Bob, Personally, I'd ask Jeannie (PTG office) or whoever handles that type of thing or else I'd just call Safeco and ask! I have my vehicle insurance with them and have for years and have never had a problem! Even when I got "T-boned" right before hurricane Rita hit here! Avery At 08:57 AM 5/11/2007, you wrote: >I know Safeco is the insurance company that has some >type of policy tailored for Piano technicians. Is >this the company that practically all techs use or are >there others that are competitive and specific to our >trade? > >Are there a couple or so basic policies that are >available through Safeco and could someone give a >brief description and prices? > >Can you get these policies through any Safeco agent? >I discovered that one of my customers is a Safeco >agent. > >Thanks, > >Bob Hull >--- Anne Acker <a.acker at comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > Mark, > > > > I deal with this situation all the time. There are > > several ways to insure these instruments just for > > the trip. One, you should probably have some sort > > of business insurance, and it does exist for people > > such as us. They are set up to include coverage > > for instruments being transported as part of your > > business, whether owned by you or somebody else. > > It is wise to have people's instruments covered > > while they are in your workshop as well. Workshops > > do burn down from time to time. A colleague's went > > down when roofer's were replacing the roof on the > > building next door, started a fire, it jumped, went > > down the ventilation and hit the lacquer > > cans....BOOM! Not pretty. > > > > Another option I use for my own instruments, is that > > I have them covered as part of my large collection. > > The insurer specializes in musicians and instrument > > owners, and expects they will be transported and > > sold. There is no deductible, as on a homeowner's > > policy. If a hurricane washes away all my pianos in > > Savannah, I get a check for their full value. My > > homeowner's policy would not be so kind. > > > > The price is quoted on a yearly basis, and I pay up > > front, but I get a refund pro-rated when something > > is sold. I don't transfer ownership to the buyer > > until it is safely delivered. > > > > If the piano is not yours, you can have the > > instrument owner keep their own instrument covered. > > I have this required on every restoration contract, > > whether they are covered in my shop on my policy or > > not. Get some legal language, and insist they > > sign off. It is an easy matter for them to add > > the rider to their homeowner's policy. > > > > Finally, those year long prices you were quoted are > > for year long coverage. You can cancel it when you > > deliver the piano and they will have to refund you > > the prorated difference. > > > > Quite honestly, consider the amount of investment > > and your net worth you have in those pianos. You > > need to have them covered all the time. It isn't > > that expensive in the long run. > > > > AA > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Erwinspiano at aol.com [ Save Address ] > > Reply-to: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > Subject: Re: Insurance rider for transportation > > Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 23:08:35 EDT > > > > Mark > > If you were the one insuring these pianos what > > would you charge? However perhaps a temporary rider > > of some kind on your home owners or business > > insurance might work. How bout guild insurance. > > That's what we use currently > > Just a thought > > Dale > > I need to move 2 restored S&S B's out of state to > > a recital hall for > > an "on site selection", and wanted to take out a > > temporary rider to > > cover their value during transportation. When I > > called my own insurance > > Co, I got a quote of $605 for $105k, which gets me > > coverage for an > > entire year (I only need three days). Has anybody > > ever had to deal with > > this? Is this the best I can do? I've heard from > > customers who routinely > > transport high value artwork that this is routinely > > done for far less. > > > > - Mark Dierauf > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________Be >a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who >knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. >http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070511/644b029f/attachment.html
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