Promised insurance discount never applied despite proof submitted
A customer was told by a Progressive phone representative they would receive a 15% Defensive Driving discount, submitted the required course certificate three separate times as instructed, and never received the promised reduction on a policy already paid in full. A manager acknowledged the team needed retraining but still refused to issue the refund.
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