Insurance full-payment discounts are voided by mail-transit delays outside the payer control
Policyholders who mail a full premium payment before the due date can still lose the full-pay discount and be charged an installment fee if the payment is recorded as received after the deadline, even though the payment was sent on time. The billing rules around payment timing versus receipt timing are unclear, and the resulting fee feels unwarranted to affected customers.
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