Well its that time again for Old and Myself to cough up with Home/ Contents Insurance.
Cough was an under statement. I nelly choked on my Wheaties.
Well we do live in outer Sydney after all. Oh come on, so its full brick 4br, 2br, + pool and cave.
We get a discount for 48 years with the same insurance Co with muli policies, and never made a claim.
Still the costs go up. Go up what a Rip Off.
So I clean myself up, compose myself and dial the number.
Ring Ring, a consultant will be with you shortly, The VOICE. Well at these prices they need to employ a few more staff.
Oh sorry to here you too are caught up in covid.
Yes well thats an under statement. More liked stuffed by the Banks for one.
Well I have looked at your policy and I can't do anything to help you today SIR.
You could try our COVID HELP line, they might be able to help.
RING RING good morning and how can we help you today.
We are victims of COVID through no fault of our own.You MUST use the word COVID in your sentance.
Oh i'm so sorry to here that. Let me see what i can do for you.
How about we reduce you premium by.....................$373.74
Oh yes please, Thankyou for contacting us.
You have to ask OR you don't receive. Makes you wonder.
Old & Grey
aussiebottlo said
03:46 PM Oct 9, 2020
Yes, I have done similar with all our insurances, cars, caravan and home and have received significant discount on all of them. I tell them that I am giving them the opportunity to review the pricing and if I deem it satisfactory I will not ring around and this proved successful in every case.
hufnpuf said
07:46 PM Oct 9, 2020
I rang up once to whine about how the agreed value kept dropping and they bumped it back up and dropped the premium as well.
Whenarewethere said
08:16 AM Oct 10, 2020
A neighbour in a Unit put in a security camera/door bell, it can bluetooth to his phone, next to the front door & his contents insurance went down more than the value of the camera.
oldbloke said
08:37 AM Oct 10, 2020
I ring every y ear. And get quotes every 2 or 3 years. It's a game. What your insuring is usually going down in value and CPI is about 1 or 2%. Yet they jack up premiums by 15%.
Companies treat us like sheep if you let them.
They shear you. (numerous times) They screw you. (numerous times) Then eat you. ( just once)
That's life.......and death.
-- Edited by oldbloke on Saturday 10th of October 2020 08:38:04 AM
Aussie1 said
01:26 PM Oct 10, 2020
Ahhh, insurance, a legalized racket. But a bugger if you don't have it when something unexpected" strikes".
Afternoon to all,
Well its that time again for Old and Myself to cough up with Home/ Contents Insurance.
Cough was an under statement. I nelly choked on my Wheaties.
Well we do live in outer Sydney after all. Oh come on, so its full brick 4br, 2br, + pool and cave.
We get a discount for 48 years with the same insurance Co with muli policies, and never made a claim.
Still the costs go up. Go up what a Rip Off.
So I clean myself up, compose myself and dial the number.
Ring Ring, a consultant will be with you shortly, The VOICE. Well at these prices they need to employ a few more staff.
Oh sorry to here you too are caught up in covid.
Yes well thats an under statement. More liked stuffed by the Banks for one.
Well I have looked at your policy and I can't do anything to help you today SIR.
You could try our COVID HELP line, they might be able to help.
RING RING good morning and how can we help you today.
We are victims of COVID through no fault of our own.You MUST use the word COVID in your sentance.
Oh i'm so sorry to here that. Let me see what i can do for you.
How about we reduce you premium by.....................$373.74
Oh yes please, Thankyou for contacting us.
You have to ask OR you don't receive. Makes you wonder.
Old & Grey
A neighbour in a Unit put in a security camera/door bell, it can bluetooth to his phone, next to the front door & his contents insurance went down more than the value of the camera.
I ring every y ear. And get quotes every 2 or 3 years. It's a game. What your insuring is usually going down in value and CPI is about 1 or 2%. Yet they jack up premiums by 15%.
Companies treat us like sheep if you let them.
They shear you. (numerous times)
They screw you. (numerous times)
Then eat you. ( just once)
That's life.......and death.
-- Edited by oldbloke on Saturday 10th of October 2020 08:38:04 AM