Re: MY BAD GEICO INSURANCE EXPERIENCE !

That sounds like GEICO all right. 20 years ago they were an OK
company but they are pure crap now. I've found Liberty Mutual to be
excellent but their rates went up so high I couldn't afford them
anymore. I found the best rates at Century 21 and Progressive. It
seems like insurance rates are all over the board, you really have to
shop your particular situation around. Switching from LM to a
combination of C21 and progressive cut my Insurance costs on 5
vehicles in half AND I had better coverage.


On 26 Jan 2004 13:57:47 -0800, [email protected] (Nospam) wrote:

>I was looking for a cheaper rate on my insurance of 3 cars when I
>decided to give geico a call , I couldn't believe it, I would save
>over $ 225.00 every 6 months with them if I left my agent I had for 10
>years with Allstate Insurance.
>
>Well I decided maybe change was good, boy was that ever a mistake, it
>all started with a letter saying I need to get my windshields
>inspected, never did this with any other agent or insurance company,
>so I called them and basically told them if they want to see the
>windows, they can send someone out cause no way was I going to drive
>all three vehicles to the inspection station that was 37 miles away.
>After a conversation with their supervisor they said to ignore it.
>
>Ok
>
>Then I get a letter several weeks later saying they need information
>on a person who at the time I was to marry. boy this was even a bigger
>mistake. I told them that the person NEVER LIVED IN my house and only
>drove one of the vehicles once in a month to the local store if that,
>and in fact we were no longer together so I couldn't supply this info
>and I DON'T WANT them on the policy.. Well they came back and said, we
>have to have this information or your rate will go up or we may even
>cancel you, I told them they were crazy, this person should not be on
>my policy and I don't want them on it. they said you have to have all
>people in your household on the policy, after telling tem again THEY
>DON'T LIVE HERE AND NEVER HAVE, I decided I was getting NO where with
>GEICO and it was a big mistake leaving my old agent. DON'T GET ROPED
>IN BY LOW RATES THAT ARE TO GOOD TO BE TRUE. GEICO customer service
>was terrible and I wonder what actually making a claim would be like
>if I had these problems..
>
>GEICO INSURANCE IS TERRIBLE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS NOT HERE .. I
>AM TOTALLY DISSATISFIED. I WOULD NEVER EVER TELL MY FREINDS TO GET
>GEICO NEVER......maybe my enemies yes.

--
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts:

"What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the
establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . .
Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of
the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order
to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House
of Representatives, August 17, 1789

> That sounds like GEICO all right. 20 years ago they were an OK
> company but they are pure crap now. I've found Liberty Mutual to be
> excellent but their rates went up so high I couldn't afford them
> anymore. I found the best rates at Century 21 and Progressive. It
> seems like insurance rates are all over the board, you really have to

Huh...? LM was the cheapest of them all when I shopped around ~2yrs ago. I
had to go with Progressive as I didn't have my US driver's licence then, and
they charged me roughly twice LMs price. Switched to LM as soon as possible
at 40$/month.

Peter

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:36:28 +0200, "Peter" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>> That sounds like GEICO all right. 20 years ago they were an OK
>> company but they are pure crap now. I've found Liberty Mutual to be
>> excellent but their rates went up so high I couldn't afford them
>> anymore. I found the best rates at Century 21 and Progressive. It
>> seems like insurance rates are all over the board, you really have to
>
>Huh...? LM was the cheapest of them all when I shopped around ~2yrs ago. I
>had to go with Progressive as I didn't have my US driver's licence then, and
>they charged me roughly twice LMs price. Switched to LM as soon as possible
>at 40$/month.
>
>Peter
>


When I first went with LM several years ago they were the cheapest.
Now, 6 years later, they are the most expensive. This has happened
with every insurance company I have ever had. They seem to have two
sets of rates, one set to get you to switch to them, and then they
start jacking the rates up each year and hope you won't shop around.
Same thing happened with State Farm AUto Ins too. I started with
state farm, switched to GEICO to save money, then had to switch to
American INternational to save money, then had to switch to Nationwide
to save money, then had to switch to LM to save money, and most
recently had to switch to Progressive and Century 21 to save money. I
expect that in 3 to 4 years I'll wind up switching again as the rates
go up.
--
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts:

"What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the
establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . .
Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of
the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order
to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House
of Representatives, August 17, 1789

"AZGuy" <[email protected]> wrote
: When I first went with LM several years ago they were the cheapest.
: Now, 6 years later, they are the most expensive. This has happened
: with every insurance company I have ever had.

So YOU'RE the reason....