Price differences in quotes

My Noble renewal was twice the price of Bishop Skinner. I used to insure my Parker 235 yacht with Bishop Skinner and had good service so I have gone with them.

I found Craftinsure great... until I had to make a claim. Needed to threaten to make a complaint to the FSA before thay paid out, then premium rose steeply. Not which part of my experience was intended to keep me as a customer but at least they now get plenty of free advertising from me whenever someone asks my opinion  .

Plumped for Bishop Skinner in the end. Hardly in difference in policy, half the price and haven't heard anything bad from poking round forums.

 I had 3 lasers insured with Nobles the other year. One was written off and they were brilliant, settled within about a week. My premiums went up but thats expected isn't it !  I wait to see what the premium is this year, had hoped it would drop, even a small amount. 

Much as I appreciate the great amount that Noble put back into sailing (surely a good enough reason for using them in itself) and that I've not heard a bad word ever about them on service, when I started sailing I went with Newton Crum basically at the time out of home town loyalty. After a break of some 12 years when I went back into sailing I went back to them.

I've had one mast ping in the last year and the service was personal, prompt and fair. My renewal was reasonable and fair.

I've probably had nearly 20 years with them in total with various boats and only a handful of claims in that time and they have never given me reason to change. And I quite like the old fashioned feel of the company.