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

Dear Sir, I am writing
this
letter to inform you that I lost my
watch
during my holiday
last
week in London, and it was insured under the travel insurance I have taken from you. The
watch
I lost was an Apple
watch
, and it was a series 3 model. The colour of the
watch
was black, and it had a black sports loop. I bought
this
last
year from Singapore while I was travelling there. I paid $399 at the time for
this
watch
. I had the
watch
with me while I was driving to the beach because I used Siri to call my aunt.
However
, after I returned from the beach to my car to return back to the hotel, I did not have it on my wrist. I searched the car and the area I was sitting on the beach but could not find it. I have attached the claim application with
this
letter. I would be thankful if you could send me a cheque for the insured amount to my residential address given to you at the time of lodging the application. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, A. Welhenge.
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  • therefore
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  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • valuable possession
  • insurance claim
  • misplace
  • irreplaceable
  • receipt
  • policyholder
  • reimbursement
  • coverage
  • claim number
  • deductible
  • documentation
  • authenticate
  • liability
  • premium
  • accidental loss
  • indemnity
  • beneficiary
  • contact details
  • substantiate
  • correspondence
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