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- From: savoia@sw.stratus.com (Rick Savoia)
- Newsgroups: alt.privacy,ca.driving,misc.consumers,misc.legal
- Subject: Re: Am I being sleazed by this insurance company?
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 14:36:27 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.220455.15604@cs.ucla.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan26.220455.15604@cs.ucla.edu>, coleman@rocky.cs.ucla.edu (Mike Coleman) writes:
- > I applied for auto insurance yesterday and I'm trying to decide whether I've
- > been sleazed. I share an apartment with two women not otherwise related to me
- > (i.e., they're basically strangers). The insurance company informed me that
- > if I didn't put them on my policy, they would exclude all coverage for them as
- > drivers on the vehicle. I'm not thrilled with this, but I agreed to do this
- > since I have no intention of letting either of the women drive the vehicle.
- >
- > Now for the sleazy part. Even though they are excluded, the insurance company
- > wanted to have their driver's license numbers. The agent said something about
- > the company wanting these because they are of the opposite sex. Apparently
- > what is being insinuated is that because I'm male and they are female, I'm
- > more likely to defraud the company by allowing my roommates to drive and
- > claiming I was at the wheel if an accident occurs.
- >
- > I don't feel that this information is any of the company's business (given the
- > ironclad exclusion I signed), nor any of mine for that matter. At this point,
- > I'm telling the company I won't give them the license numbers.
- >
- > Is the insurance company's behavior improper? Illegal? Would all companies
- > ask for this, or did I just find a dud?
- >
- > Mike
-
-
- Nope. It's not a dud. Here in MA, if you are living with
- someone who is not a family member, you have to list
- them on your insurance if they are going to be driving your
- car. If you don't and get into and accident, then you are
- completely responsible. The insurance company will not
- even go to bat for you. For instance, even if roomate #1
- takes the car 200 yards down the road and gets into an
- accident, your car would be uninsured for her unless she
- is listed. Asking for the driver's license numbers is
- not that unusual, but they don't absolutely need it. It
- doesn't hurt to give it, all they want it for is to do
- checks on the other drivers and in case something does
- happen. What you should be careful of (and this has
- happened to me) is getting sur-charged for something they
- did (like getting a speeding ticket) on your insurance.
-
-
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