win the lottery and insureance compaines will become even more a part of your life.... you will have more stuff to insure and protect, as well as yourself!

I've actually had really good service outta Allstate.

My Rolex was appraised at $17,500 which was full retail. I was in a car wreck and the watch was torn off my arm and damaged in every way. They told me who to take it to for an estimate. The estimate was $16,000 to fix it. A new one from a discounter was only $14,000. They asked me if I wanted the new one or if I wanted the old one fixed. I told them that my Dad had given me the old one and I had prefer to keep it over a new one.

They fixed it like brand new no hassle at all. Wearin it as I type right now.

They did initially try to rook me on the value of my car that was totalled in that wreck. I balked and they asked me to come up with a number I liked.

I pulled the numbers directly out of the Nada book and gave them receipts for the battery and tires I had just put on it a month earlier. They gave me NADA plus half the cost of the tires and battery.

They are better or maybe I should say quicker on cars & homes. But when it comes to jewelry, they are animals!!!

We are going to a retail jewelry consultant tonight to try to sort thru this...... my agent tells me I should have a check by Friday...... I'll believe that when I see it!!

WAIT!!!!!!
If you make a claim for get changing companies. I had Country companies and had a rider on my home owners for the boat. I worked out nicely till I made a claim on the boat. I bought a new house and could not get a policy on it because of the claim. They put you in a high risk type thing and it will coast you an arm and a leg to insure your home. Better look into that befor you leap.
MikeW

When we lived in Jersey we had Allstate for almost 12 years. Excellent service, preferred rates the whole deal. Never a problem.
Then we moved to Florida. Allstate dropped us with no explanation, no advanced notice, no flowers or candy.
We were f**ked!
It took a month for a local Allstate rep to get us an answer.
The reason?
Our preferred policy allowed us to have one ticket or a sports car, not both. When we moved here I bought a Dodge Daytona, Shelby edition, and they consider it a sports car. Since the wife had gotten a ticket for speeding two years prior to moving and it was still listed on the policy they dropped us.
We were listed as a risk and had to pay special rates for three years. Not with Allstate, they wouldn't insure us again.
I'll never go back to Allstate. :mad: :mad: :mad: