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Auto Insurance Through Costco or AARP

patticakes — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:04:14 GMT

I am curious if anyone has used either of these two sources for auto insurance; and if so, what is your experience. We've had the same auto insurance for many years with no tickets or accidents but insurance has gone up constantly and our premiums are outrageous. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:34:32 GMT

We switched to AARP in January for both home owners and auto and saved $85 a month over Amica.

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:37:28 GMT

My Amica has also gone through the roof lately. Will definitely be getting other quotes.

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Mz iMac — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:45:07 GMT

AARP auto insurance is through Hartford. Great discounts for seniors.

I have been w/AAA for 30+ yrs. When I compared my policy w/theirs my quote was a tad cheaper than Hartfords because of my longevity w/AAA.

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summer4me — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:08:21 GMT

@patticakes I have been with Amerprise Ins, now called CONNECT, through Costco for several years.

I live in Michigan where auto ins has always been one of the highest with state law changing in the past few months and when my policy renews I'll be saving a lot . So I can't compare prices as just about every ins. companies rates have been similar. I called around and everyone was higher than CONNECT.

With CONNECT I pay a little more each month for 5 months and no payment on the 6th month. This works well for me and it's like having extra $$$ for my needs. BTW I also have renter's ins through them.

My SUV was hit and insurance was easy to deal with and handled swiftly so no complaints there.

Good luck finding what works for you.

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brandiwine — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:13:20 GMT

Run as far and as fast as you can away from AARP insurance. Nothing but trouble. We had Amica and had to change due to extreme rate hikes. Too bad because they are really good.

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:53:29 GMT

We have been with Farmers for all our insurance needs for over 40 years. Never looked into switching. What we pay seems reasonable.

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NicksmomESQ — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:59:50 GMT

We have all our insurance policies except for life with Travelers.Our premium is very reasonable.It doesn't seem to go up more than a few dollars each year. In addition we get a 15% discount through DH's job.

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patbz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:13:52 GMT

If you or your spouse or a parent is a Vet you might want to check out USAA. I have been with them for 41 years, based on my father's service (Marines and Navy). Based on that, both my sons plus DIL and her three adult children are covered. It is great insurance and we have made three major claims over the years (all for flood damage when we lived in the High Desert) and we'll never switch!

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froggy — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:06:23 GMT

@patbz wrote:
If you or your spouse or a parent is a Vet you might want to check out USAA. I have been with them for 41 years, based on my father's service (Marines and Navy). Based on that, both my sons plus DIL and her three adult children are covered. It is great insurance and we have made three major claims over the years (all for flood damage when we lived in the High Desert) and we'll never switch!

USAA customer service is unparalled.

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Silkeej — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:00:42 GMT

I also have had AARP for many years, and each year it goes up, no tickets or accident when I call I"m told it is my State that causes the increases. So not real good discounts for Seniors depending I guess on where you live. I would check that out before you make a change and be sure it will benefit you.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:03:21 GMT

At one point I was going to get a quote on-line with AAA for insurance but because of everything we own to insure, I had to call in. Inquiring over the phone about new insurance rates is a very long process so I've just avoided it and stick with my current company.

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:05:15 GMT

Check out Geico too.

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tobes — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:07:20 GMT

@patticakes Go for it....I change my insurance both home and auto every three years. I have AAA ...this is my second year. I negotiated a reduction in my auto preimum as I agreed to paperless copy. By the way, I have Sprint for I phone coverage and Sprint through their service and pays for the fee to Triple A service when your car is disabled. Good deal. Don't know about AARP or Costco. I previously like you had Travelers insurance for years which has great service but got too expensive. I wonder how many in the US are driving around without any insurance. In the meantime, I'll bet AARP is the most expensive.

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WORKING GAL — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:55:04 GMT

@summer4me - Same here. We are in So. Cal and Connect's rates (formerly Ameriprise) were very good. I do like only having to pay $1.00 more a month for doing 5 payments debited from our bank acct. and the 6th month free. For us, the free month comes in Nov. so I apply it to holiday gifts. Haven't had a claim in a long time, but when we did it was handled quickly. We also just received our 2nd rebate check for driving fewer miles. Glad to hear you're happy with them too.

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patbz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:17:52 GMT

When I lived in a small city in the Mojave desert my rates for car insurance was astronomical. They were high because we lived only a few miles from Hyways 395 and 14, some of the most accident prone highways in the country ( everybody I knew was impacted by one or more fatal accidents we were on the road between Victorville to Mammoth and Reno ( lots of speeding drunks on a narrow highway). Sometimes it depends where you live that determined what your insurance is.