Auto Insurance Premium Not Reduced After Vehicle Removed From Policy
A customer removed a sold vehicle from their auto policy but was still charged the full prior premium because the insurer said its billing system could not process a mid-cycle adjustment, despite being able to generate and charge new policies within minutes. This points to a billing-system limitation in prorating multi-vehicle policy changes.
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