I'vd had Allstate for over 40 years on my cars and 30 years on my home.
Never a problem with a claim. I think it's the agents as much as the company
that makes a difference.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From <Ajhsys at aol.com>
To: <pythias@pacifier.com>; <Patricia.Sauthoff@blvdmedia.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Insurance
> In a message dated 07/14/2000 8:50:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> pythias@pacifier.com writes:
>
> << yes.. allstate is a great insurance company.. for TAKING
> your money.. but not so great when it comes to giving it
> back.... ALL i mean ALL of the ancecdotal stories i
> have heard regarding ALLSTATE insurance.. whether for
> HOME or AUTO have made that clear to ME... the reason
> they brag about being there... right after a disaster is
> because the are there... gettting people to sign off
> without having gotten a real idea as to the real
> magnitude of thier losses...
>
> the stories of auto related... no pay... no pay .. no
> pay.... "guess i'll get a lawyer"... settlement amount
> suddenly doubles...... ...... .. my recomendation.. (for
> what it's worth) STAY AWAY for ALLSTATE.. and GIECO...
> Good prices... NO PAYOUT! >>
>
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>
> Well, here is the poster who has had satisfactory service from Allstate,
just
> to let you know that there are some. We have had Allstate ins. on our
daily
> drivers for many years. In the last three years, my son has had three
> accidents in his '96 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the last one totalled it. (No
one
> was seriously injured in any of the accidents, thank God!) In the first
one,
> both vehicles were insured by Allstate. He drove the car to an Allstate
> approved shop and picked it up when it was finished. No deductible was
> charged. The only hassle was talking to the adjuster to fill out the
forms
> on the phone. Three weeks after the accident, you would have never
thought
> it happened.
>
> Second accident was a hit and run when he was parked at college. It musta
> been a truck that backed into and over the hood. It crumpled everything.
He
> did a police report, but they said they would never catch anybody. Back
to
> the same shop, paid the $500 deductible and picked the car up, good as
new.
>
> Third accident was a few months ago. He turned left in front of an
oncoming
> Jeep who was going faster than my son realized. Questionable as to who
was
> more at fault on that one, but I would put the majority of the blame on my
> son. Allstate didn't seem to care. They gave us a value, we objected a
> little, so they gave us a little more. We settled on that amount and they
> paid off the loan, except for the $500 deductible.
>
> I found them to be fair, and I can't expect more than that from a big
> company. Each time, my son had a rental car that was covered by Allstate
for
> up to 30 days. The last one took longer because Allstate didn't get to
look
> at the car in a reasonable amount of time. They gave us an additional 2
> weeks on the rental because it was their fault.
>
> If you are looking for an insurance company that you can put one over on,
and
> get more than your car is worth, forget it. They have more experience
than
> you and you won't get away with it. Play fair, and expect your insurance
> company to play fair, and you won't be dissapointed.
>
> No, I don't work for Allstate, but they have been fair with me.
>
> Allen Hefner
> Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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