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Insurance companies in the UK that don't pay up

Insurance companies are nothing but sharks

UK Insurance Companies

UK insurance - They're quick enough to grab your money when you buy the insurance policy, but just wait until the day comes when you have to make a claim. UK Insurance companies are nothing but sharks.



Well that’s my opinion anyway! They swarm around you trying to out quote each other when they smell the money, but are nowhere to be seen and don’t want to know when there’s a claim to be settled.

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07-2-2010 Columbus Travel Insurance; Bought through 'The Trainline' I clicked on the £1 cover when buying my rail ticket before Christmas only to find that when I was unable to catch the train due to the massive cancellation of flights at Gatwick over Christmas they refued to pay out! The compan...moreDaveyjones
03-2-2010 I had a accident and illness policy for sixteen months which I will come back to in a moment. The company I work for have got what I would call an open ended policy for sick pay, they state in the handbook that it is down to the companies discretion wether they pay sick pay or not. Based on this ...moreGingertrucker
27-1-2010 I've been with my household contents insurer for ten years. I've always paid on time and I've never claimed a penny. Recently I had cause to make a claim following a spillage on a carpet. The claim was 100% genuine. Firstly I was accused of lying. When I offerred to have the stain insp...moreFreddie
27-1-2010 my car insurance ask me if I had any CCJs,county court judgements when I took the policy out,as for as I was awear I didnt have any,now I am making a claim they are now saying that I have CCJs,so thats why they are not paying me out has any one else had the same problem,it was a water bill wots tha...moremark
03-12-2009 Two years ago I was driving my backhoe ( call it a JCB if you like) to work when I was rearended by a 38 tonne truck . Neither his insurance nor mine have made any sensible offer . I had a brake test done which proved that they wernt working, all that my insurer did was remove my insurance leaving ...morePARV
12-9-2009 I agree very much with the SKY tv letters, Sky are keen on finding out you are where you are and the then give loads of options only to be passed on to someone else who asks the same questions.. This goes on to the next per person and the next and the next........with all the options. They each in...moredavid
22-5-2009Banks, Insurance companies and governments all act together in a global scam to use the people as a source of enormous riches. When these greedy idiots make enormous errors through even greater greed and stupidity, again the people pay to keep them going, while these companies and governments contin...morekfbphoto
02-5-2009The exact same thing happened to me with my car, although I tried to fight for a higher settlement, it was destroyed whilst stationary by somebody who left his handbrake off by accident. My car was "easily" worth around 1,200 -1,400 GBP and I was only given 580 GBP which I accepted after 1...moreThe Goose
03-4-2009Insurance Companies are small fry compared to this: Sky charge you £49 for a box and some vouchers to spend in Marks and Spencers and you all think it is wonderful. Now read the small print 1. You get charged either £30 or £60 connection fee. 2. You pay £678 per year to...moreBifta
27-2-2009I have suffered a major burglary at my business premises. As the thieves had cut the phone lines and disabled the redvare Royal and Sun alliance are not paying up. Please help with a name of a law firm or advice as I am paying for legal expenses also on my policy.Sue from Purley
23-1-2009When you get a quote ask if all the call centres are UK, One it helps to keep jobs in th UK, two you have more chance of understanding the operator, Three The Norwich Union has messed me about for 6 weeks on a patheticly low value claim on a tv worth about £500 even though I have been with them...moreDisgruntled
21-8-2008Penalised Pensioner, my house insurance company refered too as for the over 50s RIAS, well maybe but they don't make the rules, my claim for damage caused by a third party insured with ( a well known Super Market Tesco) has resulted in me lossing my No Claims Bonus and excess, for a claim that h...moreOldmick



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