Progressive Northern Ins company
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I go through a local ins broker here in town , always finds me the lowest insurance and has never let me down, Insurance shopping is one thing i hate to do, id rather have someone else do the dirty work, well in this case , I was let down big time , after 3 visits from the adjuster and one visit from there marine surveyer, a month with out my boat they are denieing my claim, I am fixxing out of pocket now, dropped progressive and will be calling Stacy !
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I thought I would address our agency's relationship with Progressive at this time as well. In 2010 I made a decision to have our agency stop writing new policies with Progressive due to the experiences our clients were having with them (our client have had both good and bad claims experiences). Now, there were times when a client didn't care who the carrier was and took them because it was their ONLY way to get insurance... meaning Progressive was the only carrier willing to write coverage for them. So their choice was Progressive or nothing... some chose Progressive. We've also had clients come to us and say they didn't care what they had as long as it was the cheapest. While that is not our mode of operation, we can't force someone to do something they don't want to do. We are gradually transitioning the policies we have left on the books with Progressive to other carriers. But there are some instances where no other carrier will write them and they have to remain with Progressive. Changes occur with carriers and we as agents, need to stay on top of it and make the appropriate changes in our agency. In 2010 we did just that, we made a change and stopped writing new business with Progressive unless absolutely necessary.
I sent you some suggestions of where you can go to try to obtain alternate coverage, carriers that we've represented from day one. I really hope those help and you are able to find an alternate carrier that you feel comfortable with. Let me know if you have any questions Andrew and thank you for emailing me. Have a great night!
Last edited by WakezoneINS; 06-25-2011 at 09:18 AM.
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Thanks again for the referrals Stacy, and thank you for posting the clarification above. I can see how it might have been intepreted differently if someone did not know the backdrop. The Progressive policy I have looks great on paper, and have not had a reason to file any claims, but have heard nothing but negative experiences with them and am coming up on a renewal. Sorry we could not have worked together this time. There is always the next boat...
Again, highly recommend Wake Zone to anyone looking for insurance.
Again, highly recommend Wake Zone to anyone looking for insurance.