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Wasn;t there an arrangement with the Seven Seas Cruising Association and
some insurer a while back that was specifically for cruisers? I seem to
recall something about vessel insurance, and something about health
insurance too.
Anybody?
>From: "Daryl Manning" <>
>Reply-To: <>
>To: <>
>Subject: RE: lv-ab: Health Insurance For Cruisers?
>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:36:10 +0200
>
>you know, this is a *fantastic* idea.
>
>Just a short story. When I originally went to get my car insurance after
>university I was quoted a price higher than my car payments (and it was a
>nice sports car) by an insurance broker (ie. this was the best cost she
>could find). About 10 months later a friend told me I should try another
>company as they had a special dal for people who had graduated from certain
>universities. Sure enough it was about 1/4 of the cost of the one I'd been
>quoted, all because I was an *alumni*.
>
>However, my guess is that what an insurance company needs to segment groups
>like this is a representative and statistically significant sample group in
>order to derive probability tables for illness and mortality yadda yadda
>yadda... The other thing is enough people willing to subscribe to the
>program (and easily targetable) to spread the risk of claims so they can
>turn a profit (like they ever *don't*!)
>
>Anyone know anyone at someplace like Monnex or the like? Blue Cross?
>
>I could use it, my 2 year one-time for my Canadian health insurance is up
>and I have to find some more and don't really want to use French...
>
>ciao!
>Daryl.
>
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De:
>[mailto:]De la part de Jim Sovie
>Envoyé: mardi 4 septembre 2001 21:20
>À:
>Objet: Re: lv-ab: Health Insurance For Cruisers?
>
>
>It seems to me insurance companies, like governments, look for large groups
>of people from which they can derive income.
>
>There certainly are a lot of live-aboarders and cruisers - I wonder if we
>could get an insurance company interested in a group policy for us?
>
>Anyone have any idea what it would take to get them interested, or where to
>start?
>
>I would imagine an international company would be the best to start with.
>
>Jim Sovie
>
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