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boat insurance and Marinas

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:12 pm
by prowlersfish
how many of your marinas require the marina be put on your boat insurance as an additional insured ? This somthing new for our marina .I told them when they pay for it they can be on the policy , Guess I may be moving the boat

"Marina Operator as an additional insured"

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:29 pm
by 1967 seavoyager
Isn't that just covering the marina for damage caused by your vessel ? Say, an electrical fire or a fuel leak. For my heating license I have to add the City of Syracuse in case the city gets sued (because I'm a license holder) as a result of my work.

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:05 pm
by prowlersfish
Maybe but the would be covered anyway . I think it would put them first .

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:21 pm
by Tuck
at my marina, we're supposed to have insurance...which i do...but i don't recall a condition such as that.

they never even checked for my insurance, actually.

like the bit about them paying part of your premium. hehe

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:29 am
by alexander38
hey Paul they do it so it drops their rates. And u know where I'm at and they just want u to have it on your boat, my slip fee is $ 2,000 a yr and my elec bill has be no higher than $ 15.00 a month. but the water sucks ( well water )

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:30 am
by aaronbocknek
my marina just requires proof that the vessels docked there are insured and they do check on the policies. they do stipulate that during the winter if you are in the water that you do not live on board, and wooden hull vessels are not allowed. the one thing that i do not agree with though is the 4 dollar electric "meter reading fee" and the higher than normal for the county electric rate.

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:53 am
by gjrylands
Chicago also requires insurance for vessels moored in any of the harbors in the city. Proof of insurance must be shown before the permit sticker is issued. The city does not have to be named as an additional insured.

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:12 am
by Stripermann2
Paul, my marina requested it too a few years ago and requires that they be named as an additional insured...

I never added it or provided it to them. I refuse to pay a premium, listing them as an insured party.

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:12 pm
by Dan Faith
I deal with this all the time, we are a manufacturer and our customers request to be named and show a certificate of insurance. This is if our product causes a claim our insurance would pay. This does not cost us anything in addition to our insurance. I have been at marinas that request a copy of you insurance policy so they know you are insured. I have never heard of requesting the customer to pay for being named on their policy.

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:58 pm
by prowlersfish
My company will not put them on it anyway

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:49 pm
by daydrmr999
Most of the marinas I've looked into here in So Cal require them to be an additional insured.

Mike

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:12 am
by jddens
My marina required insurance and needed proof. They also requested to be named as additional insured. I never added them and the subject hasn't come up since.....

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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:23 pm
by roninva
it's no different then when you are renting an office or retail store space. You list the property owner on the policy as well. Their insurance will cover them if you don't have insurance but it isn't really costing you anything to add them to the policy.

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:41 pm
by prowlersfish
Yes it will cost me , a lot of Insurance co. will not put a marina on your poicy as a insured party . so I would have to change to someone like boatus(at a rip off price) plus the cost of a survery . .

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:50 am
by LSP
I only store my boat during the off-season and just insurance verification is needed. I spoke with a couple locals in my area and they don't add the marina to the policy.