tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post6554963026726922138..comments2024-03-19T12:41:33.475+01:00Comments on My Life in Flip Flops: Time for a rantJennyffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-64990102613709995602012-03-11T21:27:55.461+01:002012-03-11T21:27:55.461+01:00Can't trust them as far as you can throw them ...Can't trust them as far as you can throw them ;-) Rossnoopydogknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471735246770038610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-90050084332693304392012-03-09T20:20:25.332+01:002012-03-09T20:20:25.332+01:00I think that where insurance is concerned you need...I think that where insurance is concerned you need to be prepared to spend time shopping around to get a good deal. Otherwise they think that they have you for life and rip you off. Good luck!cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-68721376679412967152012-03-08T20:26:07.000+01:002012-03-08T20:26:07.000+01:00The thing that really annoys me is when they give ...The thing that really annoys me is when they give big discounts to new customers, but don't reward long-standing ones for their loyalty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-75141411761543747062012-03-08T19:40:17.651+01:002012-03-08T19:40:17.651+01:00Oh boy you are in rant mode, I sympathise. You not...Oh boy you are in rant mode, I sympathise. You not the first person I have come across having a rant on their blog either this evening. Does it have something to do with the fact that we need Spring to arrive.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-39028660867630152772012-03-08T09:16:13.012+01:002012-03-08T09:16:13.012+01:00Sadly I think this is what is happening with all k...Sadly I think this is what is happening with all kinds of insurance - I think medical insurance is a con and your age is against you as it's all based on averages and let's face it more people than not don't look after themselves.<br />And a lot of people abuse their insurance polices which has a knock on effect for those of us who are honest.<br />When my dog was alive his insurance cover from when he was about 11 years old despite us only ever claiming for a skin condition years previously doubled each year until they wanted £1,200 - when I rang up to say I wasn't going to renew they weren't bothered at all as they didn't want my old dog.<br />When we moved in 2005 our existing house insurer wouldn't touch us with a barge pole as we moved very close to the sea but had been happy to cover us when we lived right by a river which historically was more of a risk of causing trouble.<br />The NHS is a scary place now but I feel if I ever had to have say a new knee or hip would just pay cash ....when it's chronic sometimes the NHS offers better treatment anyway - I think it's the fast access to see someone that is most appealing but for diagnosis you could pay and still probably be in credit.<br />With something like house or car insurance it's tangible - your house burns down you know it would be rebuilt but with a human body it's the fear of the unknownGigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171021812450232039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-75810350682200199592012-03-07T21:22:14.512+01:002012-03-07T21:22:14.512+01:00I hate that the price seems so random, too, especi...I hate that the price seems so random, too, especially between companies. Like the number was actually just drawn out of a hat :-(Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090598492417610446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-71303500177289749682012-03-07T16:35:50.210+01:002012-03-07T16:35:50.210+01:00I believe nothing that any insurer says about thei...I believe nothing that any insurer says about their prices. After we were burgled in 2010, we enquired how much we could expect the next year's house insurance to go up by, because we'd made a claim. We were assured it would be no more than 5%. Fast forward to renewal time and it had <b>doubled</b>. So we shopped around and got a quote for what we we were paying before from another insurer (and a free meerkat toy to boot :-P).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150551108900107972noreply@blogger.com