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Insuring birding equipment

To: "Alastair Smith" <>, "inger vandyke" <>, Birding-aus <>
Subject: Insuring birding equipment
From:
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:46:41 +1100
Thanks everyone for your advice. I've spoken to AAMI, my house contents 
insurers, and it is not that they won't insure - it just increases the premium 
by $200 a year - so I've decided to stop being a cheapskate and I've increased 
my policy!

Regards
Frank
-----Original message-----
From: Alastair Smith 
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:47:48 +1100
To: inger vandyke  Frank Antram  
Birding-aus 
Subject: Insuring birding equipment

> Frank,
> I have had no problems with my standard AAMI home and contents policy with
> 'standard extra cover for portable valuables'.
> Regards
> Alastair
> 
> 
> On 7/03/11 1:16 PM, "inger vandyke" <> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Hi Frank,
> > 
> >Try:
> > 
> >http://photoinsurance.com.au/
> > 
> >http://www.aon.com.au/australia/entertainment-insurance/photographers-insu
> >rance.jsp
> > 
> >The premiums are generally on the expensive side for insuring your gear
> >and personally the only time I would consider taking this out is if I was
> >to travel in a high risk area like India, Africa or South America where
> >the likelihood of my stuff getting stolen is a lot more probable.
> >
> >As a professional, if something happens to my gear, I can write it off on
> >my business.  I replace camera bodies every three years and given the
> >cost of insurance, I can't see the point.  When I did the feasibility of
> >it the premium was too expensive for the way that I use a camera.  I
> >would expect a scope to last a lot longer than my gear so this could be
> >worth considering.
> > 
> >Still, insurance, like any other personal expenses, should be based on
> >your habits and how you would use/need it.
> > 
> >I hope this info is of assistance.
> >
> >Cheers,
> > 
> >Inger
> >
> > 
> > 
> >Inger Vandyke
> > 
> >Professional Wildlife Photographer and Writer
> >Expedition Leader - Heard Island Expedition  (3 November - 7 December,
> >2011) 
> >Assistant Publicity Officer - Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association
> >(SOSSA)
> >Author - The Scrub Turkey Chronicles
> >http://scrubturkeychronicles.blogspot.com/
> >
> >Mob:  0402 286 437
> > 
> >www.ingervandyke.com
> >www.ingervandyke.blogspot.com
> > 
> >Please join the Heard Island Expedition online
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> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:00:46 +1100
> >> From: 
> >> To: 
> >> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Insuring birding equipment
> >> 
> >> I'd be interested to know which companies will insure scopes and binos?
> >>I've never been able to include them under household or travel insurance
> >>as there is a limit (way below the value of the equipment) on individual
> >>items. 
> >> 
> >> Regards
> >> Frank Antram
> >> -----Original message-----
> >> From: "Tony Russel" 
> >> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:29:33 +1100
> >> To: "'Carl Clifford'"  "'Greg Little'"
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Leica's warranty and customer service
> >> 
> >> > Insurers ? You have to be kidding . They're as bad as the service
> >>agents for
> >> > wriggling out of paying up.
> >> > 
> >> > Tony
> >> > 
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