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Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> wrote:
> I realize no one reads this group so I'll vent on a stupid State Farm 
> commercial.  If Jerry keeps running into his house because he's an 
> idiot, it's not Jerry who would drop his insurance, it would be State 
> Farm who would drop him.  But the commercial suggests otherwise.

> The State Farm radio commercials are the most devious I have heard in 
> awhile.

State Farm, probably like most of the other major ones, once they carry you
for a few years and have no or little in claims, automatically move you into
that "no drop" catagory. I got my letter congratulating me like 20 years
ago.

The problem is of course, there is nothing there saying they won't increase
your premium to $2000 a month in case you decide to go out on a vehicular
manslaughter run. They can't drop you but can make it financially
uncomfortable to continue their services.

Anyway, I don't do radio but there is a matching tv commercial with "Jerry"
in it, which sounds similar and is about as stupid. His car is nearly
vertical against a pole with him standing next to it, on the phone with "a
policy question". 

Besides the obvious, how did the car get there, how did he get out of it,
the stupidity of calling back an insurance company you dropped "with a
policy question" is the icing on the cake. The point they are trying to get
across is it only takes a few minutes to sign up with the other comapany,
but takes a lot longer to hear back from them with a claim.

But still, what is the point of calling the ex-insurance company.

I think they are just trying to be clever and have some humor like the
Alstate ones, especially the guy who represents mayhem ones. I like those
but still wouldn't consider switching.

-bruce
bje@ripco.com