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Old 12-04-2010, 04:25 PM   #45
LONGHAIR
just can't cover up my redneck
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Columbus OH
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Re: Insurance is totaling my truck.

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Originally Posted by thepenguin99 View Post
You still have to prove to the insurance company that the vehicle is worth that amount when you have a claim.
The "proof" of value comes way before any claim can ever happen. The premium that you pay is based upon the "agreed value" when the policy goes into effect. You don't just get a policy based upon what you(the customer) say it is worth. It is, at best, a compromise between your opinion (receipts,etc) and what an appraiser says it's worth.
If you can't "agree" with them, you move on to another company. Either way the cost is based on the agreed value, so you have to reconcile that too. The more it's "worth" the more it costs to insure....and there is a point of "diminishing returns".
It is very possible to "over insure".
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