Going to company web sites makes it easier to shop around…sometimes.
I found a notable exception the other day while trying to find car insurance prices. See, all the major insurance companies DO have a system that will generate a quote based on information you enter. The problem is, they also demand that you punch in a massive pile of personal information to use it.
I’d expect to have to surrender this kind of info if was BUYING the insurance - but I’m just looking and frankly, am running hypothetical numbers, including lying about my age to see if it would be more economical to wait until another year to get a new vehicle.
Of course, I can’t enter an inaccurate age at all since they demand I check some box where I swear under penalty of law that everything I’ve entered is accurate.
Come on guys, give us a system where we can actually SHOP and consider options. As it stands, the old method of calling up my broker and asking him for a guesstimate seems to remain the best.
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