Replies to post #220431 on DD Support Board and Research Team

[bar1080]

Typical?

"Allegations of widespread customer abuses at Arias, including increasing premiums without customers' knowledge, pushing products on people in financial straits, and forging customers' signatures. Several former agents previously told BI they saw colleagues write up policies in the names of dead people"

[dukeb]

You reminded me that about 30 years ago I got a cold call from an insurance guy who specialized in disability coverage. I was looking for a disability policy, researched what he was offering and signed up. I had the policy for more than 20 years and I'm sure he made a nice commission. Good for him.

Some years later he called a left a message saying "Hey, dukeb...it's Stu. Give me a call." I wasn't looking for any new insurance so I didn't call him back.

Over the next few weeks he left several more messages. I was getting annoyed.

So the next time he called I answered. "Hey dukeb, It's Stu. How are you?"
Me: "I'm fine, Stu. What's up?"
Stu: "Well you know I sell insurance."
Me: "Yes, I know that Stu. And I received the 5 messages you left me. If I was interested in talking to you about more insurance I would have called you back."

He hung up on me.

I LOL'd.