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Website Review of Progressive Auto Insurance

Posted in Car Insurance on February 5th, 2010 by Jim – Comments Off

You have all seen the many television ads and numerous billboards all around town for “Progressive Auto Insurance” with claims of having the best website ever. There advertisements truly make you believe that they are the best so you want to go directly to their website and find out if anything could be that great. Are they as trustworthy as their ads and billboards say? Could they really be the most fantastic Commerce auto insurance company? You are drawn to go to their website and find out for yourself.

User Friendly Website

When you go on to the internet and find Progressive’s website what do you find? First of all you will notice the well known white SUV traveling up an incline supposedly on the way to rescue someone in distress. Then comes the “Get a Quote” box with the words “save hundreds” drawing you into their web, making it impossible for you not to give them your information. Faster than a blink of an eye there it is, the information page letting me either continue with my research or actually talking to a representative if I was the type that wanted personal attention.

It will make you extremely happy when the website seems to carry you right along the information highway. But then the stop sign pops up when you put in some information incorrectly and then try to fix it. Now you can’t fix your mistake so what do you do? Now it seems you might have to speak to a representative even though that was not your choice it you like to handle things speedily without being questioned by someone asking for information you already put onto their form.

So you actually make it back to square one at the home page which does eventually give you what you wanted in the first place, a quote.

The importance of Your Representative

Now after exploring the site you are ready to speak to a representative. It is very important to people to speak to a friendly professional customer service representative or agent. Exactly what you don’t need when you’re already under a lot of stress is to speak to a person who is not helpful. You have to report a claim and at this pressure filled time you don’t want to have to deal with more stress caused by an unhelpful disrespectful person taking your claim information. This is why it is very important when comparing companies that you check out the company’s service satisfaction rates.

Now, after all this where do Progressive auto insurance rates and their business stand in your opinion? They seem to provide enough options and assistance that makes you want to continue with the process though it is less than perfect. Per the comparison data they do have a good reputation and their telephone representatives are very helpful.