[Cliff Fr]

Originally Posted by stebooo

Aren't you glad you asked

Thanks for some of the replies, other's not so much 😀. Neither I nor my brother live in The Villages but I asked here because of the number if older people that do.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

Hmmm...eyesight getting poorer, reflexes almost nil, mental state + ability to focus...always on the decline. So no insurance company will give a good rate unless the deductable is very high. And why would they as the chance of an accident increases with age...especially in their 80's.

That's a great reason to have mandatory driving testing after a certain age. Not only would it keep dangerous drivers off the road but a positive benefit could be that older drivers could be rated for insurance companies.

There are many octogenarians that are as you describe but there are many that have good eye site, reflexes mental state and ability to focus. why should they be penalized for the ones that are failing?

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by jebartle

1-800-423-0567. Hartford insurance, we are not in 80's BUT our auto insurance dropped by 50% from Geico. Friends have found this to be true also.

Have a friend that switched to Hartford, premium significantly lower, then he had an accident. As it was passed to me, Hartford would only pay for used parts (unless the repair shop bought the parts from an offshore provider) , he appealed and it finally took a conversation with someone at Corporate which took 2 months to happen. They finally agreed to new parts but no rental, another 2 months to get agreement for the rental. Total down time was 8 months and lot of receipts and out of pocket cash. He felt the car should have been totaled but that wasn't an option. When he finally got his van back he held a driveway party with friends and neighbors to welcome it home.

[newgirl]

I am not 80 but need a new insurer :-) Thank u!

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by jebartle

1-800-423-0567. Hartford insurance, we are not in 80's BUT our auto insurance dropped by 50% from Geico. Friends have found this to be true also.

We recently switched our auto insurance to the Hartford Insurance also, they are affiliated with AARP and have excellent rates for seniors.