COPE3: Anyone know any reliable sources of checking out whether an insurance company is decent or not?
'Mymotorquote' are just brokers, that will provide Insurance through a panel of Insurers. They are part of Allen & Allen group, who were apparently finalists in the 'Insurance awards' 2008.
My observative about some companies, is they invest alot in employing sales staff or IT spend on internet sites, but when it comes to customer service they can let you down.
The advice is to use Insurance companies that are well established and are of a size, that they will also employ sufficient staff to provide a decent level of customer service. Also a good local Insurance Broker (not swinton) will be able to recommend decent companies that offer a good service and will be there to help you, if you did have a problem.
Defaqto provide ratings on the main Insurance products available but this is more about the cover, than the service.
Personally I rate the RBS Insurance underwritten policies DL, Churchill, Tesco; and also Aviva, Allianz, AA and Fortis. There have been adverse comments about the Budget Insurance policies, which you will find details of, if you search on this site and other forums. Budget group administer alot of policies that come up cheapest on the comparison sites. There are also adverse comments about Quinn and Swiftcover.
Huckster