On a recent holiday, you lost a valuable item. Fortunately you have travel insurance to cover the cost of the lost item. Write a letter to the insurance manager. In your letter: describe the item you lost, explain how you lost it, tell the insurance company what you would like them to do.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing
this
letter to bring to your notice that I lost my
laptop
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laptop
during my visit to London. The model of the
laptop
is
MacBook
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Pro
of
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16-inches
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wide screen
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and silver colour. It
was
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places
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in a black leather bag along with the charger and the headphones. The bag has my name printed on the bottom. I hired a taxi to go to the airport at the end of my vacation. As I was running late, I hurried to catch my flight. During
this
hinderance
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hindrance
, I forgot to pick up my
laptop
bag, which was in the back seat of the car. I realised that it was missing when I collected my luggage after reaching the destination. I would like you to enlighten me about what percentage of my insurance amount could be covered if I
decides
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to purchase a new one.
This
would aid me to plan my expenses. I could send the police report that I filed, which has all the details about the product including the serial number
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if it will be helpful in considering as the evidence of the lost item. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours sincerely, Vijaya Nekkanti
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • valuable item
  • travel insurance
  • insurance manager
  • reimbursement
  • coverage policy
  • preventive measures
  • sentimental value
  • monetary value
  • swift resolution
  • reimbursement
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