{"id":361,"date":"2016-11-23T11:39:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T11:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/europeanmoving.de\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2020-09-11T19:23:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:23:04","slug":"removals-insurance-and-compensation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeanmoving.co.uk\/en\/removals-insurance-and-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When moving your goods with any removals or transport company you will typically have 3 insurance options to consider with regards to the transit, shipping or removals insurance.<\/p>\n<p>1. Own insurance company cover on your own home contents insurance &#8211;<span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><strong>Owner or Professionally Packed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. The removals company insurance or 3rd party insurance company \u2013\u00a0<span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><strong>Owner Packed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. The removals company insurance or 3rd party insurance company \u2013\u00a0<span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><strong>Professionally Packed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most removals companies offer additional insurance cover from around 3% of the total value of goods being shipped and you will be required to make a detailed inventory of every single item or box.<br \/>\nAt European Moving we do not offer such additional insurance cover as generally these insurance policies don\u2019t cover very much and exclude a lot, meaning when you need to make a claim it is likely you will NOT be covered for what you thought you would be.<br \/>\nWe do not consider it ethical or fair to offer our customers these unfairly worded and in many cases unfairly stacked towards the insurance company insurance policies.<br \/>\nThese policies will on many occasions fall far short of our customers\u2019 expectations of insurance cover.<br \/>\nHowever, we do cover for the absolute worst case scenarios, your goods are indemnified with us for \u00a340 per item or box (In line with BAR Terms &amp; Conditions, section 8.1 and 8.2) up to the value of \u00a310,000 in the event of fire, theft, vehicle accident or vessel disaster.<br \/>\nWe also offer in addition a \u00a340 per missing item or box compensation policy.<br \/>\nFor the sake of clarity your goods are not insured for breakages, minor transit damages or miscellaneous missing items with European Moving whether packed by yourself or by us.<br \/>\nEuropean Moving always recommend additional insurance cover is taken out if full insurance cover is required, however the option is entirely up to you.<br \/>\nWe recommend that all goods should be packed and protected prior to collection no matter what your insurance arrangements are.<br \/>\nIf your goods are adequately packed and protected they should be able to withstand normal removal handling and transportation.<br \/>\nOur advice is to first check your home contents insurance policy cover as you may already have some removals insurance built in to your policy or be able add extra cover for a small premium.<br \/>\nIf you still require additional cover then there are many companies available online that can give you a quote for Marine Cargo Insurance and\/or Removals.<br \/>\nInsurance such asv <span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><a style=\"color: #1774b5;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightcover.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/www.freightcover.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><a style=\"color: #1774b5;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insure-your-move.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/www.insure-your-move.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span> .<br \/>\nYou can also do a google search for \u201cMarine Cargo Insurance \u201cor \u201cRemovals Insurance\u201d, there are many companies out there that can give you exactly the kind of cover that you require and in most cases the cover will be far more superior than the bulk provided insurance cover being offered to you at 3% by a removals company which to be frank in many cases is not worth the paper it is written on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #df3332;\"><strong>Please do not list European Moving as the professional packers unless we have agreed it with you by prior arrangement and in writing that this service will be provided as this may invalidate your insurance policy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><strong>Making Insurance Claims<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reality of moving personal effects through any removals, transport and shipping company over long distances is that there is always going to be a risk that something may get broken in transit.<br \/>\nIn most cases its normally a negligible loss but in some cases, it may be necessary to make an insurance claim or claim against our own \u00a340 per box or Item compensation scheme.<br \/>\nDue to the many 1000\u2019s of shipments we send each year, and the vast amounts of countries and languages involved your claim should you have one will be handled by professional international loss adjusters Crawford &amp; Company Adjusters (UK) Limited<br \/>\nTo make a claim with our loss adjusters please request a claim form from us. If you are claiming against your own insurance ensure that you have checked your Insurance policy wording to establish that you have the cover you are going to claim for.<br \/>\nPlease note that your goods are not insured for breakages or transit damages with European Moving but we can assist you with some aspects of your claim with your own insurance company.<br \/>\nIf you need any information or documents when making a claim against your own insurance company, please contact us on the following email <strong>claims@europeanmoving.eu .<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease ensure that you provide as many details as possible including the full name of the claimant, policy number and the point of contact for any correspondence, ensure that you provide as much information as possible.<br \/>\nBelow is a list of some of the things you may need to make your claim:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-with-tick fullCol\">\n<li>Policy number<\/li>\n<li>Name of insured party<\/li>\n<li>A copy of the signed collection and delivery notes or CMR\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>A copy of a signed inventory with signatures from the pick-up driver and the delivery driver<\/li>\n<li>An estimate by a professional company for the cost of the repairs or replacement of the losses<\/li>\n<li>Photographic evidence of the packaging before and after the incident<\/li>\n<li>Photographic evidence of the damages, proof of purchase and\/or ownership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When returning the claim form to Crawford please make sure you have as much information to hand and if you have taken out insurance they will need the name, phone number, claim number and email address of the person at your insurance company who is dealing with your claim.<\/p>\n<p>Full details for Crawford are below:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1774b5;\"><strong>Crawford &amp; Company Adjusters (UK) Limited<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRegistered Number: 2908444<br \/>\nRegistered Office: 70 Mark Lane, London EC3R 7NQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When moving your goods with any removals or transport company you will typically have 3 insurance options to consider with regards to the transit, shipping or removals insurance. 1. 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