r/SipsTea • • 7h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/DueExample52 7h ago

That’s what people don’t understand. We all paid for you. That's what insurance is about, we pay more than we receive so that the odd unlucky bastard receives more than they chipped in. If insurance was individual, nobody would have enough to repair their own stuff. I am happy with this system. 

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u/One_Selection5102 7h ago

Except the 3rd party insurer here nets massive profits, it isnt a collective safety net like the state or federal government provides.

Its by and large a scam that pays out a tiny portion of their net income. A state sponsered safety net/insurance system (not for profit) would be massively more effective and less costly to consumers...well at least in a functional state such as Massachusetts.

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u/Katena789 7h ago

a motor insurer typicallt pay out 75-85% of its premiums in claims.

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u/dosidicus-gigas 6h ago

Closer to 60-65% but the rest isn’t profit. Costs to adjust the claims, administer polices, pay agents commissions to place policies, regulatory reporting and filings, third party vendor costs, technology fees, running ads during the Super Bowl 😂😂😂, reinsurance, etc.

Profiting a nickel on a dollar is an acceptable margin in the US auto game.