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06-05-2024, 06:55 PM | #111 |
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Yes, there is greed. However, basic economics says if big insurance companies are colluding to keep prices high, even one company could come in and take huge market share coming in just 10% lower. Would you rather make 15% margin on $1 billion or 5% margin (plus investment income) on $10 billion, $25 billion?
I work in the property space, but a small cap carrier on the homeowner side. The truth is that even large cap carriers have had huge underwriting losses from 2021-2023. Rise in accidents, car theft, catastrophic weather events, big inflation for vehicle prices, parts and labor, and huge defense costs and settlement payouts from the lawyers advertising 1 out of 3 commercials on your local news claiming they can get you more money on your claim. It’s cheaper for the big company to settle for $30K than to pay for several months of litigation expenses. Yes, part of it is your own driving record, but the majority is your coverage limits, zip code, homeownership status, credit score, age/gender and type of car you drive. All the M car fails you see on social media are not a coincidence. As someone with 20 years in the industry, I could raise $40M from investors and colleagues to start a new small company, but the truth is that it’s an extremely competitive and difficult business to make money. Most small guys go out of business and most big guys break even at best on underwriting and make money on investing the billions they bring in from premiums. I pay $12K per year in auto insurance for 4 cars, and with a 16 year old daughter driving one of them, I know it’s about the expected loss cost for my household. |
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Got bumped from behind? Call the lawyer, see a chiropractor and get a $25K settlement. Of course, the lawyer will take 40% of the settlement. |
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In Michigan, your insurance pays for you and not the other guy.
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06-06-2024, 07:44 PM | #114 | |
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Big companies, in just about any industry, are just greedy. However, insurance is an even bigger disgusting animal. Companies keep posting record profits these days. Wonder why... SMH. Shame on you |
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06-06-2024, 09:37 PM | #115 |
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My insurance went up by 74% granted an accident where a big truck ran me off the road and I hit the median wall and my wife had an accident where she backed into someone in a parking lot. Before these two instances nothing for 20+ years. I knew it would increase but not almost double. And guess what now it stays on your record for 5 years with the insurance companies.
You buy insurance to protect you in case of an accident but if you have an accident you are screwed many years over. |
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06-07-2024, 01:01 AM | #116 | |
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06-07-2024, 10:21 AM | #117 |
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Because of inflation. Companies SHOULD post record profits every year, because 100k this year has less buying power than 100k the next year. If you're not setting record profits, you're shrinking.
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The math I was talking about was the fact that inflation means that if you aren't making record profits, you're making less than you did in previous years, even if you make 100M both years.
This is basic stuff here. High schoolers should be able to figure this out. |
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It's all good, not everyone can understand basic economics, or handle differing opinions/viewpoints.
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This narrative of "greed" has been pushed to death, and here's the thing... Companies exist to make money. Wall St and shareholders expect them to. And with the rise of mega investors, companies have been pushed to increase profits every quarter regardless of what it does to them long term. It's not good enough to make record profits, you have to meet the target some coked.up Wall St analyst thinks that you can hit. If you don't your stock takes a crap and you as the leadership of the company get fired by the board of directors that are appointed by the majority shareholders. |
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07-04-2024, 11:54 AM | #127 |
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My wife just had her policy renewed with a 25% Increase.
Drives less than 4,000 miles per year, pleasure only. Parks in our garage in our home in the suburbs. 2017 Acura RDX. She has had no accidents or claims in 15 years. This is the biggest increase we have ever seen, who the F are we paying for ? EV's? Illegals? |
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You are paying to spread the cost out amongst a peer group and still provide profit for the company.
If you can self-insure, then just do that, but medical and collision related costs are probably not realistic. I think everyone is probably just thinking the cost of their car, and MOST people that have to use insurance don't have to go down the road of medical costs, etc. Then you add the things that you just can't control, mother nature, acts of god, random stuff where a load on an 18 wheelier breaks loose, etc. When you start breaking up the peer-groups to smaller groups, it's going to put a disproportionate amount of cost on people who through no fault of their own are in these groups. I see some pretty big insurance buildings though all over big cities...
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Montreal port used to have an xray scanner for containers being loaded on vessels but it broke and was never replaced. Saw a Toronto Cop at a town hall video telling residents to keep their keys by their front door so thieves don't break into your house and shoot you for your car keys, they can scan the key fobs from outside and take your cars from your driveway. What a pathetic lawless society you now have in Canada, no one takes any reponsibilty, free for all. Try breaking into a house in the USA and the theives would get their F'n heads blown off, guaranteed. Last edited by Condorll; 07-05-2024 at 09:58 AM.. |
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