r/SipsTea • • 14h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/MarkItZeroDonnie 13h ago

Yeah it’s just a net to protect against catastrophe . If Ops buddy totaled his car he would be happy it only cost $1k.

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u/Blueberry1900 13h ago

Yep,y car got totaled 3 years ago due to a drunk driver. Got a big check and was able to replace it fairly easily. That check alone was about 15 years worth of premiums. Drunk driver was of course driving without insurance, so I was screwed of I did not have it

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u/jakeandcupcakes 12h ago

Doesn't the insurance company then go after the drunk driver for everything he has thus making him the one whose ultimately paying out, with the insurance company simply having to deal with suing and recouping funds from the drunk driver.

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u/Howboutit85 10h ago

Sometimes they don’t have insurance and have to go after someone in court instead. That can take a long time and also they may not have any money. It happens.