Insurance Premiums Raised at Checkout After Customer Commits
Progressive raised a customer's premium at the moment of purchase—after the customer clicked "finalize and buy"—with no explanation. This bait-and-switch pattern at the final checkout step destroys trust in online insurance purchase flows. The problem is structural: no binding quote commitment mechanism before payment.
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