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From: cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (OrioleFan@uiuc)
Subject: Re: Geico
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 01:52:52 GMT
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goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg) writes:

>In rec.autos, jmh@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Jeffrey Hoffmeister) writes:
>>My suggestion, stay where you are, or shop around but STAY AWAY from Geico!

>I strongly agree with Jeff.  Here's my horror story.  Many years back,
>I switched to Geico from State Farm to save some $$$$.  I have a relatively
>new sports car, for which we covered with liability, collision, and
>comprehensive.  With this make of car, new models came out in January,
>not September like other makes.  The car was purchased in August of
>that year.

>We also had a much older clunker for which we only wanted liability.  
>Low and behold, a vandal slashed the roof of the sports car and we put 
>in a claim.  This was in October - still the current model year for
>the car.   A new top, with installation was $135.  We had $50 deductible
>so we should have gotten $85.  You had to go to Geico's local office
>to have an adjuster see the car, unlike State Farm that sent the adjusters
>to the shop or your place.  He said, "Since the car is now one year
>old, we'll depreciate the top by $50, so you'll get $35 on the claim.
>This will also count as an accident against you, so your rate may increase."

>The hassle continued.  Then we got a letter from Geico, saying "Claim
>denied - your policy on this car doesn't cover this."  I then learned
>that their records had the full coverage (collision, etc.) on our old
>clunker, and only had liability for this new car!!!!  They mixed up
>our cars in their records.  I fixed the top myself with some carpet
>thread and dropped my claim.  They still charged me with an "accident!"
>I cancelled my policy and switched to another company.

>The coup de gras came when they sent me a bill for an additional balance
>due for the difference in collision/comprehensive cost between my sports
>car and my clunker!!!  I returned the bill unpaid with a nastygram,
>plus explicity directions to perform recto-cranial insertion!!!!
>Haven't heard from them since.

>   /|/| /||)|/  /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~   |   Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
>  / | |/ ||\|\  \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_|  |      goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
>========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======


	Good for you.  I am convinced that someone should start a boycott 
against GEICO.  Any takers?




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