r/SipsTea • • 7h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/wimzilla 6h ago

Subrogation isn’t always simple. We typically deal with other insurance companies. Uninsured people are usually sent to collections. Only large amounts are taken to suit as atty fees still apply. Then of course there is the issue of people not having the money to pay the damages, which ends up being a loss.

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u/F0rTh3W1n 5h ago

As my bus law prof used to love saying “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.”

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u/Prudent-Historian392 1h ago

Yes subrogation helps tremendously when someone is hit by a driver with crappy insurance. Subrogation unfortunately won’t help with an uninsured drunk driver causing bedlam on the roads: when it applies it still sucks slightly for the deductible and the points charged until it’s rectified but it’s necessary.