Yacht Owners to Benefit from Enhanced Protection Measures and Savings

ACE Recreational Marine Insurance, one of the nation’s largest recreational marine insurance providers, and part of the ACE Group, and gplink, a leading provider of satellite-based tracking, monitoring and notification systems for select yachts, today announced broadened coverage and savings to qualifying customers through the new ACE gplink Insurance Program.

ACE Recreational Marine InsuranceThe ACE gplink Insurance Program is an exclusive offer to owners of yachts that are powered by Caterpillar engines and equipped with an active gplink monitoring system and service.  This new program offers premium savings as well as coverage enhancements, including an expanded towing benefit that reimburses owners for the costs of transporting an insured vessel to an approved Caterpillar repair facility in the event of a covered breakdown. This offers peace of mind to yacht owners who can have confidence their vessel will be serviced by a Caterpillar-trained specialist.

“We are excited to offer this program enhancement to gplink customers. This program provides an added measure of protection and savings for these particular yacht owners who take extra steps to protect their vessels, and leverage all of the latest technologies to enhance their safety and the overall quality of their boating experiences,” said Damon Hostetter, Senior Vice President, ACE Recreational Marine Insurance. “At ACE, it is our highest priority to serve our customers in their time of need. We strongly encourage and support measures that proactively prevent accidents and losses and help keep boaters and their vessels safe.”

“We’re pleased to join forces with ACE in offering this unique solution, enabling qualifying customers to take progressive and forward-thinking steps to protect their vessels,” said Dan Webb, Marine Business Manager, gplink. The gplink satellite-based tracking, monitoring and notification system complements and enhances the product and service offerings of ACE Recreational Marine Insurance, and underscores our commitment to providing solutions that meet the needs of our customer base.”

The ACE gplink Insurance Program is available by contacting an ACE Recreational Marine specialist agent, who can provide details on all of the comprehensive insurance coverages and annual savings on insurance costs.  To find a local ACE Recreational Marine Insurance agent, please visit www.acemarineinsurance.com, choose the ‘Pleasure Boats and Yachts’ option, and then click on ‘Find an Agent’ in the right menu.  An ACE agent or broker will provide a quote for insurance that can include significant savings for eligible and qualifying gplink customers.