The ads are so annoying right now. Tv, radio, magazines, online, electric bill inserts. This company would do anything to destroy competition in the marketplace and buy market share.
The ads are so annoying right now. Tv, radio, magazines, online, electric bill inserts. This company would do anything to destroy competition in the marketplace and buy market share.
I’ve always wondered how the consumer might benefit if just a little of the hundreds of millions in advertising budget were redirected into the “servicing” areas of the insurance industry…
From my experience this company is nothing but bells and whistles, with no real substance behind them. Meaning, they look great on TV, but we know not everything on TV is the truth! By the way, I’ve never got a great price quote with them either. Now with 21st Century and Esurance I have.
“Fifteen minures can save you 15% on Car Insurance.” Well, that doesn’t tell you how they sometimes do it. I’ve seen some of their quotes where the premium was, indeed, lower, but quoted coverage was also less than what the policyholder had with another company, i.e., lower liability, no-fault or supplementary uninsured mototrist limits. Well, they never said they’d give you the same coverage – only that they’d save you 15%. People should learn more about their coverage before looking online for alternate quotes and when they do receive a quote, make sure it is apples-to-apples.
I guess i’m the lone policy holder that has no complaints with Geico. I switched to them from State farm about 6 years ago. My premium (for same coverage) dropped by $900 a year or roughly 60% (i have had a clean driving record the entire time) State farm was just hosing me and I never thought anything of it b/c i’d been with them for years. Looking back, I was paying more than twice what I pay now, on a car that was worth half the value of the one I currently own…and again…totally clean record.
Its funny b/c everyone else that I’ve recommended them to, has come back and said Geico quoted them more than they were paying.
Granted I have never had a claim so I dont have any first hand knowledge of their claims practices. I can say the 15 mins on the phone saved me a boat load of cash.
I cannot stomach the young woman on the Progressive ads, wearing the white apron and carrying around a price gun. As if!
The commercial really marginalizes the hard work and effort done behind the scenes by the underwriting staffers.
I’m with you, though she is cute! Seriously, that price gun crap really does downgrade all the work actually done by underwriters. Say I put in that I want to pay $50 per month. just what is the mighty “price gun” going to say then? And then what if I put in $300 per month but I’m going from $500k liability coverage to 50k. Focus is on the price, not the coverage, which is why both these companies should be in a boatload of trouble once a claim actually comes in.
The ads are so annoying right now. Tv, radio, magazines, online, electric bill inserts. This company would do anything to destroy competition in the marketplace and buy market share.
The ads are so annoying right now. Tv, radio, magazines, online, electric bill inserts. This company would do anything to destroy competition in the marketplace and buy market share.
I’ve always wondered how the consumer might benefit if just a little of the hundreds of millions in advertising budget were redirected into the “servicing” areas of the insurance industry…
Chris Baumli, CIC
Inspire Insurance Solutions, Inc
http://www.inspireinsurancesolutions.com
…isn’t licensed…I knew it! Neither is the caveman…not that easy…bofah.
IT IS STARTING TO FLOAT TO THE TOP AND NOT TOO SOON
From my experience this company is nothing but bells and whistles, with no real substance behind them. Meaning, they look great on TV, but we know not everything on TV is the truth! By the way, I’ve never got a great price quote with them either. Now with 21st Century and Esurance I have.
Claims so easy even a caveman can do it!
“Fifteen minures can save you 15% on Car Insurance.” Well, that doesn’t tell you how they sometimes do it. I’ve seen some of their quotes where the premium was, indeed, lower, but quoted coverage was also less than what the policyholder had with another company, i.e., lower liability, no-fault or supplementary uninsured mototrist limits. Well, they never said they’d give you the same coverage – only that they’d save you 15%. People should learn more about their coverage before looking online for alternate quotes and when they do receive a quote, make sure it is apples-to-apples.
I guess i’m the lone policy holder that has no complaints with Geico. I switched to them from State farm about 6 years ago. My premium (for same coverage) dropped by $900 a year or roughly 60% (i have had a clean driving record the entire time) State farm was just hosing me and I never thought anything of it b/c i’d been with them for years. Looking back, I was paying more than twice what I pay now, on a car that was worth half the value of the one I currently own…and again…totally clean record.
Its funny b/c everyone else that I’ve recommended them to, has come back and said Geico quoted them more than they were paying.
Granted I have never had a claim so I dont have any first hand knowledge of their claims practices. I can say the 15 mins on the phone saved me a boat load of cash.
I still hate the stupid cavemen though.
I cannot stomach the young woman on the Progressive ads, wearing the white apron and carrying around a price gun. As if!
The commercial really marginalizes the hard work and effort done behind the scenes by the underwriting staffers.
I’m with you, though she is cute! Seriously, that price gun crap really does downgrade all the work actually done by underwriters. Say I put in that I want to pay $50 per month. just what is the mighty “price gun” going to say then? And then what if I put in $300 per month but I’m going from $500k liability coverage to 50k. Focus is on the price, not the coverage, which is why both these companies should be in a boatload of trouble once a claim actually comes in.
$178K is a drop in the bucket for them- might as well be $1.
Unfortunately it will take a lot more to get the truth about this company’s practices out to the consumers.