Insurance Company Recommendation?

[Snaketibe]

As time passes and collections grow in size and value, there comes a point where some collectors (like me) feel that having their collection separately insured seems like a very good idea, rather than just lumping it in with your home contents insurance and hoping for the best. I can't be the only one here who has found him or herself in this particular boat, and so I was wondering whether any other forum members can recommend a good (presumably specialist?) insurance company for insuring a fairly sizeable and valuable collection here in the UK? As we all know, you only find out how good an insurance company actually is when you have to make a claim, so if you do make a recommendation, it would be very helpful if you could say whether or not you have ever had to make a claim with that company, and how good you found them when doing so?

Any help or guidance on this would be very gratefully received. Thank you.

 

[Grant_C]

I've recently gone back to mine and they said I have to bring s company in to verify it.

Giving them a ring on Monday.

I'd try a local business first.

 

[theguiltyone]

Hiscox.

 

[maxf]

Hiscox or John Lewis.

I claimed for damage to a vintage watch with hiscox and they were fine. JL do my current home insurance and were cheaper than hiscox but similar levels of cover.

 

[Snaketibe]

Thanks for the replies. Does anyone else have any other recommendations to add or any other insurance claim stories (good or bad)?

 

[sith-smith]

I went through the a broker, greenfield insurance

Was good dealing with them as they seem to specialise in oddball insurance. My home insurance company flatly refused!! Even wrote it into the contract! :twisted: