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Aston Lark and MS Amlin agree acquisition of marine pleasure craft book
Insurance Business UK have reported this week that the Chartered Insurance broker Aston Lark has announced a swoop for MS Amlin’s £10 million GWP marine pleasure craft book of business – the deal is set to be formally completed in January with terms having been...
Q&A: Yacht Insurance explained and how to reduce your premiums
Bryan Davies, Founder of CompareYachtInsurance.com, has taken some time out to answer the basic questions surrounding yacht insurance. Here's his two-cents on what some industry jargon means, and later on how best to understand it and use it to your advantage of...
A helpful insight into yacht and boat insurance
We know that there is far too much choice on the market when it comes to ensuring something as special as your yacht - after all; every yacht is different. Derri Dunn from GoCompare has a thorough insight into what to look out for. Boat insurance is likely to be...
Have you suffered a lightning strike?
What don't you want when there is a lightning storm approaching? Correct! A tall conducting mast towering above every other large feature in your nearby surroundings. The reality is, there is often nothing that you can do about this, as thunderstorms roll in quicker...
Storm damage and how you can stay prepared
We all know and understand the power of mother nature. She can offer bliss sailing and cruising conditions as a reward, and then as punishment she can construct the most brutal of storms. Thankfully with todays technology, we are able to forecast storms fairly...
The less travelled waters and untouched cruising grounds within reach.
It’s the 21st century and yachts with large range capabilities are about as common as electric cars in big cities. Not only do both these 'vehicles' share in common an environment friendly approach to travel, they also emit a true sense of championing “out with the...
How can you reduce your yacht’s overheads during Covid-19?
The world is going through unprecedented times, with little clarity of what the next 6 months has in store for our economies. Everyone is hesitant to leaving the house, let alone using their yachts as bans on yachting sweep across the globe. The one thing that adds...
Brexit and the implications on Yacht Owners
With the recent developments in the United Kingdom leaving the European Union having delivered more certainty that the Boris Johnson lead Conservative Government will execute the final requirements of article 50, we are left with a newly formed minefield of what to...
Don’t focus on category strength: how to really assess a hurricane’s destructive force
We are happy to share with you some insights from insurance industry experts on what outlaying factors need to be taken into consideration when predicting windstorm destruction. The windstorm season in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean is now in full swing, albeit we...
2019 Round The Island Race Photos
Round The Island Race 2019 - Gallery We are happy to publish the photos from our photographer during the 2019 Round The Island Race. Please feel free to share these photos with your friends and family on social media. If you'd like to have any of the photos in...
Round the Island Race – what to look forward to?
The proverbial cobwebs are being blown off, the sails come out of storage, everyone on the crew list is getting a text message and the ensign is being replaced by the class burgee. This can only mean that it’s time for the annual Round the Island Race, and we are here...
How much has the Yacht Insurance comparison market been taken by storm?
When it comes to yachts, any owner will know how something that should be so delight inducing and joyful causes so much hassle and stress. From arranging your berthing and insurance to planning a weekend trip on the water with family and friends, nothing ever works...
Six things you should consider when choosing AIS Provider
We have got together with MarineTraffic to explore the different factors that need to be considered when choosing an AIS provider. Now AIS isn’t a mandatory carriage requirement across the world, however the prudent yachties and boaters in our waters will be...
What to do if you’ve had a yachting accident
Nobody likes that terrible gut feeling when something has happened whilst out on the water. Be it anything from a bump into the vessel you’re normally moored next to, to a grounding on a sandbank that has edged its way into the channel or to something that was...
What to look for when buying yacht insurance I The Ultimate Guide
Our friends at the Royal Yachting Association (The RYA if you are familiar with them) have put together a spending article that will help you find the right insurance by comparing your yacht insurance today. One of the first questions we are asked is ‘What’s the best...
CEO point to “huge gaps” in the market
Nicola Middlemiss from Insurance Business Magazine is no stranger to the world of marine insurance. She has had the pleasure of interviewing a host of top level executives, and has developed a keen eye into identifying trends and areas of the market where strengths...
Yacht Insurance: Know The Pitfalls!
Estelle of CatamaranGuru, the go to broker-consultants for everything to do with Catamarans, provide a very great insight into some of the pitfalls of yacht insurance. Yacht insurance policies are different for every yacht owner. There is no "one size fits all"...
The hurricane alley is active – will you do this to keep your yacht safe?
We've discussed the catastrophic effects and devastation of hurricanes before, but what we haven't looked at is the alternatives to make the problem go away altogether. 2017 was an exceptionally bad year for the Caribbean Islands when Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate came...
Cowes Week 2018
CompareYachtInsurance.com were on hand at the 2018 Lendy Cowes Week to chat to our clients about how the industry is changing and the best ways to go about securing the best insurance policy. Whilst we were there, our photographers managed to get some great photos of...
Yacht Maintenance 101
Being a yacht owner means that you have earned your place in the marine world. You’ve invested your time and money to purchase a yacht that is a testament to how successful you have been in life. You have now earned the right to spend time afloat and make the...
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