was thinking of transfering to markel since they are alot cheaper then dairyland just never heard of how they handle a claim, maybe someone can chime in.
I jave used Markel for about 8 years with nobody else coming close to their rates. When I got rear ended at a stoplight by somebody with Safe Auto <spit> insurance - Safe Auto moved very slowly and Markel offered some good advice to get them in gear and offered to handle it for me if I couldn't get crappy Safe Auto to pay up. Mentioning the state insurance commissioner finally got Safe Auto to get my check sent out.
I think the reason rates seem to be going up so much is that so many people are out crashing bikes. Motorcycle licensing needs to be much more strict with real riding tests. Just because you can buy an expensive bike doesn't mean you can get through a curve and many people seem to think that a huge heavy Harley makes a great first bike.
There is no company that offers the best deal for every person. You have to get quotes from different companies online and see which companies can provide you with the best price: http://www.quotes-center.com/motorcycle-insurance-quotes
Is this site a joke? I checked four different zip codes in four different states and the only "recommendation" it could ever come up with was for GEICO . . .
Five years ago I was using Markel when I dumped the Valkyrie and put myself in the hospital for 3 1/2 weeks. Their claims agent was on top of things from the day they were called. Very impressed with their service. Now everything I own is covered by State Farm and I've been pleased with the premium. It will be interesting to see how responsive State Farm will be if I go down again and I really hope that doesn't happen again.
I have mine with markel too, been with them 4 a while, have my atv too. My old vtx
was 230 year, got the fltru and they want 678. So I got a quote
from geico, 282. So looks like ill be leaving them.
I had Markel for 7 years and only had one issue with them. My 08 Buell Ulysses XB12XT (an adventure touring bike) was classified as a naked sport bike so they wanted twice the money to insure it. So after I was done with the ride that I bought it for which was to ride the AlCan to Arctic Circle and back, I put it in storage.
Checked with Geico this year and they properly rated it and so I switched all eight bikes to them. Poor Markel they have lost big time $ from me.
A naked sport bike is a 22 rating and touring/cruising is 19.
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