How to Make a Claim on Your Travel Insurance
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(Please call only in an emergency)
Complete Online Claims Notification
Email: claims@drakefieldinsurance.co.uk
How to Make a Claim
All claims are handled by our in house claims department. Our claims team is headed by our Operations Manager. Once you notify us of a claim a member of staff where possible will be allocated to handle it from first notification through to conclusion.
In the first instance, please click HERE to complete an online notification of a claim.
Service Standards
You can expect the following service standards:
- 80% of telephone calls to be answered within 30 seconds
- New claim acknowledged within 5 working days
- All correspondence answered within 5 working days
- Payments issued within 10 working days of finalisation
- Complaints acknowledged within 5 working days
Helping us to help you
Please assist us in settling your claim quickly by:
- Answering all correspondence promptly
- Providing all information requested
- Quoting all references provided by us on your correspondence
Complaints
If you have cause to make a complaint about the service that you receive from us please follow the steps below.
In the first instance please write to:
Operations Manager
Drakefield Insurance Services Limited
West Wing,
6 Miles Gray Road,
Basildon,
Essex,
SS14 3HJ
If you are not satisfied with the response you can write to:
The Head of Claims
UK Underwriting Ltd
2 Gibraltar House,
Bowcliffe Road,
Leeds,
LS10 1HB


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