Date:         Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:37:54 -0400
Reply-To:     "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Insurance woes continued...
Comments: cc: greg rich <greg4vwparts@usa.net>,
          Ron Mighton <rmighton@passport.ca>
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I appreciate everyone's help so far, here is what I've come up with...

1) Belair Direct, Traders General (CGU), CIBC, and Scottish and York will
not insure RVs. Those who responded recommending those companies, I hope
you're driving a passenger van or I'd start discreetly shopping around for
another company.

2)  State Farm was obscene $1000 FOR SIX MONTHS - and no 19A rider for
replacement value

3) CAA was OK at $830 per year (actually a bit higher because you have to
join their roadside assistance to get those rates - again no 19A rider for
replacement value.

4) Still looking at Royal Sun Alliance, they won't give me a direct quote so
I called the broker they reccomeded and she had already left for the long
weekend.

My insurance agent is looking around for a better deal, and the coveted 19A
rider for replacement value.

Thanks,
Chris Gronski
Toronto, Ontario,
'80 Westy "Pokey"
'87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door
'91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible

----- Original Message -----
From: "1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey"" <pokey@vanagon.org>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Upset in Canada (Ontario) about Westy Insurance


> I am very upset at CIBC insurance. I insured my westy with them and was
> required to PERSONALLY pay $175 (Canadian) to have it appraised by a third
> party or I would not be insured against fire and theft. I went ahead and
got
> the vehicle appraised at which point they told me (ie: after the fact) my
> vehicle cannot be insured because it is a recreational vehicle... even
> though I told them on the phone it had a fridge and stove and pop top.
>
> Calling all Canadians... who do you insure your westy with? Can you get a
> "19A" policy to insure up to the appraised market value of the vehicle?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Gronski
> Toronto, Ontario,
> '80 Westy "Pokey"
> '87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door
> '91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible
>