...Had the same 'conversation' with my current Home Insurance provider last night.
Their renewal letter had indicated a 28% increase for the next 12-months, with identical cover/no change in any circumstances!
I'd already been onto the same company's website to obtain a quote as a 'new customer' and had been offered improved cover (an increased Contents cover sum & NCD protection) for just an additional £9.00 over last year's price!!
When matey asked why I wasn't renewing the existing policy I told him I was simply 'playing the annual game' and would be buying through a different portal. He immediately assumed that that was a comparison site and declared that policies appearing on those sites are often (usually) discounted by 20-25% for Year 1 to reel you in!!!
So, yes, you're foolish if you don't shop around annually – for all/any kind of insurance, but like the comment above, I wish we didn't have to and would sometimes prefer to establish a bit of continuity/loyalty, but at a sensible price increase and not just something a computer algorithm has determined...
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