Ptown 14 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hi guys Curious if anyone has been denied racing cover due to claim history? I've had 4 racing claims - one my fault in 8 yrs and am getting a bit of pushback. I take my racing seriously and am never reckless with crew safety or gear and I'm a bit bloody pissed at having problems Not aware that part of any policy says that if you chose to claim that it could be cause to be denied in the future. I understand no-claims bonuses etc but out-right denial is a bit crappy. Does this mean I can't skipper any boat in a race as it will void the owners insurance? Maybe I'll have to take up golf. Seriously; good luck to yacht racing if this is how insurance companies start treating us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Club Marine pushed another insurance sponsor out of the squadron recently -then promptly cancelled the MRX insurance blaming losses offshore! Weird behaviour -shop around people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 72 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 We had racing insurance from FMG but when we failed to pull on the backstay and the top of the mast folded forward we were denied insurance because we didn't hit anything or have a fire! An expensive mistake not to read the fine print! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 375 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Do Pantaenius operate in NZ? I just got a pretty good quote from them - full cover including racing, liability (10 million), environmental cleanup, and crew liability (in case my crew run the dinghy over a third party, as well as additional cover for gross negligence. €1600 p.a. on a new boat... 2K excess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I had cover with them a couple of years ago when we brought a boat over from Australia. They were willing to keep covering us here, but didn't have a presence here at the time, just a Sydney office. Service etc was fine, but their racing excess was a lot bigger than the local marine insurers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 AMI declined to reinsure me after 2 claims ( 1 of which not my fault). I thought that was a bit harsh. I now treat insurance as serious rig losing stuff only even if its not our fault Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clive 13 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Sort of on topic ... I hear that insurance in no longer a mandatory requirement for racing. The previous requirement by YNZ was to keep inline with other countries for injury but as we already have insurance (ACC) this is no longer the case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I do wonder sometimes. I w been collecting quotes for 3rd party only ( marinas and yards). Varies from 500 to 4000. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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