Insuring a yacht in Europe...

[srm]

So if the boat is in Portugal and the policy holder is in Portugal then the risk is in Portugal, so a Portuguese insurer should be able to insure it. Even though the boat is UK registered. Or do I misunderstand you.

Hi Greeny,
My post above seems to confirm.

 

[DownWest]

Off to one side.. After getting ever increasing yearly increases for my little faering to a level that was ridiculous (no claims ever) I am likely to look at these people:Basic Boat liability insurance-small boat liability insurance-boat insurance
Not interested in hull value, just the third party cover, compulsory here. Same for my little cruiser in the last stages of finishing.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

UK flagged boat based in Spain, me UK citizen resident in Switzerland. UK broker said they couldn't renew a few years ago so I changed to Pantaenius who are more than happy to oblige.

 

[ChromeDome]

Not connected, apart from being a happy customer, but:

Private Insurance | Pantaenius

Insure your sailing yacht or motor boat with the best - for over 50 years we have insured yacht owners all over the world. Every day 100,000 customers place their trust in us, making Pantaenius a market leader.

 

[ashtead]

Pantaenius was underwritten by Allianz -tend to good global network with fronters where not authorised.

 

[syvictoria]

Apologies for the thread drift... The above was quite timely for me as my renewal is due next week and I've been meaning to try Pantaenius due to the good feedback here on YBW. I dutifully filled out the online form and subsequently received a request for a further multi page PDF form to be completed (necessitating moving PCs or printing/scanning) and photos of yacht in order to get a quote. This seemed to me to be a little OTT and, short of time, I pinged a quick (and polite) reply back asking if I could provide said info if/when I wished to proceed following receipt of a ballpark premium figure first. I also confirmed that I had a good survey only 3 years ago. Reply came back, no, I need to fill out the form and, I quote, "We will therefore be closing your request. Our apologies that we are unable to assist on this occasion and in the meantime we wish you good sailing."! Wow! What service! I shan't be pursuing further!

 

[ChromeDome]

Sad, really.
They have offices in many countries - which did you contact, if I may?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Or you could have filled them in. There is a lot but it's not complicated.

 

[syvictoria]

To answer both of the above, it was the UK south coast office, and it was simply lack of time today together with the fact that other insurers seem to be able to quote without a full 'proposal' type form. Oh well, never mind!

 

[2Tizwoz]

Presumably there'll be restrictions imposed by insurers on where we can sail. A couple of ships have been sunk.
Reuters reports an Estonian-owned cargo ship has sunk off the Ukrainian coast near Odessa after an explosion

 

[newtothis]

Presumably there'll be restrictions imposed by insurers on where we can sail. A couple of ships have been sunk.
Reuters reports an Estonian-owned cargo ship has sunk off the Ukrainian coast near Odessa after an explosion

That ship has sunk. The whole northern Black Sea has been declared a ‘warlike operations areas’ and the Joint War Committee has already been designated a war area, meaning additional war risk premiums for calls in the region are already in place.