Scott,

I haven't read any of the other posts so please pardon me if I repeat
anything you've heard. (The joy of nurturing tomorrow's glider
pilots.)

My first three years flying gliders (starting early 2004) my
underwriter was AIG, but I never had to deal with them outside of
sending their broker my money. I am no insurance guru but one thing I
did observe was that dealing with brokers felt like I was going
through a completely unnecessary middleman (I was insured through
USAA). I hope better informed readers can pipe in with wassupwidaldat.

When I got delivery of my ASG29 early this year, I called Avemco on a
tip from a fellow pilot and signed up with them. Six weeks later I had
to submit a major claim and I was *very* pleased with how they handled
it. Right now they are at the top of my suggestions.

~ted/2NO