New Posts For Thread: What is it with insurance companies and renewal quotes being much bigger than is available elsewherehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhereI just called the cancellation line at more tha as my car insurance was £170 cheaper with a different provider. The poor lady then had to tell me that she could do a better more competitive quote. I refused it as I'm pretty sure they won't match theThis got me on the case this morning, up for renewal mid November..They wanted to bump it up to £450 from an already steep £266!! I told them I was looking at my PC on Go Compare...oh, then he dipped it down to £309. F*&K this Pl%% take I thoughthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550192071#550192071This got me on the case this morning, up for renewal mid November..They wanted to bump it up to £450 from an already steep £266!! I told them I was looking at my PC on Go Compare...oh, then he dipped it down to £309. F*&K this Pl%% take I thoughtMon, 17 Oct 2016 11:28:14 -0500"I've no idea dusty"...I do nowhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191969#550191969"I've no idea dusty"...I do nowMon, 17 Oct 2016 11:11:09 -0500.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/12139464/Age-UK-recommended-more-expensive-E.ON-tariff-to-the-elderly.htmlhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191957#550191957.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/12139464/Age-UK-recommended-more-expensive-E.ON-tariff-to-the-elderly.htmlMon, 17 Oct 2016 11:07:31 -0500keep crying Hobknobhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191949#550191949keep crying HobknobMon, 17 Oct 2016 11:06:10 -0500I've no idea dusty but from personal experience they've saved me a lot of cashhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191941#550191941I've no idea dusty but from personal experience they've saved me a lot of cashMon, 17 Oct 2016 11:04:56 -0500Considering WAC you are BB, that is stupefying.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191935#550191935Considering WAC you are BB, that is stupefying.Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:03:35 -0500I was stunned a couple of years ago when my wife's quote was £30 cheaper when I went on the policy as a named driver.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191889#550191889I was stunned a couple of years ago when my wife's quote was £30 cheaper when I went on the policy as a named driver.Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:58:42 -0500was it not that lot who were found to be advising oldies to take poor valued energy products and getting paid by the companies to do it?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191885#550191885was it not that lot who were found to be advising oldies to take poor valued energy products and getting paid by the companies to do it?Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:58:39 -0500Tip: I got a higher renewal and decided to shop around before thinking "hey, I'm over 50 and do I so recall the Joanna Lumley adverts for this age group" so I shop around and (I kid you not) found the exact same cover for 60% less (age concern). Thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550191765#550191765Tip: I got a higher renewal and decided to shop around before thinking "hey, I'm over 50 and do I so recall the Joanna Lumley adverts for this age group" so I shop around and (I kid you not) found the exact same cover for 60% less (age concern). TheMon, 17 Oct 2016 10:43:56 -0500There's market research done that's out there and open to investigate on these issues that tells us that (from recollection) something like 80 or 90 % of customers don't shop around, so these tactics are actually opposite to market economics that arehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30744601/what-is-it-with-insurance-companies-and-renewal-quotes-being-much-bigger-than-is-available-elsewhere?post_id=550189619#550189619There's market research done that's out there and open to investigate on these issues that tells us that (from recollection) something like 80 or 90 % of customers don't shop around, so these tactics are actually opposite to market economics that areMon, 17 Oct 2016 05:36:37 -0500