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
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/madam, I am writing to make a claim for
gold
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a gold
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watch
that
i
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lost
while
on holiday
last
week. The
watch
is a
ladies
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lady's
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wristwatch a Rolex model that
i
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I
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inherited from
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my granfather
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granfather
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grandfather
years ago.Both the
watch
strap and the face are made of gold,around the face of the
watch
there is a diamond ring with
a
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rare
gem stones
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gemstones
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. Next to being
expensive
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an expensive
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and rare piece of
jewerly
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jewellery
,it
also
holds a great sentimental value. I believe that
i
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must have left the
watch
on the nearby beach next to the hotel
i
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I
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was staying in.I did return to research for it, but
i
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I
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can only assume either that someone took it or it had been covered by sand. I took out
a
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comprehensive travel insurance with your company, and my contract states that all lost items are covered. I would
therefore
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, ask you to review the attached information regarding the estimated value of the
watch
and that you process my claim as quickly as possible. Please let me know should you require any
further
information. Yours faithfully, YM
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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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