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On my high horse again!

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Musicalmistress · 09/08/2019 14:53

So I’ve just finished a phone call with a perfectly nice customer service rep for a company dealing with our house insurance.

I called because despite the covering letter having both our names on the agreement listed only DP (male) as customer and only his signature required. Assuming a mistake I called to get docs reissued with both names...

  • they can only put one name on docs??
  • it’s DHs because they usually use the man’s name (despite the fact I filled in the forms, my name was listed first & the money comes out MY bank acc!!)
  • they could add my name as MrDP & Mrs Musical DPsurname but as we’re ‘not married’ he can’t do that. Eh, who says we’re not married? I may have just kept my own name!

Honestly, it’s a first world problem but it’s the 40 millionth example of this since we moved into our new house at the start of summer & I’m hacked off. Politely suggested he raised with higher up manager that the may need to update their system in line with the 20th century - not even the 21st if that was too modern for them 🤔

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Nesssie · 09/08/2019 15:09

Yeah that would piss me off it's DHs because they usually use the man’s name - did they say why? Is it because women can't deal with insurance without a man overseeing it?

Musicalmistress · 09/08/2019 15:14

He just said that it was what they usually do. I did suggest this was very outdated & queried what would happen with same sex couples - he said he wasn’t sure how that worked for their system! 😵 To be fair I think the poor soul had no idea what he let himself in for answering my call!

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Deathraystare · 09/08/2019 16:28

OK so any problem let the man deal with it! You mustn't worry your dear little head about insurance. I've heard it makes your ovaries explode or is that car driving???!!

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