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Message started by savagethumper on 04/06/05 at 14:23:39

Title: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by savagethumper on 04/06/05 at 14:23:39

Do any of you have bike insurance thru Progressive Direct? I purchased a new policy in Februaury, and paid for it over the phone with my credit card. Weeks later, when I still hadn't recieved any cards, I was told to supply more info, or they would charge me $24 more. This was not required when I purchased the policy, or when I signed the papers a few days later. I'm still disputing this after almost 2 months, and they still have my money, and I still don't have any cards. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau of Florida. After complaining about this to various people, I found out that Progressive, "not sending" cards is very common. My wife is a postal employee, and I get my mail. My mail doesn't get lost in delivery, because I get it from the office. They claimed it must have been lost in the mail. Odd, that all their bills get to me just fine. Anyway, bikers beware. I know it's $24 bucks, but it's my $24. Hell I can't get my bike inspected till I get my freakin' cards. And it's due this month. >:(

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by Reelthing on 04/06/05 at 16:54:15

best I remember I could print the id card from the website and the mailed ones came in maybe 3 weeks....

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by RG on 04/06/05 at 17:48:29

I have Progressive and have never had any problems with them. I also printed a card off the internet and got mine a few weeks later.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by Susan on 04/06/05 at 18:40:26

My cards from Progressive arrived as promised.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by jbird on 04/06/05 at 18:49:14

no problems here just 265 a year

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/06/05 at 19:12:36

I've had no problems whatsoever. I printed the card from the site and they mailed the rest out to me - including one of those little keychain cards. I've actually had very prompt replies both via email and phone from them.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by gandalph40 on 04/07/05 at 05:51:35

No problems here. They've been great. Everything on-time and as promised. I agree with the web-site idea. I think you can print a card from there.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by za16866 on 04/07/05 at 07:26:09

i agree.. i have all of my vehicles insured thru them... and.. i just print the cards from the internet site.. and surely enough.. i get them in the mail not long after..

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by slavy on 04/07/05 at 07:37:13

I don't know what You guys pay per year , but the biggest of my bikes- Suzuki GSX1100G costs me $47 for 6 mths with AllState /liability only of course/. My small 400cc bike is $17.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by rkutzner on 04/07/05 at 07:53:12

I'm paying about $90/year through Progressive....full coverage on a 2005. I am 40, though, I'm sure age has a LOT to do with it.

Never had a problem with Progressive....

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by za16866 on 04/07/05 at 09:16:30

i pay $120.00 total a year for both of my bikes.. a kaw vulcan and a 2000 savage... full coverage... i am 40 as well... which does have a bunch to do with it... no tickets or accidents help out a lot too...

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by cphilip on 04/07/05 at 16:26:08

Well remember cost is somewhat state specific...

I pay 119 a year for four bikes. Just liability and the SC required uninsured motorist. But the base one on there always vary by what they consider the most hard to replace one. Often its one of the Vespa's even though their value might be technicaly less than the Savage or the Virago. I never bother with the online thing. Mainly because most of these oddball Vespa's are not in the ratings system. I have to call anyway. So I just do. Add one and drop one.

Always got my cards quickly. Several keychain cards (one each year at annual renewal) and the paper ones as well were there within a week. And in every case I had them Fax me a temporary card when I added a bike and that arrived within the hour.

My cars are with Nationwide. There cards are just paper slips too. Never a keychain... :-[

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by dssaak on 04/08/05 at 09:09:52

I am insuring (2) newer savages with full coverage and (2) older Hondas with just liability. Progressive gave me a yearly price of $187.

Again, I am a little older and my wife recently took the safety course.

dk

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by RadarORiley on 04/08/05 at 09:44:27

Is Progressive Direct the same as Progressive? I insured my first bike with Progressive over the phone, printed out cards immediately, then insured two more with local Progressive agent, added kids to policies and made changes, got cards by fax that day. You may be dealing with a "sounds like" company.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by Mr 650 on 04/09/05 at 13:51:59

I went online and requested cards from Progressive about 2 weeks ago.
I had already printed them, cut them to size and stuffed them in my helmets when I renewed.
I wanted something rain/sweat-proof.
They sent a credit size blank card and a smaller keychain-like-Kroger's card, both w/ blank white-out on it where your number should be and you have to write the policy number on it, sorta cheesy, waste of time and postage, I thought. :(
I can barely read it.
What will it be like in a month? ???

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/09/05 at 15:05:19

Yeah, I used a CD marker to write the numbers on it.

Title: Re: Progressive Direct Insurance scam
Post by bobo383 on 04/10/05 at 06:52:55

$202 per year for liability on my Savage and my YZF600, me & wife both.

I'm 37 with many tickets from before I rode a street bike. Since riding the bike I've slowed waaaay down.