Laptop Insurance

[littlegreenfairy]

Have been told I need to cover my laptop, but am struggling to find anything sensible online.

Anyone got any recommendations?

[ThePassenger]

Household contents insurance? I think ours covers the laptops whilst they're in the house... might be worth asking whoever your insurance is with if that's the case for you and how much to add the beast if it's not.

[nail_it]

Ours are added onto the contents insurance.
Think it was approx £18 for up to £2000 worth of laptops within the UK.
Worth it for peace of mind etc

[littlegreenfairy]

The household insurance (as I've just found out) only covers it whilst it is in the house and placed on a firm flat surface and there is no option to add it as an extra


Trawling on the internet has not pulled up anything that looks safe under £60 a year which seems a bit steep.

[ThePassenger]

littlegreenfairy said:

The household insurance (as I've just found out) only covers it whilst it is in the house and placed on a firm flat surface and there is no option to add it as an extra

Good job it never leaves your desk and never goes outside then isn't it

[agent006]

littlegreenfairy said:

The household insurance (as I've just found out) only covers it whilst it is in the house and placed on a firm flat surface and there is no option to add it as an extra

Time to change household insurance then.

[nail_it]

agent006 said:

littlegreenfairy said:

The household insurance (as I've just found out) only covers it whilst it is in the house and placed on a firm flat surface and there is no option to add it as an extra

Time to change household insurance then.

Fully agree, find another company.
Over the years have never had a problem adding extra equipment with various insurance companies.

[deva link]

littlegreenfairy said:

Have been told...

Told by whom? If it's someone else's laptop then they should insure it.

I use www.compucover.co.uk/ for the laptop I bought my daughter - she's a teacher and it seemed to provide very broad cover.

However since I took it out (2+yrs ago), laptops have dropped in price and the insurance cost has gone up - I'm not sure I'd bother now.

[cjs]

I think I pay around £35 extra a year on my household insurance to cover my laptop......its a good thing as it has just had accidental water damage and I will be making a claim!