Progressive Insurance Screws Their Customers

[brawny1]

This is what too expect from a democratically controlled corporation...

Progressive insurance on defense after court case | ksl.com

 

[Mad Scientist]

According to Cohen, it's not necessarily unusual for an insurance company to go into court as an adversary of its client.

We should get Gov't to handle all insurance in every industry, that way Gov't could screw us and it would be virtually impossible to sue them.

 

[rightwinger]

Flo wouldn't do such a thing

 

[Moonglow]

Don't kiss flo, you be getting a clown face cosmetic attachment

 

[PoliticalChic]

According to Cohen, it's not necessarily unusual for an insurance company to go into court as an adversary of its client.

We should get Gov't to handle all insurance in every industry, that way Gov't could screw us and it would be virtually impossible to sue them.

Yup.

Amazing to me that in one short century the Woodrow Wilson view of an 'Administrative State' under the control of wise and beneficent bureaucrats and 'experts' could take hold of what was once a 'can do' nation.


"Do you want an economic system in which you pay most of the money you earn to the government, and the government gives you back benefits on terms and conditions decided by politicians and bureaucrats? That is not the America of freedom and prosperity we have known for 300 years. That is the vision of Karl Marx. And that is what the secular-socialist design is about."
Gingrich, "To Save America," chapter 14.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Did anyone in this thread actually read the article?

 

[Moonglow]

When have any insurance companies not been sued for not paying on policies?
I don't believe that progressive has any political motivation in the case.
So whatever to polichic and brawney1, I cal BS on the politically motivated OP and posts.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Figures... Peter Lewis is a huge progressive, literally... big supporter of such notables as the ACLU and other progressive causes.

 

[Conservative]

why is this in POLITICS???

 

[Papageorgio]

Did anyone in this thread actually read the article?

Yes, I did, did you?

 

[NYcarbineer]

If anything, you would have thought this thread would have been posted by a liberal to anecdotally demonstrate the evils of for-profit insurance companies;

that at least might have been somewhat relevant to the issue of Romney/Ryan's desire to put all our healthcare related fates into the hands of the profiteers.

This sort of story someday might be your story when you're 75 years old and fighting with some for profit insurance company over your coverage,

because you were forced by the Republicans to buy private insurance after they killed Medicare as we know it.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Flo wouldn't do such a thing

Flo! Say it ain't so!

 

[Moonglow]

why is this in POLITICS???

Peanut brained posters.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Did anyone in this thread actually read the article?

Yes, I did, did you?

Yes, it's a perfect example of something I have said repeatedly. The business model of a for - profit insurance company is to collect as much in premiums as they possibly can while paying out as little as possible in claims.

You may be their customer, but they are not, despite the propaganda in their commercials,

your friend and neighbor.

 

[tjvh]

From the link> "According to Cohen, it's not necessarily unusual for an insurance company to go into court as an adversary of its client. But Cohen said it was unusual and wrong in this case because he believed" The last two words is the point where this whole article became meaningless to me.

 

[Jackson]

We need to see this on talk shows/ I hope the Fisher family continues with filing a legal complaint with the Insurance Commissioner and receives ten times the original settlement.

Say No to Progressive Insurance!

 

[Truthmatters]

Progressive Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its a corporation you fools

 

[eflatminor]

While I'm no fan of a Democrat-controlled anything, I have to say in this case, I cannot fault Progressive.

As the story states, the passenger in the car driven by Progressive's customer made statements that supported the idea that they were at fault, not the other driver. In such a case, it is incumbent upon the insurer to work to place blame where it deserves to be placed. In fact, they have a fiduciary and legal responsibility to do so. Remember, an insurance company is not only representing their customer, they must represent their shareholders AND the various regulatory rules and laws, all of which require them to assign blame for an accident accurately.

Of course, if Progressive had been successful in court in placing negligence with the other driver, that driver's insurance would have covered the Progressive customer's costs to be made whole. The customer (and their family) was never in danger of not being covered.

When the jury sided with the other driver, Progressive said "fine" and paid the claim, just like the law demands. There really is nothing here worth worrying about in my opinion.

 

[P@triot]

If it involves progressives, it's going to lie, cheat, and steal.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Progressive Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its a corporation you fools

No shit Captain Obvious.