Insurance for south america
 

Could anyone help us, we are looking for a local insurance (third party) for south america and it seems impossible to find. We are in buenos aires and trying to find one, but hopes are vanishing slowly..

Thanks
Gerald Regnier

Hi Gerald,

there is nothing like that on this continent as far as I know, cant you use an insurance from home?
Why dont you "insure yourself"? A great part here is relativly poor, so you might pay a damage easily directly and drive on.
The only strict exception I know is Chile, where things are little more like in Belgium.
But overall, as a biker you are loved by the people and nobody asks you here for an insurance.

Here in Bolivia we have to have a SOAT. It is a 10 - 15 USD (motorbike for one year) insurance, which pays ALLWAYS for the other. It is not a question of guilt.
I once crashed into a pedestrian, who crossed the street on red light. It wasnt my fault - this was 100% clear. But I had no SOAT, "only" an international insurance. I paid his hospital exams. I paid the bike repair.
You get my point?
Your 3rd party ins. would not cover either.
How much was all his exam here? And he was full of bruises after having caught the Africa Twin. 200 Bs about 25 USD.
I am sure - you could pay that as well.

Frank

Hello Gerald,
Try ATM (Assistencia Total de Motovehiculos)Carabelas 281 6B (1009)
Buenos Aires tel/fax (54-11) 4327-0403
email: atmotos [ at ] oaseatm.com.ar
Insurance not for South America, but just for Argentina.

Good luck
Antonis


[This message has been edited by Grant Johnson (edited 23 February 2005).]

We have got 3rd party insurance for South America through www.alessie.com. It does not cover Colombia. Alessie are an agent. The policy is written through an American insurance company based in Pensylvannia. Have not had the need to use it, so don't really know if it is worth the paper it is written on.