November 09, 2005
To be sure
Its a well known fact that the Dutch are fond of their insurance. One thing I noticed when I first came here is that in general, people don't seem to like change, or surprises. Maybe that has something to do with it? I was also wondering if it has anything to do with the landscape. In a flat country you can see everything that's coming.
So, yesterday, when Ron sat down on the sofa to start the great-insurance-cancellation process I should have been prepared. We no longer own a house or much else but I knew we were still insured to a degree that I personally find mind-boggling. Mind you, the only insurance I've ever taken out was health insurance and that only after the Australian government legislated making it compulsory for people in my circumstances. I don't think Australians are terribly big on insurance in general.
I still haven't stopped laughing at the discovery yesterday that we have been insured all this time against things-that-aren't-covered-by-any-other-insurance, as it was explained to me. (Aansprakelijkheid or liability insurance I believe its called)
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