tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post4696322891034287204..comments2023-06-27T02:16:19.998-07:00Comments on Rhapsody: Will Insurers of 35W Victims Cash In?GeekGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430787932114937222noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-59764372144732814712008-06-25T11:07:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:07:00.000-07:00"Kenneth Feinberg, who calculated victim payments ..."Kenneth Feinberg, who calculated victim payments as special master to the federal government's 9/11 fund, said he took into account what was owed to insurers and gave victims enough to cover that, plus what victims were owed.<BR/><BR/>Under both I-35 bridge fund bills, however, the money would be capped in some way.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, some hope health plans and employers will yield to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-23217983411601448252008-02-21T05:28:00.000-08:002008-02-21T05:28:00.000-08:00Thanks for that point of view. Reading your commen...Thanks for that point of view. Reading your comment, I can understand the original basis for subrogation. Unfortunately, it's been altered to allow insurance companies to claim settlement money that was given to victims for pain, suffering, loss of income, etc. <BR/><BR/>Once again, something meant for the greater good twisted into an opportunity for those with the most power. <BR/><BR/>Thanks GeekGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430787932114937222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-56047362808786019732008-02-20T20:29:00.000-08:002008-02-20T20:29:00.000-08:00I wish it were all this easy.In reality, subrogati...I wish it were all this easy.<BR/><BR/>In reality, subrogation is a good thing for all of us. Not in the sense of the Strib article, maybe, but in the normal, everyday sense in which it is always used in the insurance industry.<BR/><BR/>Let's take a hypothetical auto accident. Cell Phone Whore rear-ends me. Her fault - her company pays (under state law, a rear-end accident is almost always theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-58547761097127536662008-01-31T09:20:00.000-08:002008-01-31T09:20:00.000-08:00If there's ever a reason to stop drinking Coke, I'...If there's ever a reason to stop drinking Coke, I'd say that American Idol is IT for sponsoring them! :-)GeekGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430787932114937222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-7056387960485079152008-01-30T14:41:00.000-08:002008-01-30T14:41:00.000-08:00But enough about the producers of "American Idol"....But enough about the producers of "American Idol"...<BR/><BR/>(I kid, I kid...)Avindairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025041690296714527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-91511324340461925992008-01-30T10:13:00.000-08:002008-01-30T10:13:00.000-08:00Even more vulture companies have sprung up around ...Even more vulture companies have sprung up around this, creating their own little industry. Much like companies that perform collections, these deal only in subrogation. Nothing like making money off of other people's misery.GeekGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430787932114937222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-18434222982914743742008-01-30T09:09:00.000-08:002008-01-30T09:09:00.000-08:00If they're going to do business this way, they sho...If they're going to do business this way, they should be honest. Instead of calling it "buying insurance" they should call it "pre-paying temporary rent on the CEO's performance bonus"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-50421479749078474932008-01-30T06:00:00.000-08:002008-01-30T06:00:00.000-08:00The kicker is that insurance companies are allowed...The kicker is that insurance companies are allowed to do this under federal regulation. The excuse is that it's to protect everyone <I>else</I> that's covered. <BR/><BR/>Um... yeah. <BR/><BR/>So what's the point in having insurance again?GeekGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430787932114937222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30286692.post-12129683851042772802008-01-30T04:38:00.000-08:002008-01-30T04:38:00.000-08:00It is sick. Why do insurance companies feel they h...It is sick. Why do insurance companies feel they have to be reimbursed for everything? We pay insurance so that we're covered if the time ever comes. If we have to give settlement money back to the insurers, why are we giving them money in the first place? It's like having another bank loan out. FUCKERS!<BR/><BR/>I was in the Walmart parking lot 3 weeks ago when some Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170759788154905522noreply@blogger.com