Home insurance paid up for my lost mavic at last

[Ian in London]

So after a month of waiting, my home insurance sent me a cheque for my lost Mavic!

Bye Bye Mavic - How to lose it in 5 easy steps... (and how not to)

I had a ' Personal Possessions - all risks ' element on my home policy covering all possessions anywhere outside the home for things like jewellery and cameras.

I claimed for a "high definition video camera quad copter" and they treated it just like losing a DSLR camera and paid up! So that's put a smile on my face to say the least

Had already bought a new Mavic and as a real bonus, the insurance even covered the cost of a the DJI Care Refresh policy on the new Mavic (I couldn't claim on the old Mavic's Refresh Care policy as I couldn't produce and send off the drone body as I never found it.....)

So, for UK flyers at least, it's probably worth paying the extra £50 or so for Personal Possessions on your home insurance...

Cheers,
Ian

 

[enzo200500]

Thats a good outcome Ian.

If I was closer to Dover, it would be on my list to fly there too!

 

[maxb]

wow thats great! I'm covered with M&S home insurance and have ' Personal Possessions - all risks ' as well so need to contact them to see if i would be covered too... who are you with?

 

[Ian in London]

wow thats great! I'm covered with M&S home insurance and have ' Personal Possessions - all risks ' as well so need to contact them to see if i would be covered too... who are you with?

I'm with a company called Ageas. It's not a main stream company as I live in a 300 yr old house but the principle is key here... Personal possessions and emphasise the camera.....

 

[gavcuk]

Ageas are just about the biggest name in general insurance but you don't hear their name so much as it is behind lots of other names like supermarket chains or post office etc

 

[maxb]

got an email back from M&S saying my drone is covered! yessssssss