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The auto insurance companies will make a killing for a year or two, issuing coverage that will not be cashed in. Then the auto insurance business will go nearl
by ableal 14y ago
The auto insurance companies will make a killing for a year or two, issuing coverage that will not be cashed in.
Then the auto insurance business will go nearly extinct - after all, their margin is a percentage of the compensation paid. If there are no accidents, there are no payouts, and no margin ...
- mratzloff 14y agoThat's rather optimistic. There will still be collisions, and there will still be a role for insurance. At a minimum, there will be a transition period--but even afterward, there will still be cars that malfunction.
- nuclear_eclipse 14y agoAnd there will still be government-enforced requirements for insurance, which will mean that rates will probably not drop too dramatically considering that it's pretty much a captive market.