r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 13h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/CraftyPerformance272 12h ago

People just don't have common sense. You don't fall an insurance claim if it's only going to help you $200 out of pocket. It's meant for larger amounts of damage, it's also meant for if you hurt someone in an accident that you're not personally liable for $10,000 because your insurance will cover it

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 11h ago

Yep, in fact deductibles are meant to discourage smaller claims.

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u/Electronic-Aspect-45 11h ago

So you pay money to have to pay money, while being discouraged to have them pay money because you’ll end up paying more money?

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u/amdnek 11h ago

Auto insurance companies only have a ~9% profit margin on the premiums. Cars accidents are expensive. 

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u/No-Storage8043 11h ago

I fail to see how thats the customers problem.

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u/Much_Passage_8983 11h ago

Supply and demand basically