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Camera insurance

Postby Mitchell on Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:42 pm

Hi all

I am moving to Paris for about 12 months and have all of my health insurance organised. However, I have yet to insure my camera gear. I have tried a few options:

- I can't find travel insurance for equipment that doesn't include medical cover
- most camera only insurance only allows you to be out of Australia for 28 days
- french contents insurance doesn't cover when I am out of the house

Does anyone have experience with insuring their gear under these circumstances?

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Re: Camera insurance

Postby team piggy on Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:18 am

Aon insurance and a few others do dedicated OS cameramans insurance.

There is a number of threads on it already, sorry too tired to search them out, but insurance in the Search bar will work!
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Re: Camera insurance

Postby gstark on Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:54 am

For the time that you're going to be away, my experience suggests that no local (oz) insurer would be all that interested: they would consider this to be in the realm of the local (French) insurance market.
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Re: Camera insurance

Postby surenj on Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:49 pm

Dude... I don't have any advise but have fun and take care. Would love to see some photos when you return....
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