State Farm silently cancels a policy over a documentation loop, then penalizes the customer
A State Farm customer's authorized EFT payment was blocked by a shifting documentation requirement, and after weeks of unanswered follow-up with an unavailable broker, the policy was cancelled without proactive notice. The cancellation letter arrived after the effective date had already passed, leaving the customer with a $199 penalty for a coverage gap at their new insurer.
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