So we are in the middle of planning the many parts of our cross country relocation from NYC to Seattle and the next step is choosing a mover. I am completely confounded by the estimates I get and how the insurance plays into them. Which is ironic being that I work for an Insurance company.
We really aren't moving much but would rather a mover transport that stuff than rent a uhaul and slow down our tour of the country in between. For example, a mover will come back and say $1800, but then present quotes with insurance and it literally doubles to $3600+, give or take.
Just wondering if anyone has dealt with movers lately and how the whole insurance part works or if you declined it. I thought maybe renters insurance would cover possible damages but mine doesn't.
Stay away from Anchor. My buddy is going through E36 M3 with them right now. He just moved from Wisconsin to Tennessee, and several things were broken and hardware for furniture to assemble furniture is missing. The bitch of the whole mess is that he's tried contacting them for TWO WEEKS, too no avail.
He finally resorted to canceling the credit card charge, and Amex just approved it a couple days ago, so he's waiting to see if this gets Anchor's attention. 
Good to know, thank you for the heads up on them! This is basically the exact scenario I'm worried about, and also why we decided to sell/donate some stuff here in NY since for the costs of moving it may be cheaper to replace out west. That and also, my fear of not having a bed to sleep in for like 3-4 weeks.
T.J.
UltimaDork
8/20/15 1:22 p.m.
FWIW, I moved using a moving company 11 times and haven't had much get lost or damaged. Out of all of those, only once did I pay for it directly and I seem to remember the insurance was $x.xx/pound. I skipped it and took my chances and it was fine. When I moved courtesy of Uncle Sam (9 of the 11 moves) there may have been decent insurance but it was a pita to file a claim that whatever was lost or broken wasn't worth the effort.
