On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:26:35 -0500, Minnie Bannister
wrote:

That's interesting! A guy on the TowerTalk discussion group said that
his insurance co. insisted that his AN Wireless tower must be attached
to the house.

I find that surprising as my current home owners policy (State Farm)
and the previous company (who I can't remember right now) were very
specific. It attaches to the house and they wouldn't insure it.

I signed up for tower talk, but it was a long time back.
Now if I can only remember how to get there...

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Alan AB2OS


On 01/27/04 09:32 pm Roger Halstead put fingers to keyboard and launched
the following message into cyberspace:

Towers are not somthing youjust stick up and hope for the best.

At least nothing more than a small TV antenna tower installation.
This is probably the main reason the insurance companies don't want to
see towers bracketed to the end of a house, or to the eves. My
insurance carrier was willing to insure mine as long as there was no
direct connection to the house. (coax doesn't count)

..

I find that surprising as my current home owners policy (State Farm)
and the previous company (who I can't remember right now) were very
specific. It attaches to the house and they wouldn't insure it.


That is what my State Farm agent found out. I have cars with them and
decided to insure the house. They turned me down because the 40 foot tower
was attached to the house.
I hope to try again when I move soon and see what hapens with a tower that
is not attached.

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:37:48 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:

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I find that surprising as my current home owners policy (State Farm)
and the previous company (who I can't remember right now) were very
specific. It attaches to the house and they wouldn't insure it.


That is what my State Farm agent found out. I have cars with them and
decided to insure the house. They turned me down because the 40 foot tower
was attached to the house.
I hope to try again when I move soon and see what hapens with a tower that
is not attached.

My wife tells me we are now insured with Auto Owner's, but it's still
the same. They didn't want the tower attached. It could be within 6
inches of the house as long as it was not mechanically attached.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com