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- From: aegl@ossi.com (Tony Luck)
- Newsgroups: ca.driving
- Subject: Efficient Auto Insurance company - Film at 11!
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:00:38 -0800
- Organization: Open Systems Solutions Inc.
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- Distribution: ca
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- After all the flak that auto insurance companies get, here is a tale
- of efficiency beyond my wildest expectations.
-
- Yesterday my fiance had a deer run in front of our car. She didn't even
- get time to brake ... whump ... damage was substantial (front bumper, grill,
- both headlights, hood, air-conditioner condenser ...) Just a shade over
- $2000 all told.
-
- I phoned the insurance company at 12:45 today (after we'd gotten a couple
- of estimates). They called back at 2:00 to take all the details. I took
- the car to their office for photographs, and to let their claims assessor
- look over the damage. At 3:40 they gave me a cheque for the body shop work
- (less the deductible) and gave me the addresses of two rental agencies where
- I could pick up a car (for up to five days).
-
- Just under 3 hours from first contact to paying up ... I was impressed.
-
- Oh, the name of this paragon of efficiency ... CSAA.
-
- -Tony Luck <aegl@ossi.com>
-