Help...insurance for Ferrari's

Janne328 · #1 06-06-2012, 05:49 AM

Just received notice that Chartis are no longer in the business of insuring Ferraris! Anyone got any suggestions where I could find reasonable insurance for a 1989 328 GTS?

Any pointing in the right direction gratefully appreciated!

Best regards,

Janne

PS: Please don't mention Shannons -last time they were double the price after putting me through hoops as to whether I was a 'serious' car fanatic...having had my CAMS licence wasn't enough for them!!!

Fil-Ski · #2 06-06-2012, 06:10 AM

Try Lumley Special Vehicle insurance

Ferrarinw2 · #3 06-06-2012, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janne328

Just received notice that Chartis are no longer in the business of insuring Ferraris! Anyone got any suggestions where I could find reasonable insurance for a 1989 328 GTS?

Any pointing in the right direction gratefully appreciated!

Best regards,

Janne

PS: Please don't mention Shannons -last time they were double the price after putting me through hoops as to whether I was a 'serious' car fanatic...having had my CAMS licence wasn't enough for them!!!

shannons,your ideal,safe storage,alarm and you never drive the car a lot.

**wrxmike** · #4 06-06-2012, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janne328

Just received notice that Chartis are no longer in the business of insuring Ferraris! Anyone got any suggestions where I could find reasonable insurance for a 1989 328 GTS?

Any pointing in the right direction gratefully appreciated!

Best regards,

Janne

PS: Please don't mention Shannons -last time they were double the price after putting me through hoops as to whether I was a 'serious' car fanatic...having had my CAMS licence wasn't enough for them!!!

Err,
What about trying Dawes, they advertise in Horsepower and offer discounts for FCA members.....
Ph 1 300 188 299

M

Ferrarinw2 · #5 06-06-2012, 06:34 AM

www.over60ferrari insurance.com.au

**wrxmike** · #6 06-06-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackJag

www.over60ferrari insurance.com.au

I didnt think J. would qualify for that. I guess you learn something new every day.

**Steve355F1** · #7 06-06-2012, 06:43 AM

I found Shannon's to be a total pain in the arse.

Wanted me to jump through a heap of hoops as though I was a pimply 17 year old.
Told me to come back once I'd owned the car for a year.
No chance of that. They can jam it.

I went with Dawes - easy as pie.
Of course I haven't made a claim yet so that may be a whole other story!

**Aircon** · #8 06-06-2012, 07:02 AM

I rang shannons....they gave me a quote....I accepted. No issues...no problems...couldn't have been easier.

1976 308GTB...$550pa.

p.s....for someone with a MBA.....one Ferrari and Two or more Ferraris. no " ' "

**Steve355F1** · #9 06-06-2012, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Aircon

I rang shannons....they gave me a quote....I accepted. No issues...no problems...couldn't have been easier.

1976 308GTB...$550pa.

p.s....for someone with a MBA.....one Ferrari and Two or more Ferraris. no " ' "

You must have lied.

I made the mistake of being honest.

**Aircon** · #10 06-06-2012, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve355F1

You must have lied.

I made the mistake of being honest.

mmmmmmmm...indeed...telling lies to an insurance company is a GREAT idea

Janne328 · #11 06-06-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wrxmike

I didnt think J. would qualify for that. I guess you learn something new every day.

Thanks Mike...was heading for the protein mask after I read BlackJags comment!

Janne328 · #12 06-06-2012, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve355F1

I found Shannon's to be a total pain in the arse.

Wanted me to jump through a heap of hoops as though I was a pimply 17 year old.
Told me to come back once I'd owned the car for a year.
No chance of that. They can jam it.

I went with Dawes - easy as pie.
Of course I haven't made a claim yet so that may be a whole other story!

Thanks for this - will follow up tomorrow.

Try being a girl and speaking to Shannons! I had my CAMS licence, owned 2 Ferrari's and their comment was 'we are getting closer to qualifying you as a serious driver'. What do you have to do - drive F1??!!! When the quote came in so high (in retrospect I wonder if I got a 'female' price) I basically told them that they had wasted 15 minutes of my time.

Janne328 · #13 06-06-2012, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aircon

I rang shannons....they gave me a quote....I accepted. No issues...no problems...couldn't have been easier.

1976 308GTB...$550pa.

p.s....for someone with a MBA.....one Ferrari and Two or more Ferraris. no " ' "

They saw the colour of your hair and decided that you must just be an old man who couldn't drive very fast!

Janne328 · #14 06-06-2012, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackJag

www.over60ferrari insurance.com.au

But I only have 1 Ferrari...not 60 you dope!

Janne328 · #15 06-06-2012, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrxmike

Err,
What about trying Dawes, they advertise in Horsepower and offer discounts for FCA members.....
Ph 1 300 188 299

M

Quote request done...thanks heaps - should always support those who support the FCA!

**Steve355F1** · #16 06-06-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Janne328

Thanks for this - will follow up tomorrow.

Try being a girl and speaking to Shannons! I had my CAMS licence, owned 2 Ferrari's and their comment was 'we are getting closer to qualifying you as a serious driver'. What do you have to do - drive F1??!!! When the quote came in so high (in retrospect I wonder if I got a 'female' price) I basically told them that they had wasted 15 minutes of my time.

I ended up telling them the same thing. It's not a "female" thing.
It took 20 minutes of my time for them to finally tell me (a nearly 40 year old male) that I didn't have enough "high performance vehicle" experience, but I should call them after a year of Ferrari ownership and they'd be happy to help.

Regardless of the fact that you can buy a Bogan-mobile which has similar performance to my 355, or that I operate multi-million $ high performance vehicles for a living every day.

Even after explaining my two years of Datsun 180B ownership they were no help.

Stuff 'em. Try Dawes.

**b27** · #17 06-06-2012, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aircon

I rang shannons....they gave me a quote....I accepted. No issues...no problems...couldn't have been easier.

1976 308GTB...$550pa.

p.s....for someone with a MBA.....one Ferrari and Two or more Ferraris. no " ' "

Mmmm, I'm also with Shannons but my premium is higher than yours, significantly, around $1000 from memory. I have agreed value though so perhaps that has something to do with it. Also would the fact that yours is on club plates help your premium PP? Other than that Shannons have been fine for me.

Will get a quote from the supporter of the club though when it's up for renewal.

**wrxmike** · #18 06-06-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve355F1

I ended up telling them the same thing. It's not a "female" thing.
It took 20 minutes of my time for them to finally tell me (a nearly 40 year old male) that I didn't have enough "high performance vehicle" experience, but I should call them after a year of Ferrari ownership and they'd be happy to help.

Regardless of the fact that you can buy a Bogan-mobile which has similar performance to my 355, or that I operate multi-million $ high performance vehicles for a living every day.

Even after explaining my two years of Datsun 180B ownership they were no help.

Stuff 'em. Try Dawes.

My experience with Shannons so far has been positive, easy to deal with, competetive quotes on both old and new cars, good savings for vehicles on club plates too. I qualified for their fleet discount last year with a mix of vehicle which gave a further saving across the whole policy.
Only dissapointment was with the 355C, they could not offer a competitive rate for that.

M

**wrxmike** · #19 06-06-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by b27

Mmmm, I'm also with Shannons but my premium is higher than yours, significantly, around $1000 from memory. I have agreed value though so perhaps that has something to do with it. Also would the fact that yours is on club plates help your premium PP? Other than that Shannons have been fine for me.

Will get a quote from the supporter of the club though when it's up for renewal.

1: I would imagine the agreed value on your GTB is quite high - hence the premium.
2: Club plates do reduce the premium
3: The garage location ( postcode) has a remarkeable influence on the premium.

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**360C** · #20 06-06-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Janne328

Thanks Mike...was heading for the protein mask after I read BlackJags comment!

Better hope Carl isn't reading this.