Insurance Companies Charge Accounts After Policy Cancellation
Consumers who cancel insurance policies continue to have charges withdrawn from their bank accounts, often for weeks after cancellation. Refund processes are deliberately slow and obscured behind document requests. The problem is structural — ACH autopay combined with poor offboarding systems creates a recurring billing trap.
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