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silence7@slrpnk.net

I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Now I'm wondering if it makes any sense to double up on insurance.
Like finding a second company and getting a policy from them also.

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[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

You usually can’t claim on both policies at the same time. I think for car insurance there’s nothing against having multiple policies on the same car, but if you claim on all of them for the same incident, it’s classed as fraud

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[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago

Talk to a broker. Many companies consider dual policies a case of splitting the risk between them, not doubling the payouts even though both premiums are being paid.

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