<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/19/2005 4:14:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>State Farm has the 2nd worst payout reputation in the<BR>entire insurance indust= ry, only after "Hartford". See<BR>"Sate Farm Sucks.com" for more info. and <BR>"Badfaith Insurers.com"<BR>    I was rear-ended by a lawyer = in front of a <BR>chiropractor's office 4 years ago ( no kidding) lost<BR>my house and shop, was laid up with neck and back<BR>injuries for 8 months, $6,000 in medical bills.....<BR>    State Farm offered me $5,000.<BR>    I am still waiting to go to court.<BR>  &nbs= p; Do not use, or let anyone you love use, State<BR>Farm, without some seriou= s investigation regarding<BR>their willingness to pay claims. If you think I'm<BR>kidding, just ask a lawyer. Any lawyer.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Thump,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My personal experience with State Farm has been good.  They've pai= d when and what they've owed, and have lowered my rates consistently since I'v= e had their coverage.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sorry your experience has been less than stellar.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The question is, though, whose experience is the exception to the rule?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>