Famous Insurance - Who has made a claim with them

[acsplit]

Hey guys,

Just reviewing my insurance and looking at swapping to famous, if anyone has mad a claim with them can you send me a pm if you don't want to discuss on the forum

Thanks

[Leroy Peterson]

Also curious. Their track insurance is pretty interesting (and somewhat reasonable).

Their quote for the Gloria was on par with Shannons (with CAMS discount, but not with 3-year no-claim discount).

[NUTWGN]

Following this. We're looking at new policies also & wonder what they're like

[Hadouken]

A few evo guys are with famous. So far haven't heard anything bad

I'll be swapping to them aswell

[Shoota_77]

Quote I got on R33 GTR was very reasonable. Race track option is awesome too. Not many insurers offer that at a reasonable price. 

[Odium]

The problem is, offering a reasonable premium often goes hand in hand with being stingy during the claim/repairs/payout process

[NUTWGN]

The problem is, offering a reasonable premium often goes hand in hand with being stingy during the claim/repairs/payout process

My last claim with Shannon's was going to be a month and a half to get out to my repairer of choice, or it could be the next week if I went with their shitty everyday repairer. Surely famous can't be any worse than that?

[Birds]

For the people interested in track insurance - have we heard of anyone claiming through it successfully? I feel like there would be a ton of conditions attached to that.

[Leroy Peterson]

I read the conditions and it wasn't particularly specific, which is good?
Doesn't cover other cars or anything, I can't remember what sort of incidents (fuel/fire, engine destruction), but it did cover any damage to the track.

[Hadouken]

It says that if you crash into another car or vice versa then you're not covered

Track policy....

[acsplit]

It covers you if you "run out of talent"

 

Can't expect much for $100, I have seen racecare insurance and it's thousands of dollars depending ov dollar amount covered.

[Odium]

Lots of them cover stolen tools / equipment in the pits as well... That said, I've been to many a track day and never heard of someone stealing anything from trackside. Everyone there is there for the same reason, stealing isn't one of them.

Maybe its a bit different at a VN Commodore Club skid day though...

[Leroy Peterson]

1 hour ago, Odium said:

maybe its a bit different at a VN Commodore Club skid day though...

well you gotta put your Snap-On stickers somewhere, dontcha?

[Adzmax]

I was with them and had a claim paid out with no worries. 

[NUTWGN]

I can vouch for them with claims now. (Poor Cubey)

They have fantastic claims service. Very prompt assessing and generous with repairs. I've got the 14 day hire car option too which was handy & they've refunded for that within 24 hours of me sending them the receipt for hire car.

Cubey was un driveable and they'd managed to assess and approve within 8 days, should have it back this week - 3weeks later, though this wasn't their fault, the hold up has been with getting parts, They had approved all new parts however we couldn't afford to be without the car 12 weeks (no new panels in Australia - had to boat from Japan!) so we opted to go for good second hand/reconditioned panels and the panel shop had to find some and get them in.

[Interloper]

I'm with Famous, they've been great when it came to making a claim (i wasn't at fault). Even better than Shannons, which is who i swapped over from.

[profaine]

Can anyone add to this thread? (I hope not in terms of damage, etc.!) It has been a year and wondering if there is anymore information available regarding famous, thanks.

[Kinkstaah]

My gf has a MX5 with Famous which met an unfortunate end. 

The claim process was actually really quite painful, to the point of us having to submit news articles and information from the bureau of meteorology that it was actually raining the day of the accident, even though there was a pretty obvious tree-shaped hole in the front of the car. (She hit a tree on a nature strip!)

They did eventually pay out the insurance, though, but for some reason they went full audit on her particular claim in a way I've not really seen from any other insurer.