11-29-2021, 08:55 PM | #1 |
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Anyone else’s insurance going up even though they drive less since the pandemic started? I got my yearly renewal notice from Travelers and it went up another hundred for the next year. I’ve probably driven less than 5k a year these last two years because of WFH. Anyway I can get a reduced premium since I drive so little?
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11-29-2021, 09:12 PM | #2 |
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Mine went up about $100 for 6 months... this is more or less in line with what I expected.
This is with Progressive... which was significantly cheaper than Geico which tried to screw me by about $250 a year ago. Another raise, and I'll shop around again... didnt really want to deal with it over $100.
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We got a little money back last year. Rates went up this year - just got renewal. Someone has to pay for all those commercials, I suppose. Need to shop it every year.
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Allstate’s Mayhem was good but they killed him off. Flo and the Gekko have been around too long, and so has the guy from Farmers. Changing the race of Jake from State Farm was a little odd and all those commercials suck regardless of which Jake.
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Yeah forgot those. They are really awful.
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The Farmers guy is J. K. Simmons. He was the yellow M&M in the old TV commercials (don't think he does that any more). He was also in the old HBO series Oz. That was a long time ago.
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I figure with people driving less nowadays they’d lower the premiums for everyone. Maybe it’s being driven up by all these f#ckers out there stealing cats.
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Didn't get what you said at first about Allstate's Mayhem. It just clicked right now who that was: Dean Winters, and he was from HBO's Oz too. I actually liked those Mayhem commercials.
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Yes, the Mayhem commercials were the only good ones. He was great in those. He had a short-lived TV series when he was a police officer as those commercials were winding down, but I didn’t recall it’s name.
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I manage an autobody facility in Florida. Driving has been way down but my business is through the roof. Its all a vicious cycle and here's some of our observations. -less people on the road but we are having way more serious accidents here -used car values through the roof so cars aren't getting totalled as easily -lots of people driving damaged cars and keeping the insurance checks -massive parts delays causing longer rental usage, increased insurance payouts It just doesn't make sense, we are twice as busy and people are leaving the trade. We cant get parts to finish vehicles and no one is making MORE income except the insurance carriers |
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I'm really eager to see a study that shows where all these people are actually going. The trades have been losing people for decades but the pandemic really stepped that up. Truck driver shortages, service industry shortages, etc. Everyone is short workers. And before anyone jumps in and turns this political, I just cant believe they are all sitting at home getting fat on unemployment checks. The payouts aint that great, especially 2 years in after COVID benefits are gone. And you cant tell me these people are living off savings. So what gives. Is everyone just picking up gig work and driving for Uber Eats or something?
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Turnpike is a little better than I-95. I avoid I-95 south of Ft. Pierce whenever I can. But if visiting east Boynton turnpike won’t help.
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