[C320-list] Boat insurance question

[Guy Smith]

This year in March, when my BoatUS/GEICO insurance was due, I wanted to see if I could get a better rate. I spoke with a couple marine insurance companies, but since I've owned Pleiades for 8 years now, the survey was 8 years old and they would only accept a survey that was less than 5 years old.I would need a new survey. The rates weren't much different so I stayed with GEICO.I wonder if next year I'll be bumped up too.
Fair winds,~g
Guy & Liz Smithsv Pleiades '97 C320 #452Worton Creek, MD 
On Friday, May 19, 2017, 9:34:56 AM EDT, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:Interesting. My policy is up for renewal end of July. If they jack me
up, I will have to shop around. Thanks for the information!

I've not been totally happy with their service anyway, after having a
claim denied last year. They were once considered one of the best, now
with the move to Geico, they're just another insurer in my eyes.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Fri, May 19, 2017, at 09:09 AM, Onat Dogruer wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have been with BoatUS for 8 years for our coverage; never made a claim.
> This year they are switching me to Geico as well. With our recent move, I
> had just Chesapeake bay in the previous plan and now being forced to
> switch back to "Coastal and Inland Waters of the US and Canada" hence
> increase in premium. I find it very strange for them to force everyone to
> shift to this as cruising limit. The underwriters I spoke with at BoatUS
> haven't been very helpful and told me that there is no more just a
> Chesapeake limited coverage. 
> 
> I wanted to get your thoughts and experience if you heard the same.
> Alternatively, which insurance companies do you use?
> 
> Thanks,
> OnatS/V Kittiwake1998, #546
>