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      02-22-2008, 04:09 PM   #1
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Cheap Insurance: any down side?

Is there any downside to a cheaper insurance?

It seems like some other less popular insurance companies(non-allstate/farmers, etc) sometimes offer cheaper insurance premium. Im paying way too much for my insurance(farmers) and I was going to try some other insurance companies.

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      02-22-2008, 04:37 PM   #2
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might help a bit more if you list a few examples of those "cheaper" insurance companies.
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      02-22-2008, 05:01 PM   #3
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the downside normally appears when it comes time to get your car fixed
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How is Mercury Insurance? I have AAA currently and they're quoting me $2,700+ for a full year. Mercury Insurance is only quoting $805/6 months so that's $1,610 for the full year. That's an $1,100 savings. Which is great, but I never heard of anyone using Mercury. Anyone have any input? Thanks in advance.
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Seriously, pay a little more and get that piece of mind that when you need them, they actually help you. I had a soldier that went for the cheap insurance company. He completely totalled his car and when he went to see them, they werent there anymore. The office was empty.
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I thought Mercury was a big insurance company also?
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Big Companies (AAA, Allstate, Farmers, etc) = premium goes down at renewal time

Smaller Companies (esurance, geico, etc) = premium goes up even if NO accidents
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      02-22-2008, 07:23 PM   #8
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Smaller Companies (esurance, geico, etc) = premium goes up even if NO accidents
geico? small? huh? im missing something.
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      02-22-2008, 07:37 PM   #9
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^stfu guy,i bet your with Capital insurance or B&L or something,ROFL....obv you know i'm kiddin...
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geico? small? huh? im missing something.
yes, you are missing something...

State Farm (31st largest company on the Fortune 500 - $60 billion in yearly revenue)
Allstate (61st largest company on the Fortune 500 - $36 billion in yr. revenue)
Geico (part of Berkshire Hathaway which is #12 on the Fortune 500 - $11 billion in yr. revenue according to BH's annual report)

Yes State Farm and Allstate sell more then just auto but in State Farm's case, auto premiums account for 63% of their premium revenue. A good quarter for State Farm is a good YEAR for Geico.

Compared to the big boys, they're a smaller fish in the pond.
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      02-23-2008, 02:14 PM   #11
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holy hell! thats good shit to know! i never thought they were so small in comparison.

thanks for filling me in. thats really good to know. ohh and russ... i rock colfire bee-atch!
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