State Farm's nationwide scheme made simple: State Farm does not define what is and isn't considered damage in its policies, raises premiums as much as possible, and if a state's insurance commissioner objects, threatens to leave the state, said lead attorney Jeff Marr. It then manipulates its internal and secret definition of damage a higher threshold means fewer indemnity payments to policyholders
While high premiums were the top complaint across all age groups, Gen Z respondents were more likely to point to poor customer service (15%) and claims handling (28%) as reasons for dissatisfaction. Some insurance companies outsource all of their customer service, which can lead to really poor alignment on communication between the insurance company, the customer service reps and the policyholders, said Sean Harper, CEO of Kin.