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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

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Dear Sir, I am writing to claim insurance from your company. I have purchased travel insurance from ThaiAir Insurance which covers travelling from Uzbekistan to America between 20th and 25th July 2024. During the trip from Bukhara to Samarkand, I lost my laptop, a MacBook Air 15 inches with black colour.
This
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 notebook cost 1,300 dollars, which I bought from an Apple shop in Tashkent.
In addition
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, I have enclosed a copy of the receipt in case you would like to check the price. When I was
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 the aeroplane, I put my laptop under my seat. Unfortunately, it disappeared when I arrived at the destination. Even
all
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crews
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 were trying to look for it, I could not get it back anyway.
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, I would like to claim the amount of the laptop, since it was covered in my policy. It would be great if you could transfer money into my bank account, which I have informed you of in my application. Yours faithfully, Arthur

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coherence cohesion
While the letter is generally well-structured, further breaking down the content into distinct paragraphs focusing on introduction, item description, incident description, and your request can improve readability and coherence.
task achievement
Make sure to provide a bit more detail on the policy coverage to strengthen your claim authority. Additionally, double-check for minor grammatical inaccuracies to ensure clarity.
task achievement
The writing tone is polite and formal, which is highly appropriate for a letter to an insurance company.
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The letter includes a clear introduction, details about the item lost, an explanation of how it was lost, and a specific request, which demonstrates good task achievement.
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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