Price Hike (RapidInsure.co.uk)

Member Name: Edwina Irvine

Product:	RapidInsure.co.uk
Date:	23/02/01 (117 review reads)
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Advantages: buy online

Disadvantages: costs have grown

I have been looking online for the best deal for a years worldwide travel insurance for Two people and Rapidinsure seemed like the best deal.

My parents use rapid insure and paid around 65 pounds last year for a couple and when i looked at the site it was about 78 pounds for a couple... however, the site was 'down' for several weeks before Christmas, in fact, I think it was over 2 months in the end and after a few weeks they told me it was becuase the company was in the process of being taken over and they had to move offices.

Once the site finally came online after Christmas, I had a look but I wasn't able to buy insurance because i had to book within a month of the start date of the policy (this is a bit strange seeing as I would expect travel insurance (at least single trip cover) to cover cancellations etc which may happen more than 4 weeks before departure.

Anyway, when i finally went in this week to buy my travel insurance, the price had gone all the way upto almost £135 which is a huge hike in price. The weird thing is, this is much more like the prices i have found on the big sites such as natwest, lloyds etc but I just wouldn't buy from Rapidinsure now because since being taken over the difference in price is just unbelievable.

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