Thank your state legislators for the refunds...i assure you they were not given
out of benevolence or voluntarily.
steve

Bulley wrote:

> Just a few months ago, we also got a rebate from USAA for the same reason.
> I seem to recall it being more than "15%" though -- it was a decent sized
> check.
>
> USAA is the balm if you are a vet, government worker, and/or have a clean
> driving record. Check 'em out.
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   David Beierl [SMTP:synergx@IBM.NET]
> Sent:   Thursday, May 13, 1999 10:54 AM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Re: screwed part deux..the insurance
> company'soffer??./salvagecert.???
>
> At 07:34 5/13/99 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
> >just released about two months ago, Insurance companies are keeping a
> >higher and
> >higher percentage of auto ins. premiums and are paying out less and less
> in
> >damage claims than in years past.  In california, profits on auto policies
> >have
>
> Our insurance company (USAA-CIC) refunded us 15% of last year's premium b/c
> their losses were lower than anticipated.  I've been with them (mostly)
> since '76, and this is the fourth or fifth time they've done something
> similar.
>
> david
> David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net