Why Have Car Insurance When It Has So Many Problems
As a licensed motorist in my state I am required to obtain and pay for car insurance on a regular basis. I suppose the payment for such services is the first of the pitfalls of car insurance. As you may have already experienced, car insurance can be quite expensive. Believe me, with the accidents my children have had, I know.
Next, is the obvious pitfall of turning your name and private information into a company. Many of them sell this info and you start receiving more junk mail.
If you’re a very careful driver and have never filed a claim, it doesn’t matter. Everyone has to pay for car insurance even if it’s never used. It’s just another trap with car insurance; a driver may pay for decades but never see the benefit because he has been a good driver.
Can you imagine how much profit the insurance companies made off these individuals? It’s staggering. Of course, other drivers who had numerous or severe accidents eroded that profit for the insurance companies.
Another pitfall of this industry is the recording of guilt or not guilt. Let’s face it, only the people in the accidents really know what happened. The police can come out and invesitgate, but they weren’t there to know. The insurance company will update it’s records and that will haunt you the rest of your life.
One other small pitfall is dealing with the agent. They will be calling you to solicit more insurance, better coverage, other policies. Some of them will even offer money for names of your friends and family, so they can solicit them into new policies as well.
If you’re unfortunate enough to be in an accident (or perhaps you’re just pulled over for speeding or rolling through a stop sign), you’re always asked for the insurance card. If you’re like most of us, you’re digging through the piles of paper and junk that’s stuffed in your glove compartment just to find it. If you happen to have an impatient officer, the delay may result in a ticket rather than a warning. What’s meant to be a good thing (the insurance card) can often become yet another problem of insurance.
Finally, the uninsured motorist: probably the biggest problem of all in the insurance business. It’s impossible to know who he is until he’s the one you’re in an accident with. There may be reasons why he doesn’t have insurance (maybe he simply can’t afford it with all the increased costs of goods these days), but the fact is it’s the law. Unfortunately, if you have a deductible or damages to pay for, you’ll probably be the one having to pay for them.
