Insurance Woes

["Hunt, Reed (CAP, GEFA)" <Reed.Hunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	>Don's woes:
			>		>>>
	>Having just had quite an "experience" getting my mom's car repaired
after
	>some bonehead slammed a pickup truck tailgate into the door as he
was
	>pulling out of a parking spot, I want to tell you one thing:
	>Use only reputable, well-known, insurance companies!
	>
	>Jim's response:
	>
	>Don I feel for ya.  But I have never had this happen to me.  Ever.
Why?  I
	>don't deal with the other guys insurance.  When I've whacked or
been
	>whacked, I deal with my insurance company.  Twice in 3 years I've
had my car
	>hit or door dinged.  Both times I collected the other guys
insurance info
	>and required police reports and went to my agent.  Allstate in this
case.  I
	>submitted a claim with them and had the car fixed.  Allstate paid
the bill.
	>I don't know or care if they got their money back from the other
guy.  Its
	>not my problem.  Let the dark underbelly of America deal with their
own.
	>they know how, they have lawyers and they can't be scammed.
	>You pay for coverage.  Use it.  They understand.
	>Jim
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
	>My response:
	>
	>I mirror Jim's comments.  I was popped in the trunk/rear facade
area this
	>Summer.  Called PEMCO, they dealt with it.  Second claim in 20
years of
	>premiums, they have to earn their money somehow, and they did a
great job!
	>
	>This IS your insurance company's job.  Now if they balk at that,
time to
	>move on......
	>
	>Regards,
	>
	>Reed
	>Seattle
	>1985 535I
	>161K

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