Progressive Insurance Anti-Apartment Living?

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Brent Williams

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15 years 10 months ago - 15 years 10 months ago #191 by Brent Williams

Progressive Insurance Anti-Apartment Living? was created by Brent Williams

I recently saw a Progressive Insurance commercial that was listing out discounts somebody can get for car insurance, and what struck me was that they apparently give out a discount for owning a home. I'm guessing that they've looked at the numbers and found a lower number of accidents by those who live in single family homes, but it's annoying regardless.

15 years 10 months ago - 15 years 10 months ago #191 by Brent Williams

Robin Daniels

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15 years 10 months ago #194 by Robin Daniels

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You think that's bad, Businesss Week had an article telling resident's to ask for huge discounts at renewal time. Came out on Friday, January 23. Thankfully, I have still been able to increase the rents here, by giving away something as simple as a house cleaning, or a free upgrade. That's pretty good considering I'm in Michigan.

15 years 10 months ago #194 by Robin Daniels

Jim Lawton

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15 years 9 months ago - 15 years 9 months ago #408 by Jim Lawton

Replied by Jim Lawton on topic Re:Progressive Insurance Anti-Apartment Living?

Brent Williams wrote:

I recently saw a Progressive Insurance commercial that was listing out discounts somebody can get for car insurance, and what struck me was that they apparently give out a discount for owning a home. I'm guessing that they've looked at the numbers and found a lower number of accidents by those who live in single family homes, but it's annoying regardless.

This isn't something unique to Progressive. In fact, most carriers are going to consider the applicant's financial and general stability when they are considering underwriting any risk. I can think of a lot of reasons not to choose Progressive, but this isn't necessarily one of them.

15 years 9 months ago - 15 years 9 months ago #408 by Jim Lawton