cooperlola Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 For some unfathomable reason, my top-up insurance company only issues us with one of these things, with both mine and my o/h's names on it. Many's the time I forget the bloomin' thing when I go to the hospital or wherever, because my o/h still has it, and vice-versa. I'm off on my travels in ten days' time and felt I should really have one and be able to leave one with Mr C, so I phoned the insurance company to ask if we can have another. Now apparently, because we both are on the same policy and the same social security number, they won't do this (they say "can't" but it's just a bit of laminated cardboard so that's not actually true).Is this normal French sexism gone bonkers, or is it just a quirk of my insurance company? I pointed out to them that we pay twice as much for two people, we are not conjoined and thus have been known to do things seperately, but I just got the telephone equivalent of the gallic shrug. What do the rest of you do, or are your top-up companies more co-operative because if the latter, then I will threaten mine with our departure when the policy comes up for renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I think I'd be tempted to photocopy and laminate it myself.After all, you're not depriving the top-up company of anything, just providing information to the medical establishment who presumably just copy the info into their systems or is there a chip or stripe like a credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 This is how I and the woman from the company decided was the way to go in the end, as it happens Pierre.However, I'm still bound to wonder about the logic of this and whether it is "normal" practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suandpete Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 We are in a similar situation to you - both on one policy and on the same attestation - but Swiss Life kindly give us 2 cards. Certainly makes life a bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzer Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I am with Almerys through Generali.They have always provided us with 2 cards for exactly the same circumstances as you are in. as you say it's only a piece of paper with a film on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Myriade supply two cards without being asked (and they're pretty cheap compared to other companies!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thank you all, I just wanted a bit of ammuntion to fire at them. A dafter rule I can't imagine.[blink] (Although I'm sure they exist.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 We were originally with Pacifica but have since changed to MMA. Both insurers sent us individual cards - we have different ss numbers to each other.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote user="knee gel"]- we have different ss numbers to each other. Chris[/quote]It's this which my company says is the problem - we have the same one. If I weren't piggy backed onto the o/h then they would issue two (they would have to as our numbers would be different!) But as I pointed out to them, the fact that I'm piggy-backed doesn't mean I'm welded to the old darling.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Me and the wife have the same SS number as well. Swiss Life issued us with a card each so it can't be that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 A slight variation on this.I attempted to get a quote just for myself using our joint SS number which just happened to be in Mrs Benjamin's name as she was the holder of the E121.Can't be done I was told by three different brokers/companies. Eventually I found a sane one. [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Coops, we have always had TWO cards. When I was on OH's number and entitlement, we had two and now I have my own number and am entitled in my own right, we have two.So, you go give them hell......what a lot of nonsense over a teeny-weeny card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheminot Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 We only get one card. I just photocopy it and carry the copy which I have used at the hospital, clinics and pharmacies. They are only interested in the name and numbers on the card, not whether it is an original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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