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Hagerty Bonds with Bonhams


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SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM – June 24, 2009: Hagerty International, the UK’s dedicated classic and collector car insurance specialist, has announced an exclusive, preferred partnership with the Motoring Department of Bonhams, to the benefit of their respective clients and future classic and collector car buyers in the UK and USA.

Renowned for its stature, expertise and absolute professionalism, Bonhams is the largest UK auction house to hold scheduled sales of classic & vintage motor cars and automobile memorabilia. As such, it enjoys an excellent synergy with the unique specialism provided by Hagerty International, whose parent company in the USA is the largest insurer of classic and collector cars worldwide.

Hagerty International, based at Silverstone, Northants, has enjoyed very significant growth in recent years since its launch in the UK. Its affinity with classic car owners, enthusiastic customer service, specialist knowledge, and dedicated insurance products, are all contributory to the company’s sustained success, and to the unique relationship now forged with Bonhams.

Talking at Bonhams’ recent Kelmarsh auction, Angus Forsyth, Managing Director of Hagerty International, commented: “We are all thrilled with the new relationship with Bonhams and to be working in the UK with James Knight and his team in their respected motoring department.

“Being associated with Bonhams here and in the USA is an enormous compliment and we are confident that this relationship will add value to our policyholders and to Bonhams existing and future clients”, he concluded.

James Knight, Bonhams’ International Managing Director, added: “The association with Hagerty will provide our clients and customers with a number of benefits so we are very pleased with the new partnership.”

In practical terms, specialists from Hagerty International will attend all Bonhams’ motoring auctions, providing guidance and bespoke advice on the most efficient and economic options to owners, as required, to insure their newly acquired vehicle. Existing Bonhams’ UK clients may also enjoy similar input, as appropriate, from Hagerty International on 08700 420 220 or on e-mail: enquiries@hagertyinsurance.co.uk.

To Hagerty policyholders, the benefits of the relationship accrue from the wealth of knowledge and data that Bonhams possesses, significantly, its up-to the-minute knowledge of classic and collector car market dynamics internationally; Bonhams’ frequent auctions being a trusted barometer of fluctuations in the vehicle values of both existing and future classics.