Prudential

I don’t really recall what it was that first attracted me to Prudential as a home contents insurance provider. I suspect that it was largely due to the fact that my parents had always been insured for everything by “The Man From The Pru” and after some pretty dire service from Legal and General, I think I decided to go with Prudential. I’ve been insured with them for about seven years, but recent events have led me to question the validity of continuing to pay for cover in this way. POLICY COVER My Prudential policy is a “plain speaking” policy, which means that all the terms and conditions of the contract are set out very simply. Paperwork is ...  Read the complete review

I first heard of Prudential when I was around 6 years old, when they were also an Estate Agents. My mum and dad sold their first house with them and as far as I can remember, were happy with them. So, when jay and I moved into our first house together in January 2001, I was advised that as we were renting, although we wouldn't need Buildings Insurance, we would need Contents Insurance. I used Prudential purely on a recommendation - I was 19 at the time and was overawed by the vast amount of the Insurance companies offering their services. After all, I had never had to do anything like this before. A work colleague told me that they had been with ...  Read the complete review

Foolishly, I had my House insurance cover with my mortgage lender for a large number of years, partly because of lethargy on my part, and later because of their bullying tactics. They insisted I could not go anywhere else; firstly noone gave the same cover as them; then it was the agreement I had signed; then I would be charged £35 to change. Even then they did not guarantee, the new policy would be accepted, and that they needed sight of it first. I got out of this impasse, by using their tactics, I rang them up, wrote letters, and finally insisted that I was cancelling their direct debit and going where I wanted, whether they liked it or not! The out come was ...  Read the complete review