Farmers Says Northern Calif. Auto Glass Business Involved in Scam

February 24, 2006

  • February 27, 2006 at 10:54 am
    Never Put In Writing says:
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    I could not help but chuckle to myself after reading that. \”wwww.Onsite.com\” might want to trade in the auto glass business and start mining gold.. It might be a bit more lucrative.
    I have to agree with the xfarmboy and Mr. White on this issue. This has been the m.o. for many glass retailers in california and other areas for many years, especially for mobile operators. C\’mon you mean to tell me Farmers is just catching on to this \”Highly Unusual\” method. Please don\’t insult my intelligence.I have some highly unusual swamp land in death valley california for sale.
    On a more serious note, Farmers and the TPAs they have used for the past 14 years have to be partially at fault here since they oringinally developed the \”highly unusual\” system that onsite fell victim to. Not to say I agree with what onsite was doing, but nobody like\’s to be told what to charge for their services including the good old honest and ethical insurers.
    Is it right for Farmers to tell a policyholder that they will not authorize a dealer glass for a car older than 2 years old when they are already paying a high premiums. Is it right for them to let their vendor of choice \”jam\” an aftermarket windshield in their customers car unbeknownst to them. Is it right for Farmers to steer business away from local
    companies that support local communities and provide service just like their agents do and then deny they do it by hiding behind a TPA. (and hundreds of attorneys).
    Remember a merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.

  • February 27, 2006 at 4:22 am
    XFarmBoy says:
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    I am surprised it only took 455 times for Farmers to notice that there was not a glass shop in an area with no electricity, phones or buildings. It must have been one of those new \”virtual\” shops.

    This is what happens when you remove the field people and go to a centralized claims office in another state.

  • February 27, 2006 at 5:06 am
    JAMES WHITE says:
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    IT\’S NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA IT HAPPENS IN VIRGINIA. IT HAS BECOME THE STANDARD TO PUT OFFICES IN REMOTE AREAS TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THE HIGHER PRICES.

  • February 28, 2006 at 3:17 am
    K says:
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    Their TPA is doing the same thing in Washington and other states. Funny how Safelite can have an employee use their home address for their benefit. Sounds the same. I am suprised Farmers even wants to pay an attorney to fight this.

  • February 28, 2006 at 5:29 am
    Butch says:
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    this is the exact thing that I spoke of on the AGRR message board and my posts were taken down becuase the retarded webmaster said I was out of line!!!!! can u believe that ****?! IM sure he was called to the table by the companies that I know are illegaly scamming the insurance companies and were told to shut me up. but I don\’t shutup. I think the AGRR site only cares about how it *looks* to the insurance companies and whatever else. it\’s not a true place to be heard. regaurdless of the issue. good for farmers for not putting up with this kind of ****. it makes the rest of us look bad.

  • March 2, 2006 at 8:10 am
    JAMES WHITE says:
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    BALLS AND INTEGRITY THAT MEANS THERE ARE 2 OF US IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY



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