Insurance

[BSR]

Good afternoon
We (Kieth & Barbara) just purchased and are renovating a 1986 30" Avion travel trailer and are trying to find some good options for insuring the $40K total investment. Can anyone out there recommend a good insurance company that writes "agreed value" policies?

I know it's Avion ...not Airstream --your grace will be appreciated.

from the heat of Arizona...looking for some help!!!

[Mattirs]

Progressive can in California write an agreed upon value policy. Different states have different laws, but it is worth a call.

[dbj216]

Hi and welcome from Colorado: My wife's uncle had an Avion for many years. It is known as a well built trailer.

There is a "Dollar and Cents" category in these forums where "agreed value" insurances are discussed. One watch out is read the fine print on the policy.

I have two vintage Airstreams. Both are "agreed value" insurance policies. I "brokered" this policy with Farm & City Insurance Services out of Forest City, Iowa. (Home of Winnebago). Why, because I'm originally from Iowa. The policies are underwritten by Nationwide / Allied I believe. Anyway, this FCIS insurance seems to specialize in agreed value policies, knows the process, and knows the insurance companies who will take it. May be worth a call for you and your Avion.

David

[featherbedder]

I agree about F&CIns. out of Iowa They were only ones that would talk agreed value I went with progressive and both F&C have been very helpful and exc. service.

[Acheron2010]

Agree with the others - FCIS is the bomb. Excellent service, great prices, easy process.

[BSR]

Thank you all for your wonderful input. I have some calls to make now and sincerely appreciate your feedback. Rock on!!!

[Minno]

Have your trailer appraised by a knowledgeable person such as Jim Polk out of CA. He does appraisals from pictures you send for $300, and they have held up in court. He does this for a living and is well known by the insurance companies. He sends you a 20something page blow by blow review of your trailer. He requests a breakdown of costs as part of his info you send. We did this and have State Farm agreed upon value with their vintage section. You pay a little more for this insurance but we think it's worth it. We review this yearly with State Farm.
Jim says it's best to do a re-appraisal every 3 to 5 years, especially if you are continuing to make improvements. He charges half price for this.

Kay