Did you have to send the equipment back to them?
Hiya,
Although this thread is years old - I’m still with Photoguard and have recently made a new claim.
However, the process hasn’t really changed since I made a claim for the lens in this post.
On the recent claim, I dropped the missus’ Panasonic TZ70 and smashed the retractable lens - oops.
I gave them a ring to explain. They sent be a claim pack (you can download this off their website) to fill in:
A quick questionnaire asking what happened/where/who by etc, a form to give further info about what happened, they asked for photos for the camera damage - so I printed off a couple. They also wanted proof of identity like a recent bill. They also asked me to get a repair quote (on the previous claim, they organised a repair quote).
I sent back the claim pack and a repair quote from a local camera repair shop, along with the receipt for the repair inspection.
I didn’t need to send them the camera.
Within a week I had a reply saying that the claim was accepted (it was a very quick turnaround when I claimed for the lens ages ago), and that I would receive the claim value minus excess into my bank - which I indeed did.
Hope this helps,
Shane