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Old 07-16-2016, 10:45 AM
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You know, it costs nO thing to call one of the insurance brokers that regularly participate here and ask questions from someone who actually knows the answer and doesn't have just one policy/company to sell. That's the best thing about brokers - they shop the entire market - and boy, having seen the wide range of quotes that come back from various insurance underwriters who look at the same application, I'd never go to directly to only one underwriter!
I totally agree.
I recently worked with Shanna at Gallagher Aviation on a policy for my personal RV-6A.
She supplied quotes from seven different underwriters with the highest being $250 more than the lowest (all had pretty much the same coverage and pilot experience requirements).
I ended up going with Old Republic (which was one of her recommendations).

BTW, You can't go wrong with Jenny, Shanna, and the rest of the gang at Gallagher Aviation (formally NationAir)
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Old 07-16-2016, 06:59 PM
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+1 for the folks at Arthur J Gallagher.
They arranged insurance for my project and just this week got my -12 insured for flight.
Much less hassle and expense than I'd expected based on past threads here. There are many more -12's flying now so part of it may be that they have more experience with the airplane and the folks who fly them.
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Old 01-06-2017, 03:34 PM
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I totally agree.
I recently worked with Shanna at Gallagher Aviation on a policy for my personal RV-6A.
She supplied quotes from seven different underwriters with the highest being $250 more than the lowest (all had pretty much the same coverage and pilot experience requirements).
I ended up going with Old Republic (which was one of her recommendations).

BTW, You can't go wrong with Jenny, Shanna, and the rest of the gang at Gallagher Aviation (formally NationAir)
This is interesting - I just got my renewal quote from Gallagher, they said AIG was the best deal at $1383. I also contacted EAA and they found me Old Republic for $928 for the same coverage. Does Gallagher no longer deal with Old Republic I wonder?
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Old 01-06-2017, 03:44 PM
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This is interesting - I just got my renewal quote from Gallagher, they said AIG was the best deal at $1383. I also contacted EAA and they found me Old Republic for $928 for the same coverage. Does Gallagher no longer deal with Old Republic I wonder?
You should be aware of the way this business works. Years ago, the actual insurance companies got tired of paying the cost to send multiple quotes to multiple agencies, for the same airplane. (Plus it was too embarrassing if they accidentally sent different quotes!). So if you asked EAA to get a quote for you, and they did, it is likely that a subsequent request from Gallagher would be ignored by Old Republic. It is also possible that Gallagher declined to ask Old Republic for other reasons. Not saying this is the case here, but some years ago Company X was offering low quotes. I asked Jenny why they didn't quote X, and she told me, that in their opinion, company X did not have the financial resources necessary to assure that they could actually make payments in case of a loss. A year later, company X was no longer in the business. Not saying this is the case here; but you should call Jenny and find out.

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Old 01-06-2017, 04:16 PM
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No luck with EAA, 30% higher than others, very helpful and informative on the phone. Gallagher will never get my business again. Horrible service. I think just one individual. Attitude was that I am here to serve them and I will do as they demand!!! The new parent organization is also totally incompetent. My EAB is not an RV.
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Old 01-06-2017, 04:35 PM
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I've been quite satisfied with Shanna & Gallagher. Never had a claim so don't know about that but have had good service from Shanna in locating coverage ...
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Old 01-06-2017, 04:57 PM
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SkySmith has taken great care of my insurance needs for quite a few years.
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Old 01-06-2017, 08:26 PM
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I have insurance through Sky Smith. He attends fly-ins too.
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Old 01-06-2017, 09:23 PM
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Having just acquired my Airworthiness Certificate, I went shopping. To tell the truth this whole discussion just leaves me confused, brokers, salespersons, how is one supposed to shop really. I just requested a quote from Falcon, darned if I know if they are sales persons or brokers or what. In past aircraft, nobody ever gave me a choice of quotes and companies. How am I supposed to know that the quote I am given is not the best for me, but the best for the commission of the sales person?
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Old 01-06-2017, 10:15 PM
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This is interesting - I just got my renewal quote from Gallagher, they said AIG was the best deal at $1383. I also contacted EAA and they found me Old Republic for $928 for the same coverage. Does Gallagher no longer deal with Old Republic I wonder?

Let us know if you find out why Gallagher didn't quote old republic.
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