Since I have no problem bashing corporate titans at every turn, it seems only fair to give some props when due.
My neighbor backed into my car a few weeks ago. No big deal, but as you might know, even at 5 mph, the damage can be pretty expensive. This is doubly so if you happen to own a German-made car with a 5 in the model name. I called Nationwide, set up an appointment with the adjuster last Thursday, and he came out this morning. He checked out my car, then went back to his car, searched online for parts and all of the repair times and codes, and came back with an 11-page written estimate, and a check for the entire repair amount. It should be noted that the total was almost identical to the amount that my body shop (which is not on their approved list) wanted to repair the car. All this within an hour.
I have Mercury as my insurance company, but I will not hesitate to consider Nationwide the next time I'm shopping carriers.
Money comes fast and easy from Nationwide Insurance, even if you are not their customer (one day), because they treat everyone as if they are the customer. It also helps that they have extremely knowledgeable claims reps.
ReplyDeleteIf you are waiting for your final expense check from your employer, and that amount is, let's say, about $7,000, and the company is, let's say, GE, then the number of days will be approximately 91, +/- six standard deviations from the mean (though, really, it looks like a one-tailed test to me). This assumes, of course, that you had your expenses approved before you even left the company, and that you, after 60 days, filed a complaint with the California Department of Industrial Relations. If not, then I have no idea if you'll ever see your money - that's where that standard deviations thing comes in - you'll likely be standard-deviated-out during your lifetime, i.e., you'll die first. But perhaps that's just a function of strategy - as opposed to Nationwide, they treat their customers as if GE were the customer.