Long-Term Insurance Customers Receive No Loyalty Pricing Discount Despite Clean Records
A 28-year GEICO customer with no accidents or late payments was offered only $3/month in savings when threatening to leave. Insurance pricing algorithms do not meaningfully reward loyalty, pushing comparison-shopping as the only lever for customers. Price comparison tools exist but the structural loyalty-blind pricing remains.
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