Hi all , anyone know of any insurance crowd in Dublin who will insure a guitar on a flight across the globe?
I tried a few travel agencies who only do the combined medical and luggage ( only to a value of 250 quid per item ) which is no good.
Thanks for any help.
You can do the stuff online, and it's really cheap. My harp and case are insured for flight anywhere in the world, and against loss or even theft from an unattended vehicle. £2100 cover costs something like £36 a year, well worth it for the peace of mind. They even give you a free phial of Smartwiter and put you on the Smartwiter database (or rather, your instrument!). You can set it up to run immediately.
Sorry!! I was typing while trying to do something else... I should have said "Smartwiter". It's a liquid which fluoresces under UV light and has a unique code in it (not sure exactly how that bit works) so you put a swab of it on each instrument and if it's stolen, the police can identify where it came from by looking up the code on a database. It's supposed to make things very difficult to sell because (at least under UK law) if you buy something that's been stolen, you have no title to it - the original owner can legally take it back without any compensation. So I guess if it makes the original owner more traceable, that makes the thing more difficult to steal if the thief intends to sell it.
The Allianz insurance comes with a free unique phial of this stuff and they register you on the Smartwiter database. I guess it's pretty good for them to keep losses to a minimum.
instrument flight insurance from Ireland
instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Hi all , anyone know of any insurance crowd in Dublin who will insure a guitar on a flight across the globe?
I tried a few travel agencies who only do the combined medical and luggage ( only to a value of 250 quid per item ) which is no good.
Thanks for any help.
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by humph
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
You could try Direct Travel Insurance on the net. They might cover it, well up to £3,000 anyway.
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
These are the people to ask:
http://www.allianzmusicalinsurance.co.uk/
You can do the stuff online, and it's really cheap. My harp and case are insured for flight anywhere in the world, and against loss or even theft from an unattended vehicle. £2100 cover costs something like £36 a year, well worth it for the peace of mind. They even give you a free phial of Smartwiter and put you on the Smartwiter database (or rather, your instrument!). You can set it up to run immediately.
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Hi. Mark Please can you tell me what is smartwriter. I have not heard of it and a net search turned up no information.
Greg not the piano tuner
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by greg sheils
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Sorry!! I was typing while trying to do something else... I should have said "Smartwiter". It's a liquid which fluoresces under UV light and has a unique code in it (not sure exactly how that bit works) so you put a swab of it on each instrument and if it's stolen, the police can identify where it came from by looking up the code on a database. It's supposed to make things very difficult to sell because (at least under UK law) if you buy something that's been stolen, you have no title to it - the original owner can legally take it back without any compensation. So I guess if it makes the original owner more traceable, that makes the thing more difficult to steal if the thief intends to sell it.
There's more here: http://www.smartwiter.com/Personal.aspx
The Allianz insurance comes with a free unique phial of this stuff and they register you on the Smartwiter database. I guess it's pretty good for them to keep losses to a minimum.
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Jeez.... SmartwitER!! I'll get it right one day...
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
OK - obviously Jeremy's prude filter is working overtime...for some reason it doesn't like the word w a t e r
...so I wan't going mad after all
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
S m a r t w a t e r
I wish I'd never started this!!!
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
It's the word t w a t Mark
Like if you try writing Scun-thorpe in one go
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Bren
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Seejithorpe
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Bren
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Yamash*ta
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Bren
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Arsenal
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Bren
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Of course, Bren! I've been trying to work out what made it not like that word. Thanks!!
Surprised Arsenal made it through.
Antitank? Embarrass?
# Posted on December 9th 2008 by Mark Harmer
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
thanks all
# Posted on December 10th 2008 by humph
Re: instrument flight insurance from Ireland
Thanks Mark. Sounds like very useful stuff
# Posted on December 11th 2008 by greg sheils