Yty depreciation % of insured car value

Yty depreciation % of insured car value

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TNW

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536 posts

209 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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Just renewing my insurance on the porker and the quote they have provided has devalued the car by 10% this year. I queried this, but was told it's normal practice to reduce the insured amount by 15% year on year and they are doing me a favor, as it's a renewal, to only take 10% off the value. Is this normal here, seems odd?

Surely the car should be insured against either market or replacement value, not some made up percentage. One of the reasons I bought the car in the first place was the lack of deprecation.

XB70

2,491 posts

203 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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TNW said:
Just renewing my insurance on the porker and the quote they have provided has devalued the car by 10% this year. I queried this, but was told it's normal practice to reduce the insured amount by 15% year on year and they are doing me a favor, as it's a renewal, to only take 10% off the value. Is this normal here, seems odd?

Surely the car should be insured against either market or replacement value, not some made up percentage. One of the reasons I bought the car in the first place was the lack of deprecation.
Where is that 288GTO I saw laying around???

After_Shock

8,751 posts

227 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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Yup perfectly normal for them to do it, try explaining to someone in accounts that your car has not depreciated, goes against the script they have and wont have a clue what your on about.

XB70

2,491 posts

203 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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After_Shock said:
Yup perfectly normal for them to do it, try explaining to someone in accounts that your car has not depreciated, goes against the script they have and wont have a clue what your on about.
Back in Oz, they said mine had appreciated!

A $2000 (if that) base model sedan with moon-mileage and 12 years old.

Said now worth $2500 and had to pay a higher premium.

I gave up arguing.

After_Shock

8,751 posts

227 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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XB70 said:
I gave up arguing.
Sounds like the easier solution, get the policy and stuff it into a wall the same day.

Randompunter74

642 posts

151 months

Sunday 12th April 2015
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Dude, go with AIG Private Client Group. You choose the value y ear on year, no arguments and some random call centre chic saying... that's just what we do.