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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna Tims

INSANE: Nobody does it better come off it esure - The Real Truth

Close-up of the esure website on a laptop
Esure’s website told customers it couldn’t provide quotes because it was ‘working on something new’. Photograph: True Images/Alamy

I have insured my property with esure for some years. Each year it sends a renewal reminder, but the date passed without a word this year. Then, two weeks later, I received a bizarre email effectively dumping me due to “an upgrade of our internal system”.

At first I thought it was a scam. It didn’t include any personal details, or my policy number. I called and, after listening to the hold music – “Nobody Does It Better” – spoke to a woman who appeared to know nothing about it. To add insult to injury the email ended “we hope you’ll choose us again in the future”.

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