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Old 04-09-2008, 01:55 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post
When I worked in Britain my National Insurance contribution was about that or less.

And it covered the entire family for anything. No exclusions or denials or arguments with insurance clerks.

No hanging on the phone for hours or wading through labrynthine phone systems.
That $88 dollars a week doesn't include deductibles and co-pays, either. Our insurance company was so nice (sarcasm). They haven't raised our policy rates, but our deductibles have gone from $500 per family per year (2004) to $2000 per family per year (200.