I concur with Jay. You need to have a good insurance agent and the "right"
coverage. True, they (insurance companies) ARE all bad. But, if they
weren't, they'd be out of business. They're forced to do what they have to
do by gov't regs, sleazy lawyers and dishonest policy holders. And as a
marine surveyor, I have plenty of dealings with all three of the above.
Actually, I have to say that some companies do more than their policy
stipulates to take care of long-time, good customers. I recall one
$100,000.00 hull & machinery claim that the underwriter could have,
legally/legitimately, just walked away from. In order to help a normally
reputable, long-time customer, they coughed it up.
However, I just hate insurance companies, banks, bureaucrats and political
correctness and get a lot of enjoyment ranting against them ;)
Bud Osbourne
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jay Fishbein
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:24 AM
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: Nationwide Ins.
A just-released JD Power survey reports that Nationwide ranked high in
customer satisfaction and was the most improved in this same survey in
the last year. Oftentimes, your state's insurance department can also
provide information in the form of a complete report on the number of
complaints for each company licensed in your state.
The best info you are going to get from a question to a group like our
Spridget List is anecdotal. The official surveys and reports are usually
accurate and consistent in the high ranking companies.
My personal recommendation is that ultimately, you should shop for an
educated and knowledgeable agent rather than just a low price so that
you have a resource to get proper advice and policy interpretations when
you have account reviews or a problem with the claims department.
The best claims service will fall short if you're not insured properly
to begin with.
jay fishbein, / Independent Insurance Agent, CIC
wallingford, ct
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