The Importance of Maintaining Good Boat Insurance – Part One
As the name of the article implies, we feel that maintaining suitable insurance on your vessel is important. We buy insurance to protect us from unexpected events and there are the obvious reasons to...
View ArticleHow to Buy Boat Insurance
Insuring your boat to protect your investment is a sound idea, however in certain circumstances you may need to insure your boat; lenders and marinas often require insurance. Protecting hard-earned...
View ArticleWhen to File a Boat Insurance Claim
While brain-storming with our assistant, Ms. Anna Rosvall, on subject matter for a newsletter, she suggested this subject. As we have been assisting with marine insurance claims for over two decades,...
View ArticleManaging a claim
This is a follow up to our newsletter article entitled “When to file a boat insurance claim”. In the previous article we discussed various types of coverage on boat insurance policies to raise...
View ArticleThe Value of an Independent Appraiser
The independence of appraisers is a minor but important component for any industry. Accurate appraisals are a critical piece to any “free market” and that includes the market place for vessels. An...
View ArticleMechanical Insurance Claims
As a marine surveyor assisting insurance companies with claims our primary duties are to determine cause of loss, scope of damage and review repair costs. The type of boat claims most surveyors receive...
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