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4. Umm... that reticence runs throughout the entirety of the insurance racket.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:40 AM

17 hrs ago

But, this is one of the things that we have been programmed to believe as being absolutely necessary.

You know... instead of addressing the massive greed in that crime syndicate of a 'business'?

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You can't even have them check to see if your roof is okay after a hail storm. moreland01 7 hrs ago #40

Expect more crappy outcomes with the KKKrappy occupant in the WH nt wolfie001 17 hrs ago #2

Umm... that reticence runs throughout the entirety of the insurance racket. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #4

Yup lonely bird 16 hrs ago #9

Not just necessary for mortgage holders but required. mdbl 10 hrs ago #29

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We had State Farm lonely bird 16 hrs ago #8

That's not what Jake from State Farm says. mdbl 10 hrs ago #30

I bet they don't even cover chip board glue now bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #6

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Medishare? lonely bird 16 hrs ago #10

Sirius XM. Christian Healthcare Ministries. 3Hotdogs 14 hrs ago #16

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May I suggest? lonely bird 13 hrs ago #25

Wow, never heard of that one. Will look for it. Love Meryl. mdbl 10 hrs ago #32

We know this has been the trend line for health "insurance" for a long time Bluetus 16 hrs ago #12

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Oh jeez...I'm not sure Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #36

Peace of mind for the bank only... JT45242 15 hrs ago #14

So you'd think homeowners would have an ally in the bank that owns the home Bengus81 14 hrs ago #18

Link to non-paywall article flvegan 15 hrs ago #15

"I don't understand why people post shit nobody without a subscription (to the WSJ, no less) can read." mahatmakanejeeves 14 hrs ago #19

There's a better way to deal with that than just denying claims mdbl 10 hrs ago #34

State Farm is not like a good neighbor, they suck Historic NY 14 hrs ago #17

Everything is a scam now. Oneironaut 14 hrs ago #20

How well I know... KSL-Washington 13 hrs ago #21

We just dumped USAA (after 70 years with several generations of my family) moreland01 7 hrs ago #41

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I had a water claim a few years back. All the basements on my block flooded because a storm drain behind our Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #24

I have also had a recent experience with Nationwide (luckily) and they have been remarkable FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #28

Great to hear this and good luck with the rebuilding! Can't imagine going through something like that with Raftergirl 10 hrs ago #35

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'22 or '23. But I have this specific coverage in my policy. As another poster wrote, it only costs an extra couple Raftergirl 5 hrs ago #45

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It pays to spend a little time with an agent to understand what your insurance is covering sarisataka 9 hrs ago #38

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The bastids join in on the fleecing of the majority of Americans GreenWave 6 hrs ago #42

Well to be honest i thought it was higher. Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #44