Another Comprehensive Insurance Thread. Need Help

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Hi Gents

Our new place have finally been registered onto our name at the Deeds office and we looking at taking comprehensive insurance for 2 cars and household contents. The structural insurance and death assurance has already been added onto our bond with Standard Bank.

Should or can i put the 2 cars and house contents with the other 3 that i have mentioned?

Standard Bank borkers did some sums for me and the best 2 that came out was Auto and General that quoted me R1150 and Santam with R1250 which is for 2 cars and house contents. With Santam if we include 2 cellphones plus laptop it just about a 100 more. The excess for A & G is R3500 and with Santam its R2500.

The lady explained that Santam has more benefits then A & G, but i have not dealt with both companies at all. My vehicle is insured with Outsurance where i pay R413 per month.

So to put it in short
Who is the better of the 2 and why?
Is there any other insurance that offer better rates and offer better benefits?
Is those amounts suffice for insurance for 2 cars and house hold insurance.

Your assistance will be appreciated

Ta :D
 
Simple answer, take the structural (building) insurance away from your bank.. you will save probably R150pm month.

Get a proper broker who isn't affiliated to the bank to give you a decent quote that includes building insurance, and death assurance? cancel it.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Simple answer, take the structural (building) insurance away from your bank.. you will save probably R150pm month.

Get a proper broker who isn't affiliated to the bank to give you a decent quote that includes building insurance, and death assurance? cancel it.
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What he said.
 
So your first problem is that you are with OUTSURANCE. Terrible terrible company.

Santan is excellent. They have a very good name in the industry and they are competitively priced. If I were you, call Santam yourself for a quote and get in touch with Mutual and Federal, Zurich and Momentum. Get your own quotes, do not trust the bank to do it for you.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Simple answer, take the structural (building) insurance away from your bank.. you will save probably R150pm month.

Get a proper broker who isn't affiliated to the bank to give you a decent quote that includes building insurance, and death assurance? cancel it.
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+5
 
ToxicBunny said:
Simple answer, take the structural (building) insurance away from your bank.. you will save probably R150pm month.

Get a proper broker who isn't affiliated to the bank to give you a decent quote that includes building insurance, and death assurance? cancel it.
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Whats the reason for taking away the structural insurance away, apart from saving money?
 
F1 Fan said:
So your first problem is that you are with OUTSURANCE. Terrible terrible company.

Santan is excellent. They have a very good name in the industry and they are competitively priced. If I were you, call Santam yourself for a quote and get in touch with Mutual and Federal, Zurich and Momentum. Get your own quotes, do not trust the bank to do it for you.
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I am leaning towards Santam actually. Like you said

Let me see, there is

Santam
Old Mutual
Mutual and Federal
Auto and General
Outsurance
Metropoitan
Hollard

Who did i miss?
 
Get a broker. Best thing I ever did!

I was with A&G and other vehicle was with Outsurance. We got a broker who put both of them together onto a single policy with home insurance for a combined price that was less than we were paying for for the two vehicles separately (AND gave me some specific additional services that I really wanted).

Brokers know the Insurance industry and don't have a vested interest in a specific company or product. They also deal with all the rubbish paperwork and claims and give you advice whenever you need it on just about anything.

I will never have to deal with an insurance company ever again as long as my brokerage firm exists.

It is absolutely worth it.
 
KOPITE said:
I am leaning towards Santam actually. Like you said

Let me see, there is

Santam
Old Mutual
Mutual and Federal
Auto and General
Outsurance
Metropoitan
Hollard

Who did i miss?
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Discovery I guess. There are loads more, but I would stick to that list if I were you (scratch out Outsurance). Is A and G owned by the same group that owns Outsurance? If yes, avoid them too.

Try this:
https://iwyze.oldmutual.co.za/web/QuickQuote/index.go
 
Get a broker and he will provide you with 3-5 alternative quotes/excess structure and exclusions.
 
KOPITE said:
Whats the reason for taking away the structural insurance away, apart from saving money?
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Saving money, better service...

And get rid of the death assurance, its not legally required.
 
KOPITE said:
Ok,

give me details of a few brokers that you know is good in cape town
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Give Alexander Forbes a call..

You don't have to have a broker in CPT though.. so you could give my broker a call. Ask for Craig.

JH Allen and Associates CC
17 Caversham Road, Unit 5, Pinetown, 3610
Tel: 031 709 1231 or: 031 701 0041
Fax: 031 709 1612 or 0862 741 868
 
KOPITE said:
What do you mean. If you or your partner dies, the assurance pay the rest of the house in full
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Yes it is something you should have I think. But again, ask your broker for more quotes.

What did they quote for death cover?
 
Ahhh my bank tried to insist that I have "life cover" and I told them to get knotted.

but then I don't have a family that would be left paying off a bond if I died... so wasn't necessary for me.
 
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Can't give you that info with Randhir on the prowl stalking people. :D
 
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