Home Insurance

Allianz quoted my home insurance renewal at 698 euro
123.ie quoted euro 500.79 (using Allianz !)
Allianz Direct quoted 517.00 on the web.

A difference of euro 198 from Allianz itself !
a difference of 181 using a broker (123.ie)

Is this kind of thing standard practice ? Has anybody else had such an experience??

I've known people to call the same provider twice on the same day with the same details and receive different quotes! Shop around. See this topic for more tips:

Have you tried ?

Ulster Bank

Actually, Ulster Bank is very competive at the moment as well - only beaten by insure.ie with Allianz

Re: Ulster Bank

In my experience no single insurer is cheapest in all cases and one always has to shop around. Also - don't choose on price alone but make sure that ther policy terms & conditions are adequate for your needs.