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Insurance?
- Thread starter Jettison
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The Gallagher folks are great…we have used Skysmith for many years, also with great experiences.
Strictly speaking, Avemco is an insurance company, not an independent broker. Avemco is the only company with in-house agents; everyone else uses independent brokers. So, to be complete, you need an independent broker, plus a call to Avemco. But for quite a few years Avemco has been non-competitive with other companies for RV’s, with the possible exception of those who seem to be uninsurable. But they may send you a nice cap.
An independent broker works for you. I suggest you call them (there aren’t that many) and just have a chat. You need someone you feel comfortable working with.
For the record, I use Gallagher.
I insure my RV-10 through Gallagher but a fellow RV-10 owner at my airport uses Travers Aviation Insurance (https://traversaviation.com/) and is happy with them.
Majorpayne317641
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AOPA Assured Partners Aerospace
Falcon
EAA's insurance program is run by Falcon. I left another broker for Falcon due to poor service years ago. Falcon has been good to work with.
My policy through Falcon includes an EAA member endorsement that, among other things, gives me first right to buy salvage if my plane is totaled.
EAA's insurance program is run by Falcon. I left another broker for Falcon due to poor service years ago. Falcon has been good to work with.
My policy through Falcon includes an EAA member endorsement that, among other things, gives me first right to buy salvage if my plane is totaled.
Auburntsts
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I go through Falcon as well.
I got a quote from Gallagher already, they seem quite reasonable except they want my CFI to have 25 hours in make and model in order to provide me my checkout. I have two local CFI’s with tons of tailwheel time, and one of them owns an F1 Rocket. But, according to the insurance company, he needs RV-7 time……
roadrunner20
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They bugged me for several years to get quote, when I requested one, I always got a no quote.
Dugaru
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Remember that technically, you don’t get a quote “from” Gallagher, you get one (or hopefully several) “through” Gallagher. Gallagher is a broker, not an underwriter, so they should (and do!) shop the market and give you several quotes. They work for you!
Call Gallagher back, find out if these requirements are negotiable (sometimes they are). If not, Mike Seager (spelling) in OR is pretty close to you.
The agent said that possibly RV-6 or RV-9 experience could be used as a substitute for RV-7, but nothing else. Already called Mike Seager, he is booked until August.
MacCool
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The requirement for a transition CFI with 25 hours in -6, -7, or -9 is pretty common with those companies that insure RV's (notably AIG and Global). In my case, my CFI used to own an RV-6A so I lucked out - the underwriters at AIG and later Global agreed to his experience in the RV-6A that he owned at one time. Your task is probably made more difficult by the fact that you need a tailwheel-RV pilot.
Did you post in the classified section here, or make a "Need Transition Training" post? I gotta believe that there a lot of side-by-side RV pilots in your neck of the woods.
Did you post in the classified section here, or make a "Need Transition Training" post? I gotta believe that there a lot of side-by-side RV pilots in your neck of the woods.
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I have. Looks like I found someone willing to help.
It's been a while and things change, but in 2016 when I established insurance for my first flight, Old Republic only wanted 5 hours for transition, and they accepted RV-10 time with Alex DeDominicis in Dallas.
Same here, Skysmith/Global.
