Essentials Contents Insurance

If you're a student living in halls of residence or if you live in rented or shared accommodation then Essentials Contents Insurance is tailored specifically for you.

Essentials Contents Insurance allows you to specify the level of cover you need, so you can cover the items most valuable to you - this means you don't pay for cover you don't need. You can choose to cover items such as laptops, ipods, bicycles and mobile phones even when taken outside your home, shared accommodation or halls of residence.

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Features of NatWest Essentials:
  • Choose to cover individual items such as laptops, ipods, bicycles and mobile phones even when taken outside the home.
  • Easy to set up for students – we can set your policy up on your university address if you don’t know your residential address yet.
  • Pay monthly at no extra cost (when the equivalent annual premium is over £70 inclusive of insurance premium tax, subject to eligibility).
  • Cover for walk in theft (except money)
  • Cover for your college library books (up to £200) or college items on loan (up to £500) if lost or stolen
  • Includes cover for information you have stored on your Home Entertainment Equipment or mobile phone up to £250
  • All policies include up to £50 cash in the home and £500 credit card misuse cover

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