One thing about virtually any extended warranty plan for your cameras or equipment - DON’T ! An extended warranty is a cash cow for the retailer and is loaded with clauses concerning all the various ways gear can be destroyed or damaged that are NOT covered.
I wound up talking to my insurance agent and getting a rider on my home insurance policy that covers almost everything that can go wrong, and the price is much less than an extended warranty.
Good tip!
Thinking a little more about this... I am glad that you have a competent agent that is not a ripoff artist. Thinking about mine... I would point out that I would be hesitant to make a homeowners claim on a printer that I couldn't get to work right even if I did have a rider.
Insurance companies do not like customers who make repeated claims and they do keep track of such things. If my $60 printer has a 2 year $5 extended warranty however I would not hesitate to give them a call. My 4 year policy from the Sony store worked out very well and got the camera fixed in a week.
Franky, the insurance agent that I use for auto and home is a shyster on everything else. They have tried to rip me off on various other products from overpriced AAA type towing insurance, overpriced life insurance, overpriced credit protection insurance, and the list goes on and on. A lot of credit cards have insurance that covers your purchases for free better than what my insurance agent has tried to talk me into paying for. The only way that I am able to keep them in line is to comparison shop and report back to them to get a competitive offer.