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I get numerous calls from people not being renewed by Geico. Geico flooded the market for a few years, made a ton of money, now nit picking who they keep. Lower the risk less claims equals means easy money.

My experience as a marine ins agent is if your just wanting liability policy the req photos of the boat, interior, engine, and bilges. Hull coverage when switching carriers req a new survey or one within 2 years. Everything is up the the carrier/underwriters.

What kind of wait time are they saying once your on the list? Is there a deposit?

Do you hire a co-captain/mate to help in deliveries? I'm looking to obtain experience as i obtain my captains license. Retired deputy now yacht insurance agent anticipating getting our own in a couple years. Learned insurance rates would be alot better with capt license and a few years...

30 years of boating experience upto 33', getting captains license next month, need/want experience on larger boats....how does one get that experience to become a delivery captain?

Have you contacted your insurance agent to let the carrier know of your plan? May need to add a quick endorsement to your policy adding the captain and crew..cya. I have a client who hired a captain to bring his newly bought sailboat from the usvi to alaska, carrier wanted full resumes...

I am looking to get my captains license to lower my insurance premium and two, maybe deliver a boat now and then. How much experience did you myster before delivering your first boat?

If you dont mind, Who was the carrier that covered you...always looking for a new carrier for unique situations like that for new clients. Thanks?

Been looking really hard at the Tolly for when we purchase our liveaboard in a couple years. It looks lije it can handle the open ocean crossing to the Bahamas very well compared to the rounded hulls like a carver. Yall would know better than I.

Geico was good when they got into the game but have since stopped renewing policies. I get alot of calls from prospective clients who are not getting renewed by geico for no reason.

Same analogy for roofs here in Florida a couple years ago. Big hail storm came thru and everyone dug out a ladder from the garage, climbed atop thier roof with a ball peen hammer and played wack-a-mole until they got approved for a new roof and gutters. We have been paying huge increasses the...

What is the age of your boat?

Cant believe Geico did what they did to the insurance broker/agents by non-renewing all those policies then soliciting the insureds to contact them (Geico) directly. Oh well, one of the many reasons I made marine insurance my niche. With future plans of doing the loop I had no idea what it...

Dont know why but ive become curious of the trawler set up but ill gave step foot aboard one.

Thanks!! Already know one carver model that will not fit us is the 444. Great boat but lacking in the galley in wirds if space and storage. Onto the next one.

Welcome, I just found this forum as well with the identical plan to do the loop in a couple years. Never thought about a trawler but they are starting to grow on me. We have looked at a couple Carvers and a Navigator but have never stepped onto a trawler. Def gonna put one on my list to visit...

I’m a 25 year Deputy Sheriff here in Florida about to retire in a couple months after shoulder surgery in 2 weeks from breaking a couple car windows of a highway crashed car to pull a gentleman who had a stroke. Injury is just letting me slide to retirement. Like a lot of others we are...