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The last thing I will ever give a rats ass about is insurance companies. They are the scourge of this earth but they have used legislation to embed themselves in our every day lives.

I live in California and have no claims ever. My home insurance has doubled in 4 years to almost $4000 a year. My car insurance is about $2800/yr.

So I hope insurance companies break. Like Danerys said in Gamr of Thrones, I hope someone breaks the wheel.



> I live in California

Car insurance companies in CA actually lose money on the state, if that makes you feel better: https://money.com/car-insurance-policies-problems-california...

There are laws that prevent them from charging enough to even break-even on the policies.


$4000/year might be a lot or a little. If you own a $5m house up against a forest it's probably a bargain. The car price could reflect a bunch of factors.

Pay some broker for a one-off consultation to advise you on how to save money.

Reality is insurance companies are now going though a cycle of "price in the actual risk" rather than "drop prices to gain customers"


So you pay less than 1% of the cost to rebuild your home per year in home insurance, in a state that regularly has fires, floods, and earthquakes? That seems fair to me




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