At 23:08 16 March 2009, noel.wade wrote:
On Mar 16, 3:17=A0pm, wrote:
Is there anyone else out there that is considering it their 'moral
obligation' to seek out a new Insurer after the latest bonus gaff
from
AIG?
What other options are there when I vote with my feet at renewal
time?
They obviously don't need my business.

Bob Hills 7U

Bob -

I've used Costello and Avemco.

While Costello is arguably the most glider-familiar insurer and has a
lot of ties to the SSA, I've found dealing with Avemco to be a really
great experience - even though they are more power-pilot oriented.

Avemco has more flexible payment plans than Costello, and hasn't
griped as much about putting aircraft on non-flying status for
moderate periods of time. For a "low-time" pilot like me (only about
250 hours TT), I found Avemco to provide slightly better rates for
nearly-identical coverage on high-performance gliders. The down-side
is that Avemco's database of insurable aircraft basically covers only
the more common glider Makes and Models. They knew what my DG-300
was, but wouldn't insure my Russia AC-4 (though surprisingly, they
knew what an AC-5m was! *shrug*).

Some parts of the country have a couple of other options for glider/
aircraft insurance, but they weren't available in my state
(Washington).

Good luck!

--Noel


I have been with Costello since 1984 for both our gliding club aircraft
insurance as well as my private glider. They are very courteous and
professional - especially Sue Fassett.

Mike