I am going to preface this by saying I am in that under 25 age bracket where car insurance costs can be astronomical.
Why I chose Geico
To be frank, they were the cheapest. A couple family members have been with a local company for decades so I went to them first, and the agent was very honest. He said it would run $3-4K annually IF they would even consider taking me on. Apparently they don’t want to bother with high risk drivers like those in my age bracket. Right.
I was clearing out my e-mail inbox this morning and *panicked* when I noticed that I had forgotten to pay my car insurance. It was exactly 5:01 pm on Saturday, so I figured my policy had been canceled and I was a goner. I crossed my fingers and ran to the phone to call Geico . . .
I dialed, pressed 1 for the “auto insurance” option and a very nice woman picked up. Zero time on hold! Of course, I had forgotten to find my policy number, and I got married so my last name had changed. I was dreading what would happen next, but she said, “No problem, I can look it up by your phone number,” and proceeded to do so.
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