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6/23/2009
Fun Times at the Open House

We want to send a big thank you to all who were in attendance on Tuesday for our Open House celebration. It was a great time with some cool cars, fun stories and a chance to meet some of our policyholders, partners and agents. Thank you so much for sharing your evening with us and bringing along such great cars!

A wide variety of cars made the cruise down Kings Highway. Everything from a Model T to a ‘57 Bel Air, and a red hot ’69 Camaro graced our parking lot. It was also fun to hear about how back in 1967 it only cost $69 for the owner of the beautiful blue ’67 Thunderbird to get its special-ordered paint job!

Congratulations to all of our prize winners of the day, we hope that everyone enjoys their goodies! We would like to extend a special thank you to GMP Diecast, Hemmings, ACC Mats, Trimparts and all of our other partners who provided giveaways and goodies for our event.

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6/9/2009

Come One, Come All to the American Collectors Insurance Open House!

Join American Collectors Insurance on Tuesday, June 16th* from 5:00-7:00 pm as we celebrate our new corporate headquarters. If you’re in the greater Philadelphia area, we invite you to stop by and check out our new facility, which includes space for local clubs to host meetings. Plus, you can enjoy light refreshments and spend time with fellow hobbyists looking at cool cars. Have a classic car of your own? Feel free to bring it along and show it off!

Immediately following the event, we’ll be cruising to the Evergreen Dairy Bar on Route 70 in Southampton, NJ.

Our new building is directly next to our old building and is located at 496 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ.

If you would like to come, please RSVP to Kelly Scanlon at (856) 382-3292. The first 100 people to respond will receive a goodie bag and be entered to win a special gift from our partners at GMP Diecast!

We’ll see you on the 16th!

* Rain Date: Tuesday, June 23rd, 5:00-7:00pm

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5/29/2009

Car Lovers Know Best: Protect That Baby

Car lovers told us what they do to protect their collector vehicles during hurricane season, which runs June 1-November 30.

The top tip: Use a waterproof/padded tarp on the vehicle (even though it’s in the garage) to protect against saturated drywall and debris falling onto the vehicle. It’ll also protect against garden tools and other items in the garage falling on the car during a windstorm.

Read the other six tips at:

www.americancollectors.com/Collector_Chronicles/News_Room/News_Room/123/pg__1/vobId__547/

We invite you to pass these tips on to your collector clients in your next agency newsletter. They’re all courtesy of the classic car enthusiasts at American Collectors Insurance.

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5/21/2009

Clients Know Their Car’s Worth Something! Do You “Agree”?

Agreed-value coverage is a vital concept for a collector. But an estimated 50 percent of car hobbyists still have their vehicles insured under standard coverage.

That’s bad news for the owner (and possibly bad news for the insurance professional’s E&O policy) when there’s a claim. Agreed-value coverage is almost always a better fit for a collector’s needs than is standard auto coverage.

Here’s how agreed-value coverage works: The insurance provider and the collector jointly agree at time of policy issue on the value of the collector vehicle, based on recent sales, auto pricing manuals, and other data. Then, at claim time, agreed-value coverage pays the car’s insured value, minus the deductible, in the event of a total loss.

When a collector has a claim, he or she won’t want to hear that they’ll be reimbursed at book value. With coverage from American Collectors, your clients will get agreed-value coverage. It’s all we sell.

Read about agreed-value coverage: www.americancollectors.com/Collector_Vehicles/Policy_Features/28/

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5/7/2009

Your Customers Are Springing Into Action – Are You?

It’s spring, and the thoughts of car lovers everywhere turn to … driving!

Million of Americans are itching to get into their classic cars and hit the nearest car shows, line up for parades, and catch up with fellow collectors at car club meetings.

With the trend toward “stay-cations” during the current economic downturn, expect more and more Americans to turn back to the simple pleasures, close to home. And there are few hobbies more American and more pleasurable than classic and collector cars.

Here are three ways you can use a client’s love of cars to your advantage:

1) Ask your client to donate a “ride” for your favorite charity auction. Not all will, but if one donates a “ride,” it’s a win-win-win. The charity wins, the lucky winner gets a treat, and your client gets the chance to do something fun while helping out a cause. There’s nothing a car owner likes more than to have his car admired and appreciated.

2) Ask your client to drive his car in your local Memorial Day and Independence Day parades, if you’re involved in civic associations that sponsor these parades. (And snap a photo of the owner with the car, and send the photo to him with a thank-you note.)

3) Ask your client if he wants giveaways for his fellow car club members. Car hobbyists will appreciate having our “Please Don’t Touch” signs and a poster of some great collector vehicles. These giveaways are courtesy of American Collectors, at no cost to you. American Collectors can mail them directly to your client, or you can forward them on with your business cards. Order them today–free–on our Web site here.

Any of these things will help you forge a closer relationship with your client. And better client relationships mean more business and more referrals.

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