{"id":59552,"date":"2017-07-02T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/getting-divorced-beware-your-rac-car-insurance-premium-going-up\/"},"modified":"2017-07-02T13:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T06:15:26","slug":"getting-divorced-beware-your-rac-car-insurance-premium-going-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/getting-divorced-beware-your-rac-car-insurance-premium-going-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting divorced? Beware your RAC car insurance premium going up"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMy excess shot up and I\u2019m shocked it can discriminate against divorceesMy RAC car insurance policy, underwritten by Co-op Insurance, was renewed at the beginning of May for \u00a3581.88 with a \u00a3100 compulsory excess. I reviewed the documents and called the RAC to notify them of a single change: that I was now divorced. However, I was told that my new policy would have to be cancelled and I would have to pay \u00a3929.88 with a \u00a3200 compulsory excess for an identical policy with another insurer (Aviva) \u2026 just because I got divorced. My risks have not changed in any way, so I consider this to be extortion. I was initially told I had to renew by 10pm or my policy would be cancelled the next day. After several hours on the phone, a manager accepted I had every reason to be upset and that she would escalate the matter. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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