01badz28 wrote:I've stuck with State Farm due to the fact that 1) Autocrossing doesn't cause you to be dropped or otherwise raise your rates, 2) Having spent most of my career dealing with insurance companies, they seem to have best customer service of any of the "major companies," and have had extremely quick turn around on my claims.
Same for me with the addition of:
3) I have been with them since I was 16 and I get all the discounts.
Mark Pilson
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09 Mustang - Club
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01badz28 wrote:I've stuck with State Farm due to the fact that 1) Autocrossing doesn't cause you to be dropped or otherwise raise your rates, 2) Having spent most of my career dealing with insurance companies, they seem to have best customer service of any of the "major companies," and have had extremely quick turn around on my claims.
Same for me with the addition of:
3) I have been with them since I was 16 and I get all the discounts.
Same here (well, 20 on mine), plus I've got some kind of "legacy" discount since I took over some of the policies from my dad.
Nope, never even been threatened with having my coverage dropped.
My mom was with them for years. I got into a wreck (not my fault) and then my stereo got stolen out of my car when it was at the wrecker's lot. They dropped me right after that. They had to pay for the car because the car that hit me was reported stolen and the driver ran.
From personally knowing a State Farm agent, some of what they do is directly related to the agent. The one knew would drop you for getting into one at fault wreck. I did not have my policy with her.
Mark Pilson
03 Z06 - Sword
09 Mustang - Club
01 Excursion - The safe you dropped from the 10th story
I've got State Farm. I've had several claims and never been anything but satisfied. I inherited one policy from my dad that dates back to 1971. The discount on that policy is up to 40%. Heck, I don't even remember the last time my rates changed anywhere but downward.
The double takes I get from people suddenly make sense now
Mark, I agree. It absolutely comes down to the agent. Or their secretary. In Seymour the agent listed was a guy but I always dealt with a woman. For whatever reason the commercial policies caused her to really look at me like a criminal. And two months later when I asked about inland marine coverage, she basically screamed that they don't have that. Which I find hard to believe considering how big they are.
Anyway, I went to Auto Owners Insurance after that and can't ask for better people. My premium for commercial liability and inland marine coverage for 1 year is less than what I paid for 6 months at State farm. And when the scanners got stolen 2 weeks ago, the adjustor was very easy to work with.
With respect to inland marine/commercial policies, I doubt most personal lines (your usual home/auto) agents also write that type of thing. I know with Travelers, it's probably a minority of the local agencies that write both. Most are one or the other. So while I'm sure State Farm the company probably has that type of policy available, that agency probably was not licensed or appointed to write that type of policy.
Unfortunately, it seems they don't bother to keep track of who sells what, else they might have referred you to someone.
Now Richard we both know they want X% of life sales..At least in the agency environments....BTW: went to MC yesterday with some alums....The campus has changed alot.