Camera insurance

jesta · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:48

Hey guys,

Need some help regarding getting my camera insured, are there any insurance company which I can get my camera gear and my mobile insured for the lowest amount of money? Is photoguard the best around?
I have around £750 of camera gear and a £180 mobile phone, what are insurance companies like in terms of camera gear which I bought 2nd hand? As my phone and all my camera gear (bar my 50mm f1.8 which was bought from new but off the bay), would that be much of a problem?

Many Thanks.

booyaka · 29 Dec 2009 at 17:45

check with your home insurance first off to see if they will cover you for it. Also what they will cover when you leave home with the stuff and also any accidental damage etc

MarkLP · 30 Dec 2009 at 00:52

I use photoguard personally. £100 a year for £1080 worth of items £1 Million Public Liability.

Raikiri · 30 Dec 2009 at 01:19

MarkLP said:
I use photoguard personally. £100 a year for £1080 worth of items £1 Million Public Liability.

Without the public liability I was quoted £44 a year for £1500 which isn't bad, however that's only their basic cover.

Rojin · 30 Dec 2009 at 09:33

Thread hijack! That's interesting to know, I'll have a look into that as since getting a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 and other bits the value of my camera bag has risen!

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 16 Jan 2010 at 14:35

PaulyD · 16 Jan 2010 at 15:00

think photoguard do a uk only and a uk/europe insurance but not worldwide. sure most other camera insurance companies do similar packages which will include worldwide

Razor-BladE · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:47

Last time i checked photoguard do do worldwide cover. Worth checking out their website anyway.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 16 Jan 2010 at 19:38