Digital SLR Insurance Needed for USA

wish_fish

Hi there
I'm going to New York on Thursday and will be borrowing a friends camera to do some filming. She does not have insurance and said I would get it covered for my trip for theft and damage.
I have a Canon EOS 5D Mark II
and a Canon 28-135mm Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens
the total value is about £2100! Company's such as photoguard.co.uk will only insure the camera for 12months minimum. I only need cover for a week (can stretch to a month) all the travel insurance company cannot cover a £2100 camera. Who can I go to?
Thanks

huckster

If you have Home Insurance where you live, ask them first. Don't forget to mention you are borrowing a camera from a friend, as this may affect their decision.

If not, if you google gadget Insurance, there are various companies that offer policies. Not likely to be cheap.

vikingaero

That protectabubble site is pretty sh!te:

(1) Registered to an American company
(2) 0871 contact numbers
(3) No geographical address unless you hunt for it
(4) email only contact form
(5) Spamming gits

Shimrod

A quick google on 'short term camera insurance' brought up a lot of companies! I've run a quote through the first sponsored link http://www.eandl.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/camera-insurance and they had a policy that provided £2500 cover @ £5.15 per month - which is renewed (or can be cancelled) on a monthly basis. I've made a couple of assumptions so the price may be different for you. Also check the policy as it may not provide the cover you need.

The only other thing I can add is the cover seems cheap compared to the last time I got a quote for camera cover (around £120 for a lower amount) and I extended my home insurance instead - if the other companies are a similar price, it might be worth checking who the underwriter is for the policy and how good they are at paying out should there be need to make a claim.

*Just noticed the date of the OPs post so a bit late for him/her!