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Student Possessions Insurance in detail


Get the lowdown on what we cover, and double check you tick our boxes to apply online.

Check you qualify

View policy summary and full policy wording* (PDF)


What's covered?

You'll find the main features of our Student Possession Insurance below. For full details, have a read of the policy document.

You can add some handy extras too, like Pedal Cycles and Personal Computer Equipment.


Standard cover includes:

Personal money

up to £100

Fraudulent use of your credit/debit cards

up to £500

Personal injury

up to £1,500

Permanent disability

up to £50,000

Accidental death of fee-paying parent or guardian

up to £5,000


Choose the contents cover you want, from £2,000 to £8,000, and you're sorted for:

Loss or damage from events like fire, flood and malicious damage?

Yes

Contents temporarily removed from your term-time address?

Yes

Contents being taken to or from college or university?

Yes

Library books?

Yes

Accidental damage to tv, pc or sound system

up to £250

Accidental damage to glass and mirrors

up to £250

Replacement of external locks

up to £150

Your liability as a tenant

up to £1,000

Your liability as occupier, and in a personal capacity

up to £2,000,000

What's the most we'll pay for a single item?

£500

Our standard excess?

£50


Extra optional covers are available for an additional fee, so you can tailor your policy to your needs.

Personal Computer Equipment

Pedal Cycles

Personal Belongings

Legal Expenses

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Check you qualify

If you're 16 or over, and can confirm the following statements you can complete a Barclays Student Possessions Insurance quote online.

  • You're a full-time student attending a university or college in the UK (or part-time, if you're receiving a Disabled Student Allowance)
  • The value of the contents you'd like to insure are £8,000 or less
  • You haven't had a loss or incident in the last two years, whether you were insured or not (except for one claim under £250)
  • You've never had any insurance cancelled, refused or declared void, or had any special terms or conditions imposed by another insurer
  • You've never been convicted of or charged with (but not yet tried) any non-motoring offence

If you can't confirm all these statements we may still be able to give you a quote for Student Possessions Insurance. Just call us on 0800 559 3655*.

*Lines are open Monday-Friday 8am-10pm, Saturday 8am-6pm and Sunday 10am-4pm

To maintain a quality service, calls may be monitored or recorded. Calls are free from UK landlines.

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