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4410 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 5:58 AM
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Dec 07, 2008 4:54 pm) No, I think that is a myth fabricated by lawyers.  Here's some interesting analysis: The Ethical Spectacle. tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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Replying to: tidester (Dec 07, 2008 11:40 pm)  I don't see anything about the Bard and insurance. Steve, visiting host (and almost an English major)
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 08, 2008 12:14 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 08, 2008 9:13 am) Did he get his Liability coverage canceled on his horse drawn buckboard?
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how ANYONE could mention "auto insurance" and not, in the same breath, utter the word "lawyer"...it's like macaroni and cheese, Lewis & Clark, Cain & Abel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Batman & Robin, you get the idea... So, any mention of lawyer is ALWAYS on topic in the Auto Insurance topic...
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Replying to: marsha7 (Dec 08, 2008 2:58 pm) |
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| I have no choice but to agree...but, if everyone actually did everything right, there would not be the need for courts, as there would be no disputes to resolve...it is an imperfect world we live in... | |
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Replying to: euphonium (Dec 08, 2008 10:19 am) What he meant I believe is that the actuarial "tables" are such that the insurance company can never lose. Or perhaps he meant the same thing as I often tell people, that if you "win" against an insurance company they don't hang their heads, and if you "lose" they don't pump their fists in victory. To an insurance company, it is all totally impersonal. It's about bottom line at the end of the year--did we take in more than we paid out? Much like a casino, in fact. Insurance would be a GREAT idea in principle if it didn't end up punishing the victim half the time.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 09, 2008 9:07 am) Without profit and investment income, honest & true claims could not be paid. The purpose of insurance is to prevent a financial catastrophe and not be a maintence policy like a case of the sniffles is to medical insurance. Victims are not punished, but made whole without raking in an undeserved profit. The only "gamble" in the insurance industry is when you buy Retroactive Liability.
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Replying to: euphonium (Dec 11, 2008 5:18 pm) I'm not saying this is the norm or the intention, but it happens. You can always google "worst insurance company in America" (or similar) and read the stories. It's not pretty. Sometimes profit is definitely a 4-letter word (e.g., sell drugs to the Seven Dwarfs, etc. ) If we get slow here, I'll post gruesome tales from my files. Hide the children.
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