asfry

Does anyone know what kind of rates/% are charged for shipping insurance?

Are there any ways of taking out your own insurance rather than the shipping companies policy?

Sam&Andy

Hi

We have been looking into this - the shippers insurance is £3.00 per £100.00 of the replacement value!!

Hope this helps...

cheers

Sam & Andy

Bix da Boss

Hi

Insurance rates varied with every removal company our friends got quotes from - yes you can take out your own insurance rather than using shipping companies policy - there have been a few threads on different rates people have managed to get - perhaps you could do a search?

Think, if I remember correctly - someone managed to get a 1-1.5% rate - as apposed to shipping companies rates varying between 2.5 to 3.5% - big difference!

Need to do some homwork me thinks!

Cheers

mlbonner

Think mine was 1.5% covering everything. It was less for just complete loss. I took out shipping companies own insurance, which was underwritten by one of the larger insurance companies.

asfry

Thanks mlbonner. Who did you use out of interest.

mlbonner

All my stuff has been sent with Seven Seas www.sevenseas.co.uk


I couldn't praise them enough for their customer service. The boxes to be delivered were contracted out to DHL (who turned up a day late), these things happen so fair enough, but the guys there were fantastic and getting me updates and really worked hard to make sure it was all sorted asap - all you can ask for really I think.

As soon as my stuff is delivered I'll let on about their actual shipping


Dont know if this helps - http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...r&pagenumber=2

The insurers I have just remembered are Norwich Union

sunny_samantha

Hi
We've just taken out insurance with Letton Percival at a rate of 1.53%. Phone number is 0151 236 4568 and ask for Brian Naughton...very helpful. E-mail is [email protected]. I think they used to have a different name????
Susan

ianj

They used to be Merseyside Insurance Services but as correctly stated are now Letton Percival.

I have just taken my insurance out with them and so far....no complaints.

bubby

hi just wondering how u got on with your insurace,we thinking of using letton percival.Any info would be great .

many thanks

pete & laura

boom_meringue

I've just spoken to Brian and he is still working there and very helpful. A point he did make is that you shouldn't need electrical derangement insurance if the packers do their job properly!

Bix

Da Boss says she wished she took that insurance out on me

boom_meringue

no mate, that's clinical derangement. Not surprised being from snozzle and all

Bix

Yeah, lived on granite for far too long.
Radon gas poisoning

How did you know I was from snozzle ?

boom_meringue

I believe we chatted about it before here. Taking the Mrs home to 'ruth this weekend, really looking forward to the traffic across the A30 :scared:

Bix

It's never been the same since that bloke constructed those glass tents.......gridlocked everywhere