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I checked out insurance rates for both bajaj allianz and bharti axa for my 2010 chevy beat LT(O) with 0% depreciation, NCB 25%. Bajaj is charging rs. 9860 (IDV 3 lakhs) and bharti (IDV 2.79 lakhs) is charging 7400. Personally, I'm leaning towards bajaj as they're a bigger and more reputable brand. Also, axa doesn't seem to have any tie-ups with chevy dealers in vadodara or ahmedabad. However, i'm just concerned with how good bajaj is in vadodara or ahmedabad. Does anyone have any experience?

Bajaj Allianz's rates are quite but they provide quality service. Try getting quotes from Future Generali or Tata AIG (provided they have cashless with the dealer) Their rates are on lower side.

Edit: Just read its a 2010 model. Bajaj and AXA are the only two options. When is your renewal? Because Liberty Videocon is launching in the first week of Feb '13 and they do offer Zero Dep upto 5 year old cars.

thanks for the input. I think i'll stick to bajaj allianz. Not really confident of trying out a new insurance carrier especially with no reviews and no track record. Plus, i'm sure it'll take months for dealers to start cashless services with them. Thanks for the input guys!

Your worst fears are confirmed. Attached is the latest IRDA ruling regarding the depreciation on cost of painting. However it says that the ruling will be applicable on motor policies whose risk inception falls on or after 01st Feb 2013.

Thanks Ghodlur.

I think the guidelines from IRDA is sensible as they are taking a middleground in identifying the two elements separately.

But see post from K2mx6 below - interesting that Insurers have already started doing this.

Best Regards and Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

Hi folks, I had a query on whether I can get a insurance claim for replacement of a part without any accident or damage to the car ?

I have a 2007 Honda Civic which recently came up with an issue related to the steering assembly.
The Honda Service Centre guys say that the bill can endup anywhere between 40,000 to 80,000 depending upon what part to change.

The main issue with the car is that, there is a oil leak from the steering pump, which was probably caused by a stone hitting the steering pump of the car.

So can I get an insurance claim if I get the pump or the steering assembly replaced from an Authorised Honda Service Centre ?
Or will I have to prove that the car met with an accident or something ?

Can anyone suggest me with a way out of this situation ?

Thanks.

Yes, you can claim for the repair expenses. Contact the Insurer to arrange for the surveyor to inspect the damages and file the claim. Be sure that Honda is qouting the right repair charges. For your information, post the query either as a seperate thread or in the existing Honda Civic threads so that you are sure that Honda is not taking you for a ride.

Make sure this reason stands and be present when the surveyor is at the workshop. Convince him if he is not because if its proved that its wear and tear then the claim is not payable.

Private Car Package Policy wordings are as below:

The Company shall not be liable to make any payment in respect of:-

a) consequential loss, depreciation, wear and tear, mechanical or electrical breakdown, failures or breakages;

Thanks for the reply :)

I took the car to another Honda workshop for second advice.
The final quote that they gave me was Rs.26500.

The service advisor at automa Honda told me that there are very few chances of me getting an insurance claim for a steering pump replacement.
He told that there is no way that they could show a damage to the pump.

As far as my policy is concerned it is currently with Reliance insurance.

Exactly, thats the reason I said - make sure this reason stands.
I dont know where exactly is the steering pump (in a Civic) and whether a stone can easily damage it.

Stone hit damages can be claimed, just like a stone hitting a windscreen but those claims are not that easy and straightforward.

The service advisor said that the surveyors these days are professional experts and have knowledge about each and every detail of the car and he knows whether a part can be damaged by a stone or not. Still if one can convince a surveyor then he can get a claim for practically any part he desires for.
So basically everything is dependent on the surveyor.

What you said about the Surveyors is generally true. There may be some bad apples in there, but you cant paint every one with the same brush.

If I am not mistaken the location of the PS Pump is somewhere near the top of the engine by the side of the Water pump, just below the bonnet. I am attaching a picture of the same (the one you can see without the belt in the pulley is the part.

The probabilty of this being hit by a stone is rather remote and hence any Surveyor will want to explore this deeper especially as this is a expensive item. Next there are way to detemine if a crack has been caused by any external reason or otherwise. If a stone hit - under a powerful lense it would show that the crack is with and inward dent at the point of impact by the stone and even stone residues would be there.

A Surveyor has to do his job also and hence you can't find fault with hime for that.

I also would like to point out that Civics have PS Pump issues (I have owned one in the past here in Dubai and have experienced repetitive leaks after 4 years or so. Honda Civic forums also have discussions on this problems.

The picture is from the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV1fVx2SD2Y

I am not trying to take any side but pointing out facts. To me in all probabilty it looks like a wear and tear and hence is not claimable under insurance.

Auto parts do fail and you can't always find an external reason for it.

I don't know if you have extended warannty in India, if so this is claimable under that. I have done so for my manufacturer warranty was done with on completion of 3rd year and I had an extended warrant till the 5th year.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

Thanks for the reply r_nairtvm :)

I completely agree with what you said.
I myself saw the car on a lift and ya the pump is high above on the left side with a gap of around 2 inches.
First of all it's a metal part so it should not be affected by a small stone hitting the pump and more over even if it does it will be really hard for me to prove it.
You rightly said that this is a known issue for civics because I met a person yesterday at the workshop having the same issue with his car.

So now when the estimate is around 25-30k I am thinking of getting it done on cash only as I won't be getting any claims anyways.

So does this mean that the surveyor has refused the claim on the grounds of wear and tear OR you have decided not to claim. If you have decided not to claim insurance, suggest you check the FNG for a second opinion reg the part cost.