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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.
Details
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.
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.
Student Bank Account
Our Student Additions account is designed to get your studies off to a great start. And your uni social life too.
All lines are open from 8am to 10pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Saturdays, 10am to 4pm Sundays and Bank Holidays. Calls may be monitored or recorded.
Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Registered in England, Registered No. 1026167. Registered Office 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.
"The Woolwich" and "Woolwich" are trading names of Barclays Bank PLC.
Barclays Insurance Services Company Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP. Registered in England, Registered No. 973765.
The insurer of Barclays Home Insurance is Gresham Insurance Company Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Registered Office: 8 Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3NG Registered in England, Registered No. 110410.


