From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Insurance -- again
To: lml
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:38:12 -0400
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Posted for "John Barrett" <2thman@olympus.net>:
>I would be very cautious about USAA. 

I've been with USAA for over 30 years and - though I hate paying the premiums 
- they are GREAT.  Always pay claims (I haven't had many or very large).  They 
don't mess around with you when you screw up.  I got three tickets in three 
years and came close to having them drop me.  Yes they do raise your rates for 
three years when you are at fault in an accident.  I think you have to join as 
an officer in armed services while on active duty (not sure about this).

>Now, and this is important, if I am elected your President in 2004, I will 
>craft
>legislation that requires all insurance companies to write insurance for
>whatever coverage (health, life, disability, liability, long term care, 
>property
>damage, etc.) to whomever walks in the door just as Motel 6 or Wendys or any
>local lunch counter has to serve all the public regardless of whatever 
>prejudice
>du jour might exist.   How's that for a first plank?

>Harry League

Aye - there's the rub - if insurance companies were required to insure 
everyone for  everything, the premiums would be unaffordable - just a few 
people with high maintenance problems (read claims) can rot the whole plan. 
  They tried forcing medical and dental insurance plans to do something like 
that in Washington State a few years ago -  just about bankrupted the whole 
system in just about three short years!  No thanks.

John Barrett