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Is our error in receiving good response because we are dealing with contractors rather than with the company directly? I have been uninsured for sixty five years of collecting just because of the problems our posters have mentioned. Except for putting guns in the mail, I would rather not deal with these guys and take my chances. Comments, please.
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01-11-2022, 06:22 PM
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Bill then you are basically self-insured which is fine if you are willing to take that risk and you can absorb potential losses. I live in the tornado alley of the South. Too risky for me!
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01-11-2022, 07:35 PM
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I talked to Laura last week. Yes she is working remotely. It she assured me that everything is okay but she is struggling with returning calls in a timely manner
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01-11-2022, 07:39 PM
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I contacted Laura by email last week with a question on my policy and she responded the next day. I have not had an issues with my policy or communication.
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01-11-2022, 09:34 PM
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Is Laura the only one taking care of this end of Eastern’s insurance business?
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01-12-2022, 02:12 AM
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Agents make a difference. When Jack was alive and handled my policy I must say I was 100% satisfied with Eastern Insurance.
I just received an e-mail that my policy is up for renewal. Even though I have not had any issues with Laura I will be shopping around for a new company. This is based on the poor experiences others have shared. I’m really concerned how a loss may be handled if I find myself needing to file a claim. Bill just my thoughts here. Like Reggie states you are basically self insured, and that’s OK. In my case I believe that with multiple safes in different areas, coupled with a good security system makes the chance of complete loss not likely. With this in mind I elected to not carry a policy for the the full value of all my guns. A complete loss would not financially ruin me but at this stage of my life would not allow me to replace all my Guns without dipping into my retirement funds. Further I have worked hard to accumulate my collection of guns and would not replace but a fraction of what I currently own. The pain I still recall when I was 22 years old and had all of my meager collection stolen still hurts, when I recall walking in and seeing all my guns gone. For this reason I must keep an insurance policy on my guns. Some other pluses for having a policy are when I ship a gun out for work, I save on buying a separate shipping insurance each way. When you can pay just over $300 for a $100,000 in coverage. A fair amount of your policy cost is off set just in shipping insurance savings. Finally because I hunt a lot with my guns, they are subject to damage, or theft from my vehicles. All of which I have experienced over the last 50 years. |
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05-01-2022, 07:32 PM
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Thanks for the information in this post. I informed Eastern that I will not renew with them. I tried to add a $25K gun to my policy and never got a reply. It was easy to work with Cole Cushman, I got a decent "discount" for being a PGCA member AND I saved $300 on my premium.
Yet another benefit of membership. Thanks folks.
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05-01-2022, 07:44 PM
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Garry I agree Cole is easy to work with and responds fast to requests for updates. I recently sold my Parker DH 28 and asked to have it removed. It was done on the same day.
My Custom Fox is being shipped back from Canada. I called Cole and asked if the gun would be covered in case of, damage, loss, or theft. The answer was absolutely. I added it to my policy, which is something I had failed to think about when I changed insurance company’s and all he asked was to place a value and provide the Make , model, and serial number. Now that’s great Customer Service. |
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