Latitude Financial Services Car Insurance

Latitude Financial Services is a provider of car insurance, credit cards, personal loans and car loans. At the time of writing, Latitude no longer offers its car insurance product to new customers.

If you are looking for a new car insurance policy, you can compare a selection of other providers with Canstar. Or, if you are an existing Latitude car insurance policy holder, you can view details about their product below.

What types of car insurance did Latitude Financial Services offer?

Latitude Financial Services offered Third Party Fire and Theft, Third Party Property Damage, and Comprehensive car insurance. If you’re unsure as to which type of car insurance is most appropriate for you, or don’t understand the differences between the different levels of cover, here’s our guide to the different kinds of car insurance.

What additional features did Latitude Financial Services offer on its car insurance products?

Latitude Financial Services had a number of features included in its different policies, a few of which included:

  • Lifetime guarantee on repairs if you own the vehicle
  • Annual or monthly repayments­­­­
  • Emergency transport and accommodation cover
  • No claim discount protection – meaning safe drivers are rewarded with discounted premiums
  • Replacement keys/remote
  • New car replacement
  • Cover for taxi fares, car hire and towing costs
  • Roadside assistance.
  • Legal liability protection in the event of you damaging someone else’s property/vehicle

Extra premiums may apply to optional extras cover.

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How do you lodge a claim with Latitude Financial Services?

You can lodge a claim with Latitude Financial Services either online, or over the phone by calling 1300 885 996. Here’s our guide to navigating the car insurance claims process.

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Latitude Financial Services FAQs

Yes, Latitude Financial Services allows you to choose between market value and agreed value for your vehicle. If you’re not sure which one would be best for your vehicle, read our article explaining the difference between market value and agreed value.

Yes, Latitude Financial Services allows you to nominate a higher or lower excess. This may affect the cost of your car insurance premiums; a higher excess will typically result in a lower premium, while a lower excess will typically result in a higher premium. Find out more about car insurance excesses here.

Your Latitude Financial Services Car Insurance policy will automatically renew if you choose not to alter it after receiving your renewal notice. If you’re not sure whether to renew or switch, here’s our guide to choosing, and if you do decide to switch car insurance policies, here’s how you do so.

Make sure you compare car insurance policies before simply renewing the same policy, so that you continue to get outstanding value insurance at a great price:

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Latitude Financial Services is a financial institution in Australia and New Zealand that offers credit cards, personal loans, car loans, personal insurance, and interest-free and promotional retail finance.

At the time of writing, Latitude advertises it has more than 2.5 million customers across sales, finance, credit cards, personal loans and consumer credit insurance.

Latitude is a renamed and rebranded version of GE Consumer Finance Australia and New Zealand, which in late 2015 was acquired by a consortium consisting of Värde Partners, Deutsche Bank and KKR.

Latitude employs over 2,200 staff across the two countries, serving customers through a network of brokers, retail partners and online services.

Written by: Regina Collins | Last updated: July 20, 2020