What an insurance agent said on ABC news.
Posted on Friday, September 16, 2005 in Funny, Memes, Politics, Pop-Culture
I was typing about 10 minutes ago and listening to the news when ABC had a story about insurance companies not paying for the “flood” damage because it isn’t covered under a “hurricane” policy. Definitely shitty, but here’s the kicker. They played a clip of an insurance representative saying the following:
“We can’t, unfortunately, confuse compassion with contracts.”
I laughed uncontrollably for a bit, after further consideration I think it struck me as funny because it employs alliteration and is a really crappy thing to say.
Sunday, September 18 12:08 pm
These insurance companies are scared. A lot of them are going to go bankrupt trying to cover the claims from the store. So the companies have no choice but to act like stoic fools. It is a bad situation. On one hand, I think such comments are callous. On the other, I can see why a company would have to take such a stand. Think of the billions of dollars in claims people are making right now. I know my premiums are going to go way up in the next months.
Then again, look at those who took a chance and never had insurance. It is a cluster.
Tuesday, September 20 9:44 am
After a little research I’ve learned that insurance companies generally make more money after a disaster like this, so feeling sorry for them is completely unnecessary. But the comment: “We can’t, unfortunately, confuse compassion with contracts.†is still really, really shitty. It’s like throwing up one’s hands and saying, “I’m sorry I can’t do anything about it, its in the contract… out of our hands” and that is fucking stupid, because that is exactly what humans can do for each other, make exceptions, be understanding and help out. This slave-to-the-contract mentality springs from the American idea of money above all else–even compassion. America wasn’t always like this, and if it was it shouldn’t be–but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t.
Tuesday, September 20 10:45 pm
If the insurance companies really get their collective tits in a ringer…they will likely just declare bankruptcy and vie for a Government bailout.
That’s the kind of welfare companies REALLY love to see. Just look at the domino-effect of airlines declaring bankruptcies right now.
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