Comments on: Should you settle your car collision outside of your insurance? http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/ A site to share my tips, tools, and humble thoughts on the journey to wealth Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: some body http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5777 some body Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:28:49 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5777 frugal: 'I had a perfect accident-free driving record for the last twenty years until this weekend.' 'And I actually settled a similar collision once to maintain my “perfect driving record”.' i am confused - these statements cannot both be correct, can they? - s.b. frugal:

‘I had a perfect accident-free driving record for the last twenty years until this weekend.’

‘And I actually settled a similar collision once to maintain my “perfect driving record”.’

i am confused – these statements cannot both be correct, can they?

- s.b.

]]> By: MG http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5338 MG Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:03:22 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5338 Due to falling home "values" and the debt loads they have, people are looking for money any way they can. Time to be paying attention, people. Two years ago we were involved in a parking lot situation where a driver backed up into us (we were out of the stall) and then told police that we had backed into her. Within 10 minutes I had her bawling out in the parking lot with my tough examination (I am an attorney) in front of police (I got them to come and write it up since I did not trust her). Needless to say, GEICO covered us and she never made a claim having found to be at fault by insurers. Due to falling home “values” and the debt loads they have, people are looking for money any way they can. Time to be paying attention, people.

Two years ago we were involved in a parking lot situation where a driver backed up into us (we were out of the stall) and then told police that we had backed into her.

Within 10 minutes I had her bawling out in the parking lot with my tough examination (I am an attorney) in front of police (I got them to come and write it up since I did not trust her).

Needless to say, GEICO covered us and she never made a claim having found to be at fault by insurers.

]]> By: Mike Hunt http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5330 Mike Hunt Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:33:55 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5330 Did you take a picture of the other guy's bumper? You need to be ready to fight any fraudulent claims as they will come out of your premium one way or another. -Mike Did you take a picture of the other guy’s bumper? You need to be ready to fight any fraudulent claims as they will come out of your premium one way or another.

-Mike

]]> By: Mike Hunt http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5329 Mike Hunt Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:33:45 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5329 Did you take a picture of the other guy's bumper? You need to be ready to fight any fraudulent claims as they will come out of your premium one way or another. -Mike Did you take a picture of the other guy’s bumper? You need to be ready to fight any fraudulent claims as they will come out of your premium one way or another.

-Mike

]]> By: Kirk Kinder http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5328 Kirk Kinder Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:37:01 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5328 This is why you should keep the deductible as high as you can. Then you won't feel you are throwing away as much money on premiums. Keep em low as possible. This is why you should keep the deductible as high as you can. Then you won’t feel you are throwing away as much money on premiums. Keep em low as possible.

]]> By: Miranda http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-5326 Miranda Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:23:36 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2009/07/should-you-settle-your-car-collision-outside-of-your-insurance/#comment-5326 Thank you for sharing your experience. I thought the premium is money thrown-away too! Last time I settled one small bumper accident outside of my insurance company just being afraid of the premium increase. Now it seems probably not worth it! Thank you for sharing your experience. I thought the premium is money thrown-away too! Last time I settled one small bumper accident outside of my insurance company just being afraid of the premium increase. Now it seems probably not worth it!

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