I was wondering to myself, as I attempted to avoid consiousness of washing the dishes, whether current digital cameras are equipped with any security devices that can disable them and render them useless to thieves. You know, like the simple code your mobile 'phone employs. And if not, why in hell not?
This came about - the thought - as I was musing about taking myself off for a week or so's drive in France towards the end of September, and I realised that my insurance for cameras is only valid whilst they are in the house, just as is the one for the watch etc. I'm with Liberty, not exactly a tiny business, but one that is certainly averse to offering cover where you are likely to actually find yourself needing it, and I wonder whether anyone here can recommend an insurance company in Spain that thinks otherwise.
I have a gripe with Zurich Insurance as well: the cars have all been through them since '81, a pile of bucks that would easily have bought at least one nice new car over the years, but they still seem to be quite cavalier in their attitude to the customer (me). For example, when I pay the agent, I no longer get a proper certificate with the Zurich name, logo etc. that at least looks official; I have been told that these are no longer being issued, and that I must carry the receipt from the bank instead - in other words, if I do take the car abroad, then in the case of being challenged I must hope that the fuzz speak/read Spanish and are willing and able to accept a bank statement as proof that a car insurance has, indeed, been paid. In Britain? In France? Yeah, right.
I have sometimes thought about internet insurance companies - always felt a bit odd about that - whose office door do you open when things go wrong?
Worried,
Mallorca - Spain