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Could the 3rd insurance company you are thinking of be Commandeur?
Also a Dutch company; been around since 1954; and does a lot of yacht
insurance worldwide. www.commandeur.nu
Have no idea if they write liability only. Didn't know any of the
insurance companies would do that any more.
Judy
S/V BeBe
Amel SM2 #387
--- In , Phil Sherwood <pts at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> Two sources for cruisers' insurance (that is, worldwide coverage or
> nearly so) are IMIS (www.imiscorp.net/Jackline.htm) and Pantanaeus
> (www.pantaenius.com/home ) , a German or Dutch firm, can't remember
> which. Both enjoy good reputations among the cruisers I've talked to.
> There's also a third company whose name escapes me at the moment but
> comes up frequently and also in a favorable light when the topic of
> insurance has been kicked around at various cruiser gatherings I've
> attended (usually happy hour somewhere or other). Hope someone can
> patch in that name.
>
> Cost: too many variables are involved to be able to say what a policy
> that you would like would cost. Ask for a quote. It's gonna be a lot
> more than $220/yr, though.
>
> I can speak only for the Pacific coast from the US to Ecuador. The
> more northerly marinas in Mexico probably will want to see proof of
> insurance, but no one south of Puerto Vallarta that I can remember
> ever asked me about it. It's not a legal requirement in Mexico or
> anywhere else I've been; the most heavily cruiser-occupied marinas
> just want to make sure they're out of the line of fire if something
> gets sideways in their domain and North American cruisers start
> squabbling about it. In general the concept of insurance gets little
> to no traction in Latin America.
>
> HTH. Cheers,
> Phil
> s/v Cynosure
> Balboa, Rep. of Panama
>
>
> At 11:19 AM 2/22/2008 -0800, you wrote:
> >Thanks for all the response on the Chartplotter, I think I will stay
> >with Raymarine. Now I have a question about Insurance. Currently I
> >carry only liability through USBoats at 300,000 accident and
> >uninsured boater and 800,000 for spills. My yearly cost is $228.
> >This coverage is only for US waters and they do not insure outside
> >US. I plan to always carry only liability and was wondering what
> >others carry for world wide coverage. Is it required in other
> >countries? About what is the cost?
>
