GL: Insurance in Florida (was Miss Happ Docked in Palm Coast, Florida)

[Ralph Yost]

"They couldn't have cared less that they were loosing a trouble-free, 35
year customer."

Randy:
As far as insurance companies go, its not about "you", its about the
business. Its all about THE BENJAMINS !
BUT, to be fair and honest, for US, its also "all about THE BENJAMINS".
We all are trying to reduce our annual insurance costs, which is why any
of us are willing to jump ship and leave our insurance company at a
moments notice.

I would have done exactly as you did, BTW !!!
R.

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Pickelmann
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:24 AM
 So, after 35 years with BoatUS, I switched insurance companies.  One of
the Krogen Cruisers members made a presentation to our rendezvous last
year and I contacted him.  He got quotes from Zurich and American
Reliable and we wound up going with the latter.  We can't be in Florida
until after November 1 and have to be out by June 1.  Big deal.  (BTW, I
offered those same dates and geographical limits to BoatUS but they
weren't interested..  "We don't do
that")  My new limits of navigation are Maine to Mobile, including the
Bahamas, and the premium was just north of $2600.  The sad thing is when
I called BoatUS to cancel the policy they asked why.  When I told them
they said OK and promptly returned the unearned portion of my premium.
They couldn't have cared less that they were loosing a trouble-free, 35
year customer.