Collector car insurance options for Canada
Insurance is one of those necessary evils in life. When it comes to insuring your pride and joy the first decision you need to make is whether you will be driving your car back and forth to work.
Collector car insurance typically has much lower rates than your standard insurance but comes with such restrictions as no to and from work use, and restricted amounts of mileage per year(depends on the insurance company). As long as you’re willing to follow these rules it’s definitely the way to go.
Having appraised value for your vehicle is very important so that if a claim is ever made you will have proper coverage.
Insurance companies have rules on how long they will consider an appraisal valid. This usually depends on the value of the vehicle. In some cases it could be as little as one year, and in other cases it could be up to five years.
Once your receive your policy check to see that the rating is “19a” indicating you’re covered for the appraised value of the vehicle. A rating of “19” indicates your coverage is not based on an appraised value.
Insure the appraiser you use is on the insurance companies approved appraisers list before having the appraisal done.
Another thing to keep in mind is that if your car is still in numerous pieces in the garage it’s still a good idea to get insurance and most appraisers can provide the insurance company with detailed information on what your car is worth in its present state including all parts.
See below for the contact information and the links for companies I’m aware of that have collector car insurance for Canadians:
Lundgren & Young Insurance Ltd.
Canada Brokerlink
100, 4124 – 9th Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 3C4
Canada
Telephone: (403) 245 -1000
Wayfarer Insurance
308 Bay St, Box 160
Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0
Classic Car Insurance in Calgary through CAA AMA:
https://ama.ab.ca/insurance/vehicle/classic-car-insurance
Palliser Insurance
12B, 1235 – 64 Ave SE
Calgary AB
403-259-2747
Contact: John White
(He offers a vintage insurance program as well as general car insurance. $2 million Liability
$300 deductable (coll/comp).Unlimited mileage per year, no vacation coverage required for long trips.
Agreed to value/appraisal required.)
Zehr Insurance Brokers Ltd.
They deal with Vintage Car insurance in the Ontario area of Canada.
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