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—>State Farm is powerless to stop its representatives from filling up your mailbox with unwanted solicitations! Terry has contacted one of the agents listed in the 16 mailings he's received over the past month and was told, "Sorry, it's from corporate." He then lodged a complaint with the corporate office and received a response from their "Internet Support Representative" who basically told him he's out of luck. We're not sure what State Farm's sales strategy is here; maybe they're just betting on wearing him down through sheer volume? More »
—>Humphrmi's 1963 Chrysler Newport has antique license plates, meaning he can't drive to or from anywhere other than car shows, shops and parades; but State Farm won't insure the car as an antique unless it gets a new coat of paint. "You have to paint the car," they said, to avoid a 33% higher premium. Does this strike anyone else as insane? More »
—>Humphrmi's 1963 Chrysler Newport has antique license plates, meaning he can't drive to or from anywhere other than car shows, shops and parades; but State Farm won't insure the car as an antique unless it gets a new coat of paint. "You have to paint the car," they said, to avoid a 33% higher premium. Does this strike anyone else as insane? More »
State Farm customers get to file their taxes for free with Turbo Tax. [State Farm] More »
—> AppleCare's iPhone coverage is limited to hardware issues and technical support; if you drop your iPhone on the sidewalk, you may be out $600, unless you have insurance against accidental damage and theft. More »
—>Angie Duckworth is suing Choicepoint and State Farm for $75,000+ for reporting her as being in an accident she wasn't in, and messing up her credit report. More »
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Spotted this at the often quite good I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog. More »
—>State Farm is convinced that Rick was involved in a hit and run in San Francisco in July, even though he was out of town all that month and it seems they don't even have the right license plate. Just to be sure, they stopped by Rick's house to take photos of his car, a feat in and of itself as they intially demanded he bring it to their offices himself. More »
—>State Farm offers a 'good student' discount on their car insurance to kids with a decent GPA. I'd like to call foul on this: there's no statistical evidence that stupid slackers like me drive any worse than the pocket-protecting elite. More »
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—>Short Story: State Farm sends a letter telling Rick he was ID'd as fleeing a hit-and-run accident. They claim to have a photograph of Rick. More »
—>On Friday, a State Farm agent wrote in to rebut some remarks a reader made about feeling extorted. We posted his letter, which started off a dig at competitor Progressive by noting that its CEO, Peter Lewis, was a marijuana proponent. More »
—>Back in February, Harry wrote a complaint about feeling extorted by State Farm. More »
