I know the subject of this post is as old as the hills and that most out there will search the for the best policy every year but for the first time in 9yrs i decided to look for someone cheaper after Bikesure decided to put my renewal up by £20....not a lot i know but £20 is £20 (i'm a tight northerner).
Anyway am i glad i did because within half an hour using Bennetts website to get a quote i couldn't believe that their quote came way under what i had been paying in fact i halved my yearly cost by £100 .
Bennetts not only blew Bikesure out of the water but with the money i had saved i added their £45 bundle before finalizing the quote for the total cost of the new ploicy.

This bundle Included=
Legal expenses cover, in the event of a non fault accident.
Recovery and breakdown assistance for your bike.
Personal accident cover in the event of death or injury following an accident.
Cover of damage to your motorcycle clothing and helmet.

Anyway i got to thinking that if Bennetts could do me the same cover as i already got way cheaper (half + RAC) why didn't Bikesure ?? as I've been with them for 10yrs plus they don't want to lose business surely ?....although having said that i did get a phone call from them two days later after i told them i wasn't going to renew with them saying "lets see if we can do you a better deal and knock the cost down" ? which of course i politely declined as they were never going to match the cost of my new policy that i'd found even though their website states clearly that they "will match any like for like quote and not be beaten on price.
Is it just me? or shouldn't all insurance brokers do their utmost to give their customers the best deal they can from the start ??.

I think it's a postcode lottery, I had been with Hastings Direct for a number of years and this year they wouldn't even give a quote. So for me the cheapest for both was Bennetts although it still went up by 60%. I also went for the £45 package as it was cheaper than just personal injury and legal cover. My car however went down £100....

I just resign myself to spending a few hours on the comparison sites each year.
Initially it's a bit daunting but once you've got hour head round trying different variables like excesses, job description (don't lie, but if your job can be described different ways try them), annual mileage etc you can usually beat your initial renewal quote.
One thing to watch is the free breakdown cover you get with some policies, often the cover isn't what you want on a bike. The devil is in the small print.

Steve H stay well away from comparison sites fella they only give you results from companies that pay the comparison site so their quote is included ones that don't never get a look in their all a rip off.                                                                                                                                                                             

I usually do both comparison sites abd insurers direct but often comparison sites win as they are cheaper. Although I wouldn't touch companies I've never heard off                                                                                                                                                                             

Like Slasher says its a postcode lottery and possibly a bike lottery too. Nobody can get near Hastings prices for me and Bennets were double🙄                                                                                                                                                                             

You're right Strom, Hastings was always unbeaten in price for me until now that they wouldn't insure me anymore                                                                                                                                                                             

had the same problem with Hastings, gone with bennets for the modern stuff and peter james for the classic bikes and my Alvis TE21