal Bank of Scotland [RBS] and Tesco. This link is significant and comparable to Direct Line who are wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland too! Tesco Motor Insurance is provided by UK Insurance Limited. They are a member of Association of British Insurers and the Ombudsman. Insurance Premium Quotes --------------------------- Insurance varies drastically according to age, engine size and number of years ‘No Claims Discount’ [NCD]. I was...

Connoisseur_Haggler 01.08.2001 (27.05.2003) · Read review
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