Additional Support

At Newton Crum Insurance Agents Limited we are committed to providing quality private boat insurance products and services to all our customers. We pay particular attention to setting out our proposal forms in easy to understand plain English tailored precisely to our home market building up trust and respect throughout the boating community. We want every customer to make a good buying decision and have a positive experience when dealing with us.

We acknowledge some customers may have disabilities, health, emotional or financial concerns which may require additional support. We are committed to discovering that early on to provide quality services, extra support and care with compassion, empathy and respect to such clients and their family, carer or support.

If you feel you could benefit from any additional support from us, please contact our friendly team by:

Email: contact@newtoncrum.com
Telephone: 01424 718800
Claims: 01424 718811 (Dedicated claims line only)
Post: Droxford House, Charles Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0JU

To make sure you get the help you need, here’s how we can assist:

Speech/Visual/Hearing impairment
Speech

You can arrange for a friend or family member to speak to us on your behalf or we can contact you by email or post.

Visual
You can arrange for a friend or family member to speak to us on your behalf.
We can send documents in large print.
We can communicate by email if you have the software to allow it to be turned into speech.

Hearing
You can arrange for a friend or family member to speak to us on your behalf or we can contact you by email or post.

If you do not understand something, or if English is not your first language
If you need help understanding our terms, conditions, policies, quotes, or need some guidance regarding our products, please do not hesitate to:

  • Ask us questions
  • Ask us to repeat an answer
  • Ask us to speak slower/louder/clearer
  • Ask us for more time to make a decision
  • Ask us to provide clear written advices either by email or in a letter

If you require assistance completing any of the forms on our website or that you may have received in the post, please contact us and we will be happy to talk you through the forms or complete them on your behalf with a copy provided to you. We can also send documents/emails to a chosen second contact.

Bereavement
If a loved one named on a Newton Crum policy has passed away, we understand this can be a difficult time and will assist you in making all necessary arrangements to update the policy documents.

Health Concerns
If you are suffering from an illness or heath issue which could affect your ability to manage your policy and you feel you need additional support, please contact us.

If you would like to arrange for someone to speak about your policy on your behalf.
You can give permission for someone not named on a Newton Crum policy to speak on your behalf. This could be a family member, friend or legal representative who you could give permission to do everything you can do with your policy except amend your address, contact details, or you can choose what access this person(s) has. You can notify us by telephone, email or post providing their full name, date of birth and address confirming what access they are to have to your policy.

Power of Attorney
Please provide us with a copy of the power of attorney document. Upon receipt we will contact the attorney to confirm we have received the document and update the policy accordingly.

If you have financial worries
Whilst we do not provide credit or allow monthly installments, if you are experiencing financial difficulties, please get in touch to allow us to see if we can support you in any way.

Website accessibility
We hope our website is simple to use and understand. If you experience any difficulties using the site, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Feedback regarding the accessibility or usability of our website is always welcome and will be fully reviewed.

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