Ma. Moto Insurance refunds

[Cambridge K]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MMA Information Alert - Attorney General's Insurance Settlement: Do you qualify?

On Monday, February 1st, Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) Board Members met with representatives of the Massachusetts Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO) Insurance & Financial Services Division to discuss their recent settlement announcement regarding overcharging of Motorcycle Insurance Policy holders.

The AGO initiated their investigation of certain Insurance Carriers over a year ago due to consumer complaints. The results of their investigation were announced to the MMA and the general public on January 14th and are published on each groups Web Sites. This initial announcement identified 3 Insurance Carriers who have entered into a settlement with the AGO’s office. The 3 carriers are:

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Safety Insurance Company (“Safety”)
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Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”)
* Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“Quincy”)

This settlement totals $11.1 million dollars and the goal now is to identify and find all of the individuals who are due refunds. Refunds originate as far back as 2002 and AGO and MMA personnel are concerned that riders who are due refunds may have switched carriers over the years, may have moved, even moving out of state, and the challenge is how to find these people. The AGO has some information concerning your insurance refunds, but is looking to collect more information.

“The AGO has reached out to the motorcycling community, through the MMA, out of concern that the Insurance Companies might not be able to identify and locate all the riders”, explains MMA Chairman Dave Condon. The AGO contacted the MMA and is seeking the assistance of the MMA in assuring the correct information is made available as well with locating and contacting all the riders due refunds.



The MMA cautions its members that there is a lot of misinformation and conjecture being drawn from prior press releases distributed by other individuals which may slow down the process of obtaining your money. The MMA apologizes for the delay in disseminating this information, as others trying to be helpful have taken actions resulting in confusion and delay. Additional information will be provided as the Attorney General’s Office reaches agreement with other providers, and all riders are encouraged to contact the MMA directly for assistance in expediting your refund.



Alternatively, the AGO has worked directly with the Insurance Carriers to establish the following hotlines:


Liberty: +1 (800) 569-5411

Quincy: +1 (800) 899-1116

Safety: +1 (877) 951-6416


In order to qualify for a refund, you must be able to answer YES to all 3 of the following questions:

1. Did you purchase motorcycle insurance from either Safety, Liberty, or Quincy Insurance companies?
2. Did your motorcycle insurance policy contain the Collision or Comprehensive options?
3. Did you purchase this optional motorcycle insurance anytime during the years 2002 to the present?

If you answered YES to all 3 questions above, then you may be due a refund, with 6% interest, and are urged to send your contact information to the confidential e-mail address:

MyRefund@MassMotorcycle.org


Alternatively, if you’d prefer to deliver your contact information via the United State Postal Service, please send to:


MMA

ATTN: “MA AGO Insurance Settlement”

PO Box 378

Brimfield, MA 01010



Your Contact Information, which will be shared with the Massachusetts Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO) Insurance & Financial Services Division and the named Insurance Carrier, will otherwise remain confidential and should include your name, address (past and present), telephone number, and e-mail information. Please also include information regarding the year, make, model and VIN# of your insured motorcycle(s).

Please do NOT send any confidential information such as your Drivers’ License Number, Social Security Number, or other sensitive information as this is NOT necessary.

The MMA is expecting further announcements regarding this settlement which will likely identify other Insurance Carriers and additional details. The MMA will make this information available to its membership as soon as it’s available.

For more information or to confidentially submit your information, please see http://www.massmotorcycle.org or email MyRefund@MassMotorcycle.org

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[Pittenger5]

My insurance broker called me and told me about this. Got my check yesterday. 80 bucks. Ill take it.

[Jim]

My insurance broker called me and told me about this. Got my check yesterday. 80 bucks. Ill take it.

sweet, now you can take me out for that nice dinner you promised me

[Pittenger5]

sweet, now you can take me out for that nice dinner you promised me

No Jim, you misunderstood me, I said I got something you can eat.








*grabs crotch*

[obsolete]

Nice for 80? You really are a cheap floozy.

[VTRumble]

Funny, I used to question my ins. agent every year about the 15,000 value of my
2000 VTR, she never could explain it. Hopefully I'll get some back.

[Cambridge K]

VTRumble, $$ or her
$80. are a cheap date

[Eric Baker]

Well I got my bike in '02 and have had full coverage on it since then with Safety. Maybe I'll be due back some monies.

[nerijusj]

Thanks for this info Cambridge. I forgot now which bike I had insured with Safety. Hopefully I can find all the info on this and get some cash
Fuggin insurance thieves! Even now, all of them overcharge IMO.

[CBR929RE]

I don't know if its still true since we switched to competition but it used to be and I still think it is that we are required to pay Personal Injury Protection (PIP) but are automatically denied that benefit when you get injured. Its only a couple bucks I year but I want them to fix that shit too.

I want a full refund.

[nerijusj]

Ok, found all the paperwork I needed and sent an email. Not hoping to get much back, cause I had the bike insured with Safety only for about a year and few months.

[The Snowman]

Ok, found all the paperwork I needed and sent an email. Not hoping to get much back, cause I had the bike insured with Safety only for about a year and few months.

Same here. I had Safety from 6/06 - 6/08. I received an answer that they have put my information into their database.

[nerijusj]

At MMA website, they say they're looking at other companies too. Hopefully commerce did the same whatever over charging shit. I've primarily used commerce over the years, so I could get a bigger refund than that from safety (if anything), insurance suckers
BTW, got an email back, that they put my info in. Gotta wait up to a month until I hear from insurance co.

[gamorg02]

are the insurance companies (liberty is who i have) doing this automatically or do u have to call? I sent an email in but we'll see where it goes.

[Pittenger5]

I wanna know where these thousands are? I got a check for 87 bucks

[jwm2k3]

I wanna know where these thousands are? I got a check for 87 bucks

I just talked to Safety. They said no refunds have been issued yet. They also said the insured (us) have to do exactly nothing. The AGO has a list of about 72000 policyholders info and is going thru it to determine who is due a refund. So I guess we wait. Ive had 5 different bikes insured with Safety since 2002.


Maybe your check you got was for something else?

[gamorg02]

I just talked to Safety. They said no refunds have been issued yet. They also said the insured (us) have to do exactly nothing. The AGO has a list of about 72000 policyholders info and is going thru it to determine who is due a refund. So I guess we wait. Ive had 5 different bikes insured with Safety since 2002.


Maybe your check you got was for something else?

liberty mutual was also already processing mine. i will see the $$ taken off my payroll deductions by 4/31.

[Cambridge K]

I'm looking at 4yr. with Liberty Mu. - I'll just bank it & use it for '10 riding season insurance, or track time or a new 4 season tent.