Can people please tell me who they have found to be the best to Insure their vans with. I have contacted my RAA but they were dearer than CIL and their contents cover wasn't very much. i have heard that if you join some caravan clubs they can get cheaper insurance but which clubs??? Any help would be appreciated as as you know you have to save as much as you can when your on the road permantely.
It is not always what company is the cheapest, have a look at the excess with cheapies.
Lots of people use CIL.. I use Ken Tame and find them very good, only down side you have to be a member of the CMCA and insure both car and van
If you join the Campervan Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA)then you get a discount policy from Ken Tame Insurance. They do a combined car and caravan policy as I understand it. There has been some previous discussion whether this is a good deal or not Perhaps you can search on here for it.
I have a Motorhome and it is insured with them as is my other vehicle. I am happy with them and thought the value was good. They are brokers and the actual policy is with a large regular insurance company. You could Google them or I could supply some contact details if you wish.
Hi Chris. You could try Arthur J Gallagher, formerly oamps. $500.00 cheaper than nrma and includes $10,000.00 contents if your a member of wrv, winnebago club.
hope this helps.
Laurie.
-- Edited by Lozza1956 on Wednesday 2nd of September 2015 04:22:26 PM
I suspect that we only find whether we got a good deal from our chosen insurance Co after we make a claim and get it settled.
That is a tough way to find out. I spoke to two parties who had claims settled to their satisfaction by Ken Tame and decided to take the peace-of-mind option. So far, so good.
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Westfarmers insurance is now part of the NRMA group and is the company Coles use for their insurance product I got very good premium for the house and contents and 1 car from Coles but at that time they didn't insure caravans so I stayed with GIO for the tug and van Cheers David
-- Edited by Roving-Dutchy on Wednesday 2nd of September 2015 09:04:37 PM
We are with CIL. Its not the cheapest but it does offer extra cover, in particular the cover that will either pay for you to travel back to collect the van or transport it back to your place and good cover for hotel costs etc. Many others we looked at didn't offer this, meaning if the van can't be repaired for weeks/months and you have to go home you have to pay yourself to go back to get it or get it sent to you, a real cost if its on the other side of the country. We have made 1 claim and CIL was very easy to deal with and paid the claim in full with no arguement and no rise in the next years premium.
We stayed with CIL as APIA were the same price. MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE CLAIMED FROM CIL stated they had nothing but the best service, easy to deal with.
So in essence we are paying a bit more for "peace of mind" if the worst happens,,, not too worried about small stuff just covering the investment of $80,000 odd dollars.
The discount companies are there for a reason,,, you can work it out I'm sure,,, real life stories abound,,, as someone said just talk to repairers.
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changed to Youi last year , this year looking at Ken Tame - price about the same
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I sounded out youi earlier this year and found that their excess was too high. I have been with Ken Tame for the last 7 years but thought that there maybe better options but for me there wasn't.
have always insured with CIL and found them great - had a storm claim a couple of years back - did not impace NCB or premium ... only insurer I would otherwise go with is NRMA - have everything with them and get a great multi policy discount - never had a problem - only real thing is they don't insure motorhomes and that is what we have.
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Perhaps you can search on here for it. 
