Does anyone feel sorry for insurance companies?

[Liberal Veteran]

I sure as hell don't. With Isabel coming, I am hearing that this could be a blow to insurance companies and my only thought was "Isn't that what insurance companies are about?". They play the odds and usually it's very profitable for them and once in a while they lose their little gambling game.

[RobertSeattle]

1. THey know the odds - they are the house

...And the house almost always wins.

And if insurance companies every loses "big" (like 9/11) they go spend $100 Million on lobbyist and get a $20 Billion bailout. It's a great return on their money.

[soupkitchen]

2. Yeah, I do

All those poor people doomed to spend eternity in hell.

[meegbear]

3. Or the ultimate irony ...

Life insurance - you have to die to collect.

[ixion]

4. Insurance is one of the biggest scams of all time

I don't feel sorry for them on bit... not one iota.

[Racenut20]

5. Not in Florida I don't.

[Wwagsthedog]

6. No

n/t

[gratuitous]

7. Gee, lemme see . . .

No.

And I especially don't feel sorry for any insurance companies with a workers' compensation section.

[Bluzmann57]

8. Feel sorry for insurance companies?!

NO! And I am glad that some of them have workers compensation in place. Its a good thing. Corporations don't give a rats ass about us, so workers comp is a good thing.

[realFedUp]

9. Naw, they'll just raise the rates

and they should on people living on beaches in hurricane paths.

[BiggJawn]

10. Isn't that like sympathy for the Devil?

Fuck the insurance industry. Fuck them with Ron Jeremy's dick.

If they didn't spend so damn much money on their 90-story "World Headquarters" and those fancy-assed TV ads (how much did that whale cost, anyway?) then maybe they could afford to lose some bets once-a-while.

But instead, they either jack the opening bet up so high that nobody's playing at that table, or they quit offering that particular game anymore.

[bluedog]

11. hell no!

they can raise my homeowners rates(FL) from $548-to $1237 in 2 years.....I wish our state would put a cap on thise bastards....and I don't even live in a flood zone....or on the coast!!!!

[Uzybone]

12. Not one bit

I cant feel sorry for anyone whose main complaint during a disaster is that he will only make $10 million instead of $25 million.

[uptohere]

13. you do realize that its you who will be paying for lost beach houses

don't you ?

Real insurance companies won't insure these playgrounds for the rich so the government does ! Also most of the flooding damage will get paid for by you too !

So when they show that 3 million dollars beach house sliding into the sea, pull out your wallet and start paying up. You need to provide for the public good.

[CheshireCat]

14. hell no!

The insurance companies are nothing more than a protection racket these days. You pay them a fortune for protection, but when you need it - they screw you.

Until the insurance companies are dealt with properly, our economy will stay broken.