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Win 35,000 Avios with Alan Boswell Group in our exclusive HfP prize draw

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This week we have teamed up with insurance broker and Avios partner Alan Boswell Group to run an exclusive prize draw.

One lucky winner will win 35,000 Avios.

It will only take you a few seconds to enter and there are no tricky questions to answer.

About Alan Boswell Group

Alan Boswell Group is a specialist insurance broker which lets you earn Avios when taking out insurance. It was named the Insurance Times Independent Broker of the Year in 2015/16.

You can earn up to 10,000 Avios when you take out household, business or landlord insurance via Alan Boswell Group. Take out more than one policy and you will earn another bonus.

If your household insurance is due soon you may want to give them a call.

If you have a buy to let property, you can get up to 10,000 Avios when you take out landlord insurance. You will also earn points if you take out business insurance for your company.

This is how many Avios you can earn when taking out a policy:

1,000 Avios per policy priced betweeen £100 and £200

2,000 Avios per policy priced between £200 and £499

5,000 Avios per policy priced between £500 and £999

min 10,000 Avios per policy priced above £1,000

The company is also able to offer negotiated bonuses for very large policies. They told us that they recently did a special Avios deal for someone taking out a £5,000 household policy. The highest amount of Avios paid out so far in one transaction is 50,000.

How to get an insurance quote

For business and household insurance, you need to ring Alan Boswell for a quote. The details can be found on this page of their website.

For landlord insurance, you can get a quote and purchase online via their website.

Our prize draw

To promote their Avios partnership Alan Boswell Group has kindly offered 35,000 Avios to be given away to one lucky winner this week.

How to enter

We are using the same entry system we’ve been using for competitions in the past. Simply fill out the Gleam app at the bottom of this post (or click through to the Gleam website) and leave your name and email address.

You can get a second entry if you choose the option to connect with Alan Boswell on Twitter. This is entirely optional, however.

You can get a third entry for joining the Alan Boswell Group newsletter email list.

Please read the data protection statements at the bottom of the page before entering.

The rules

Here is a summary of the rules. The official version can be found by clicking ‘Terms & Conditions’ in the entry widget below.

You must be at least 18 years old

You must be a resident of the United Kingdom and must be accessing this website from inside the UK

Entries are limited to one submission per person which can earn up to three entries if you also choose to follow Alan Boswell Group on Twitter and subscribe to their email list.   These are entirely optional.

The prize draw closes at midnight, London time, on Monday 4th June 2018

The winner will be selected at random by the software which collates the entries. The winner will be contacted by email and must confirm their details, including their UK residency, within 3 days. Failure to respond within 3 days will result in another winner being drawn.

Here is the Avios small print: the winner is responsible for any and all taxes, fees, security and passenger facility charges applicable when redeeming your Avios. Liability with regards to visa, passport and health requirements rest solely with the winning participants. Accommodation, airport transfers and other travel expenses are not included when redeeming the prize and are the responsibility of the winning participant.

The full list of rules is in the Gleam entry widget below.

If you cannot see the entry widget below, please click here and you will be directed to a special website to enter.

Good luck.

Disclaimer: Head for Points is a journalistic website. Nothing here should be construed as financial advice, and it is your own responsibility to ensure that any product is right for your circumstances. Recommendations are based primarily on the ability to earn miles and points. In order to discuss and link to Alan Boswell on this site, Robert Burgess is registered as an Introducer Appointed Representative of Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers Ltd which is regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

Comments (49)

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  • Sussex Bantam says:

    I would also add that I found them to be very helpful and friendly when I discussed my inusrance with them. They beat my original quote but my current broker was able to provide a better deal when pushed so I didn’t actually take any insurance with them.

  • Sussex Bantam says:

    Completely OT – no bits today – but new offer on my AMEX gold card – £5 when spending £50 at Esso valid every time until mid July.

    • Petrol head says:

      on my BAPP also.

      Our local Esso is a Tesco Esso (and is listed on the amex website as a participant). Can anyone guess the next question…and if so, confirm if it would work?

      • James F says:

        Unfortunately not on my BA Blue card.

        Could have been a nice way to stock up on some cheap gift cards.

    • David MacPherson says:

      Gift cards? Worth a try, I’d say. I reckon I can get £50/week easy on diesel though, so might not even bother….

      • the real harry1 says:

        sure it works, as do stamps – or wine, or basically anything your Esso sells – don’t forget Tesco clubcard points on top

        cheers SB, got it on our Golds, too 🙂

        • Faithy says:

          do you need to spend £50 in one go?

        • the real harry1 says:

          Yep, dodgy, over-priced wine, so I stuck to stamps – I was tripling up so getting £15 off £50 but sadly can’t do that any more 🙂

          Yep it’s £50 in 1 go, Faithy – but can be a mixture of fuel & other, just make sure it’s one payment on the Amex card

        • KBuffett says:

          How did you triple up?
          I doubled up last time but have no idea how I did it?

        • the real harry1 says:

          well, if I told you that I’d have to bop you – so I won’t! 🙂

          & nor will rams 🙂

          & yes, I went 100% cash on my ISAs last week lol (bad day in USA)

    • Nigel Williams says:

      Thats annoying – On the Gold card, but not on the Plat 🙁

    • Mark2 says:

      Don’t forget gift cards if also a Tesco Extra

    • KBuffett says:

      Does anyone how how I can get this if it’s not appearing of any of my cards (Plat, Gold, SPG, BAPP)?

      • the real harry1 says:

        In the past we just asked Amex agents – good success several times, personally, more than a year ago – nobody reported any luck recently, I wouldn’t go on Chat as they’re numpties but pick up the phone & ask if they could nicely apply the offer to your card?

  • Large window says:

    “someone taking out a £5,000 household policy” ??!

    This person deserves more than just a special AVIOS deal!

  • Jill says:

    Some of us do need £5000 plus household policies.

    • Mr(s) Entitled says:

      You might want to consider moving out of the ‘hood.

    • Gimme your money says:

      Mmmmmm. I suspect you use the services of an IFA

  • Andrew says:

    OT (no bits) I may need to buy a few thousand Avios to make a redemption in the next couple of days. Anyone know the best way of doing this? Any offers out there? Thanks in advance.

  • Wivus says:

    OT. Had to cancel a 2-4-1 last minute due to bereavement and now have a short time to find something. Is there any site that can search departure date rather than destination for BA redemption availability? As it is short notice, approx 3 weeks time, little out there of course but it has taken me an hour to find very little.. Prague is wide open but was hoping to lie down with a Pina Colada if possible. Mind you…

    • Mark says:

      I quite like using the reward finder on the BA app as you can search by region (North America, Europe etc.) for a specific date range and it lists the destinations available…you might be able to do this on the BA website as well but I haven’t found it if so.

      • Wivus says:

        Thanks Mark, tried it and it is far better than the desktop version.

  • Stuart says:

    Gave these guys another opportunity to quote & they can’t even get close to a competitive price.

    An arrogant response to the question “do you think that is competitive” is hardly going to win new customers either…

    • Ralph says:

      Yes, I tried Alan Boswell last August when they had an Avios offer and wanted to see if I could get my household premium down from around £2,500 as it creeps up every year without claims. AB seem to use quite a narrow range of insurers – Sterling in particular (who underwrite the John Lewis home insurance) who had in fact been my previous insurer + Aviva & Covea who as far as I can see aren’t really in the market for higher value policies so quote silly prices. As it takes a lot of time and form filling with AB, it wasn’t a very worthwhile enquiry.

      I am always keen on Avios earning opportunities, but unfortunately this one doesn’t really work.

  • Geoff says:

    Can AB credit Avios (either bonuses for buying a policy or the competition prize) direct to BAEC now that the avios.com accounts are being closed? I seem to remember that previously they could only credit to avios.com accounts, but I may be misremembering….?

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