Insurance Cancelled Without Contact While Customer Was Hospitalized
GEICO cancelled a customer's auto insurance while they were hospitalized for 9 days and unreachable. A cancellation letter was sent late and never received, yet GEICO considers the cancellation valid. The customer discovered the lapse only from the DMV. There is no mechanism to pause, protect, or re-establish contact with unreachable customers before cancellation.
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