Posted On: August 7, 2008, 1:35 pm CDT

Posted By: OK That's Enough

Greg,

Actually, I was with Erie and did have a claim - no problems. I moved my coverage for a whole other reason.

My bet is with Ludrof gone you will see some changes. I never cared for him as a person (yes, I knew him). He came from the claims background and saw it as a challenge to figure out how to torture the policy. It wasn't that way when Milne was in charge.

A lot of it comes down to the agent. Erie has a bad habbit of appointing agents that know one thing - life insurance (except in NY where they don't sell it). Agents don't know enough to question the claims adjuster.

Don't misunderstand my comments as disagreement, it's just getting real old. Send letters, call your congressman, anything, just comment about the story - not your personal problems.

Even free speech can get you sued if you propagate it enough (but you should be ok as long as you stay within the realm of truth). It's called a SLAPP suit. They don't have to win, just cost you a lot of money.