Tablet insurance protects your gadget against risks like theft, accidental damage and mechanical breakdown - either at home or while you're out and about.
It’s no secret that tablets can be expensive to replace - but they’re also designed to be used on the go, which means they tend to be prone to drops. Tablet insurance helps you avoid stress and unnecessary spending by giving you peace of mind that you’re covered.
To make a claim, contact Protect Your Bubble (by phone or post) as soon as possible to report the claim, complete the required steps and provide the requested information (like proof of ownership). Then pay your excess and wait for your gadget to be repaired or replaced.
When protecting your favourite gadgets, it’s important to understand what covers are available and whether you actually need cover in the first place! Here we’ve answered your frequently asked questions about tablet insurance.
If you love your tablet, you don’t know what you’d do without it and you couldn’t afford to directly replace it if anything happened to it, you’ll probably want to get it insured.
Whilst there isn’t a law which makes it compulsory for you to have insurance for your tablet, it’s definitely a sensible option and makes sure that your favourite gadget is always protected under the level of cover that you need.
What else does tablet insurance cover?
As part of Protect Your Bubble’s standard tablet insurance, you’ll receive:
*If loss cover is selected
Getting a price for your tablet insurance with Protect Your Bubble takes less than three minutes. All you need to do is give some information and get your quote. Such information includes:
Getting a price for your tablet insurance with Protect Your Bubble takes less than three minutes. All you need to do is give some information and get your quote. Such information includes:
You may find yourself asking ‘Can you claim for a tablet on your home insurance?’. If you have home insurance, your tablet may already be covered under the same policy. This will depend on your insurance provider and the cover you initially took out, so you should check your policy documents to find out whether you need to take out additional cover.
My tablet is covered under home insurance, is this cover enough?
One of the most important things to check is the location where your tablet is covered.
If your gadgets are covered under your home insurance, they will usually only be covered while they’re inside your property – so if you wanted to take your tablet out and about with you (for example, to your uni library), you would no longer be covered under the policy. This would mean that if anything happened to your tablet whilst you were outside of your home, you couldn’t claim from your insurance and you’d have to fork out for a new device or to have it repaired.
I’m a student heading to university, will I be covered under my parent’s home insurance?
If you’re a student heading to university, whether you’re covered under your parent’s insurance or not will depend on their policy – they can check their policy details to find out.
If you live on a tight budget, are a student or are generally money-conscious, cost of insurance may be really important to you. Here are a few tips on getting cheap tablet insurance and making your money go as far as possible.
1. Insure gadgets together
Insuring more than one gadget at a time can get you a great discount. If you have a few gadgets to insure, it’s definitely worth sorting them all out at the same time. For example, you can insure three gadgets for £15.99 with Protect Your Bubble’s gadget insurance.
2. Use your Endsleigh discount
If you’re insuring through Protect Your Bubble, you can get 15% off on up to two gadgets by using your Endsleigh discount code.
3. Check if you’re already covered
If you’re staying in student accommodation, you may already have cover. To avoid taking out cover you don’t need, check and confirm your cover here.
With Protect Your Bubble, your tablet excess will cost between £50 and £75 depending on your type of claim.
If your device is new or still under warranty, you may think that you don’t need insurance. However, warranty normally only covers you for issues related to manufacturing faults. It won’t cover you for accidents such as cracked screens/accidental damage.
So if you’re looking to make sure your tablet is protected under other circumstances (such as the above, or mechanical breakdown outside of your warranty), you should take out insurance.
If you live in student accommodation, your gadgets may already be covered by your accommodation provider’s policy. Just click here to check your cover – it’s quick and easy.
Yes you can! With Protect Your Bubble you can get a 15% Endsleigh discount on up to two gadgets, or insure three gadgets for £15.99 per month. Insuring your gadgets together is cheaper than insuring them alone.
You can choose to add cover for accidental loss onto your tablet policy for an extra £1.50 per month. This is particularly useful if you’re forgetful and scared of leaving an expensive item behind!
Over half a million students are protected by Endsleigh through their accommodation provider. Are you one of them? To make sure you don’t take out cover you don’t need, check and confirm your cover today via the My Endsleigh app.
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