Sleep Interrupted » finance http://ccgi.masterclose.plus.com/weblog The blog of Andrew, Louise, Ben and Jess Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Insurance shenanigans http://ccgi.masterclose.plus.com/weblog/2007/07/16/insurance-shenanigans/ http://ccgi.masterclose.plus.com/weblog/2007/07/16/insurance-shenanigans/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:39:13 +0000 Andrew http://ccgi.masterclose.plus.com/weblog/2007/07/16/insurance-shenanigans/ I just got my car insurance renewal through. The letter included an alternative quote that costs a little under 10% less. However on closer inspection, I noticed that all the excesses were increased by 25-50%. If I do nothing this alternative cover is automatically selected for me.

Now, I understand that I am getting what I’m paying for in each case. What I object to is the way it is implied that the cheaper quote is better, when in fact it is a compromise.

I’m fairly sure this is not uncommon (wow, there’s a non-committal clause for you) in the insurance industry but I should probably name and shame given that that’s what blogging is supposedly all about. The focus of my ire? The AA.

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