Appliance Insurance – A Quick Guide: When you buy a new appliance or piece of equipment for your home, it may come with a manufacturer’s warranty. But this is limited in time and covers only defects in manufacture or parts.
What is appliance insurance?
Appliance insurance plugs those gaps – and does a lot more.
For one thing, it is an insurance policy and not a service agreement. That means that the insurer is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Moreover you have the full protection of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the unlikely event of something serious going wrong. You can find out more here https://www.fscs.org.uk/
What does appliance insurance cover?
The precise extent of your warranty cover may vary from one policy to another, but the following are just some of the features typically included:
- cover in the event of any breakdown or failure of the appliance;
- the dispatch to your home of a qualified engineer to repair the broken appliance – thus saving you any hassle or expense in the packing and return of the item in question;
- typically, you pay no call out charge for this service and neither may there be any excess to pay on such an insurance claim;
- the repair of the appliance in your own home or removed for repair by qualified agents;
- if it is not possible to repair the appliance, some for instance – replace any item which cannot be repair (up to set limits); and
- with our appliance insurance, appliances up to 10 years old – of any UK-bought make or model – may generally be covered by this form of insurance. See all the brands we cover here!
All-in-one policies
Appliance insurance may also be tailored to meet the needs of a typical household with more than just one or two appliances. Some for example, let you choose as many as ten different items under one policy. Check out our multi-appliance insurance policy.
What appliances may be included?
Typically, warranty insurance packages may include a whole range of domestic appliances and equipment.
This might range from the larger appliances such as your cooker, fridge, freezer or washing machine. Furthermore much smaller items such as vacuum cleaners and microwaves. Lastly electrical equipment such as televisions and sound systems. Take a look at some of the appliances we can cover.
Are there any restrictions?
Once again, this is likely to depend on the particular warranty insurance policy you choose. Key aspects to consider might include:
- The age of the appliances covered.whether you bought the item or items new or second hand, a policy might extend cover to appliances up to, say, eight years old;
- there may be an upper limit on the amount you may claim on any one item during the year. However this is unlikely to affect any others in a bundle of appliance which are covered under the same policy;
- there may be a “cooling off” period of 14 days or so during which you may decide to cancel the payment and receive a full refund; and
- it may be possible for you to cancel the policy at any time.
In a word, therefore, you may find that there are very few restrictions on your warranty insurance package.
Give yourself peace of mind and get your appliances covered today with Kaput Appliance Insurance!
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