a devil's advocate, if i may...
we have not seen the data (oh boy, there i go again with that darn "show me the data" thing
). we do not know if the insurance policies quoted were apples to apples. we do not know if this guy told one company he was accident free and the other if he was not accident free. the huge difference in auto ins rates tells me there is a bit more to this story.
here's some real live subjective data for dental insurance comparison. before I FIREd from the fed govt, i was eligible to enroll in one of their brand new, 100% self paid dental insurance plans. i compared premiums for IDENTICAL coverage for self only between AARP Delta Dental and the 2 or 3 dental ins companies approved by OPM. AARP Delta Dental was just a little more than half the price.
a future bonus benefit - i was even allowed to add dh2b 2 yrs later on a Self+1 policy mod.
has AAFP gone to the dark side? maybe. but let's get some DATA to support this article. has anyone else compared AARP endorsed auto insurance rates? i'm half tempted to go do this rate comparison for myself. i have a completely clean driver's license, no accidents and am exactly 50.
if i get a chance, i'll get quotes next week.