thread: Who do you insure with and why?? (Car)

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  1. #1

    Aug 2009
    Yarra Valley, Victoria
    1,215

    I am with YOUI, I have made 2 claims with them and they are very friendly.. they even sent me a toy garbage truck after I went up the back of one
    I am currently still in the middle of claiming from them, it has been slow but that is because the other party ran off but YOUI have tracked him down finally..
    Before I had smashed up any of my cars I was paying only $340 for 3rd party fire & theft. Now after 2 smashes I pay $410 a year for third party fire & theft but I get free car hire when my car goes in for repairs and the excess is only $400

    must add.. Im an expert at smashes I've only written off 3 cars.. But I've been with AAMI, JUST CARS, COMMINSURE, and YOUI is the best Ive found

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Sunny Qld
    14,682

    I am with AAMI for one reason only. (well other than the fact they were one of the cheapest quote). I was the secretary to a solicitor who dealt with personal injury claims - car accidents and the like.

    She said that the best insurance company was AAMI. They looked after their customers and were by far the easiest to deal with in terms of starting a claim. That was all I needed to be told. Sometimes its not who is the cheapest, but also how they look after you after you've had an accident that matters.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Oct 2006
    Adelaide, SA
    3,962

    I'm also with AAMI and have unfortunately had to made 2 claims this year, neither at fault, and they were fantastic, highly recommend them!

    My only advice is to read the fine print, especially if you are switching your house insurance, I was with REAL for a while until I read their fine print and it basically said in the case of a house fire, if the fault was from anything electrical (drier, heater etc) the claim is voided! Considering a lot of house fires are caused from this kind of thing I changed over quick smart! So definitely read all the fine print!

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    8,986

    Our cars are with CGU because they were really reasonably priced. I've made 1 at fault claim with them and they were fabulous to deal with.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Apr 2010
    1,118

    SGIC.

    The main reason being they do business and landlord's insurance, we have a home based business and a rental, and they have a discount for bundling policies. I'd been with them for years and they were very good to deal with on a claim, but switched to a cheaper one for a while and came back when we needed the more exotic insurances.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Apr 2009
    in the garden
    3,767

    Suncorp. Basically because the finance company guy put us onto them. I did check out RACQ but Suncorp seemed a bit better so
    I will admit to being lazy though & not doing my homework.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Mar 2006
    4,542

    We insure our cars with Budget direct and have found them the cheapest. I've also had two bingles with them. One our fault one the other persons and both times they were great to deal with.

  8. #8
    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Mar 2008
    Vic
    4,806

    We're with AAMI for everything. They're not the cheapest, but we have never had any problem at all claiming. They're quick and the repairs are always good.

    FWIW - My aunty was insured with RACV - they only found out their car was a write-off when they came across it being driven to a wrecker on the back of a tow truck. The repair was only one side front panel worth of damage. When my aunty brought it to the attention of RACV, they got it back from the wrecker and fixed it. Lucky they saw it being towed there! Another friend was with RACV too and they accused him of stealing his own car when he reported it stolen. I like that I can ring my insurance company and they smile over the phone.