Insurance

[Elldawg]

Hagerty just increased my premium from $555 to $1200 annual after one year today. I’m shopping around now. The sales rep on the phone said “kit cars” in California have been “reclassified” as the justification because they are more popular now, whatever that means. I’m relocating to Colorado soon and the quote there was $900. 
 

will try Grundy I guess. Quite annoying as I couldn’t even get through the quote process with them last time since the system was down. 
 

How does one find a broker? Worth it?

[DavidL]

That's weird.  I just got my Hagerty renewal invoice, it's for $467 (includes $70 for the Driver's Club), about the same as the last few years.  My car and location seem similar to you:  1990 Caterham Super Sprint, and I'm also in the Bay Area (Menlo Park).  Maybe we have wildly different coverage, but seems odd.

 

PS, I often have my Seven at the Cars and Coffee in downtown Menlo Park first Sunday of every Month (outside of Coffee Bar).

[Elldawg]

Yeah it’s weird. She said something about some policies being grandfathered in. Could be because the car is a “kit car” spncs not a “Caterham” idk maybe they think I’m a factory five guy so they up charge an old xflow.
 

I just had a call with JB Taylor broker (ACC) who quoted $260 for a year in CA. So I have no idea what’s going on. Agreed value 35k, good+ condition car they don’t care if it was a kit car and the rep knew what a Caterham was. We’ll see how it pans out I guess. They will need to write a new policy in CO though after I slog through the DMV…. Again. 
 

I’m up in eastbay so don’t make it down to peninsula a lot. Cars and coffee for me is my toddler and the local coffee shop down the street. She loves the “race car” ride. 

Edited Friday at 07:31 PM by Elldawg

[KnifeySpoony]

Just got my Hagerty renewal - premium went from $1046 to $1406. May have to shop around.

[CBuff]

I just renewed my hagerty policy. No change in price from the last two years.  In NY it's $1130 (plus $70 for the club membership). For agreed value of $80K - 2023 420R. In new york it's titled and insured as a "custom" as when I originally did it with "Caterham" it was $2400. But all the back up was caterham stuff so I was transparent. They said, if NY titles it as a custom then thats what it is. A very rare occurrence that after jumping thru all the hoops, it saved me a little money 

[Vovchandr]

46 minutes ago, CBuff said:

I just renewed my hagerty policy. No change in price from the last two years.  In NY it's $1130 (plus $70 for the club membership). For agreed value of $80K - 2023 420R. In new york it's titled and insured as a "custom" as when I originally did it with "Caterham" it was $2400. But all the back up was caterham stuff so I was transparent. They said, if NY titles it as a custom then thats what it is. A very rare occurrence that after jumping thru all the hoops, it saved me a little money 

 

I don't even understand how NY title makes any difference on it. 

 

It can be insured before ever being registered as anything the underlying covered item on agreed value doesn't change regardless of what you call it. 

 

Not saying it didn't happen to you but I just can't wrap my mind around the logic there. 

[hahuang65]

@Vovchandr is right.

 

I got my insurance way before my title. All they needed was the VIN and asked me how I wanted the make and model written.

 

My car is titled as an Assembled Vehicle in TX while my Insurance has it as a 2024 Caterham 420R.

 

I'm only about halfway thru my 1st year of insurance. I'll let you guys know when I get my renewal notice what's changed.