Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 16/08/2014 9:28 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Randy, I was chatting with a Canadian guy on one of the other forums I frequent about (aboot?) car insurance. Is it significantly different in Canada compared to the States, or are you familiar with our car insurance system here? Just cur

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread clay via Mercedes
They also have a less litigious society clay On Aug 16, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > I wonder if some of the cost difference between Canada and US is the > personal injury coverage (Canada has "free" healthcare, so that part of > auto insurance is far less expensive?). >

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread clay via Mercedes
They still have single payer Provincial in BC. Better than most of the stuff below the 49th parallel. You can purchase private to cover special needs, but still seems much less expensive to do that than what I pay in Seattle clay On Aug 16, 2014, at 7:35 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I wonder if some of the cost difference between Canada and US is the personal injury coverage (Canada has "free" healthcare, so that part of auto insurance is far less expensive?). Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives ht

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I was curious as to whether it was a provincial thing and if they had some form of no-fault, too. I hate no-fault. For one car in Florida I pay as much as what it cost to cover three in Indiana (no no-fault.) Just got my endorsement for the next six months. My S500 and SL500 cost about $600

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
When I lived in Ontario about 20 years ago, insurance was better and half the cost, at least for me. It was also no-fault. BC in those days had single payer Provencial insurance, it was half what you paid in Ontario. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com T

[MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Randy, I was chatting with a Canadian guy on one of the other forums I frequent about (aboot?) car insurance. Is it significantly different in Canada compared to the States, or are you familiar with our car insurance system here? Just curious Dan ___ ht