Recommend boat insurance

Which would you recommend?

  • Curtis Marine

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Bishop Skinner/Bluefin

    Votes: 8 8.7%

  • Knox-Johnson

    Votes: 10 10.9%

  • GJW

    Votes: 37 40.2%

  • Pantaenius

    Votes: 29 31.5%

  • Saga

    Votes: 7 7.6%
  • Total voters
    92
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If you were asked to recommend a sailboat insurer from your experience of their service and freedom from restrictions, which of the following would you mention?

Curtis Marine?

Saga?

Pantaenius?

GJW?

Bishop Skinner/Bluefin?

Knox-Johnson?
 
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Should also ask for claims experience, any insurer is only as good as their ability to support you in your hour of need, GJW do.
 
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I voted Pantaenius. I have had a claim whilst insured with them. No problem at all. They suggested that I involve a surveyor which I did. The choice of surveyor was totally mine not even a suggestion from insurer as to who to use. I disclosed my choice. Pantaenious asked if he was YBDSA recognised. I confirmed that he was. They then said that they also would use same surveyor and that would save me paying his fees! They further asked if I needed an advance payment to cover any deposit required by repairer. The answer was No. Cannot fault their service.
 
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oldbilbo said:
If you were asked to recommend a sailboat insurer from your experience of their service and freedom from restrictions, which of the following would you mention?

Curtis Marine?

Saga?

Pantaenius?

GJW?

Bishop Skinner/Bluefin?

Knox-Johnson?
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Pants & Y Yacht Ins

The remainder read the exclusions very carefully
 
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sailorman said:
Pants & Y Yacht Ins

The remainder read the exclusions very carefully
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I would be interested in what you base this statement on. I certainly can't pass an opinion on other companies but have been with Bishop Skinner 5 years and had one claim which was promptly met. In light of your statement I have again read through the policy very carefully and can see no exclusions which would cause me concern. I would find it useful if you gave an example of an exclusion in the Bishop Skinner policy which you think is unreasonable?
 
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nickf said:
I would be interested in what you base this statement on. I certainly can't pass an opinion on other companies but have been with Bishop Skinner 5 years and had one claim which was promptly met. In light of your statement I have again read through the policy very carefully and can see no exclusions which would cause me concern. I would find it useful if you gave an example of an exclusion in the Bishop Skinner policy which you think is unreasonable?
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#7 might be a start
I have only ever insured with
St Margrets many many yrs ago
Pantaenius ,
HKJ (changed due to exclusions)
Present insurer, Y Yacht (due to exclusions & YBW recommendations )
 
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One day on, and about one-third are satisfied with GJW and another third by Pantaenius.... I'm hoping the numbers will swell as the days pass, so that something 'statistically significant' might emerge.

I should mention that my selection of contenders reflected my limited, not comprehensive, knowledge of providers. There may well be others worthy of consideration and support.
 
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