Progressive’s tardy, tepid response slammed on social media

A Tumblr post claims Progressive's attorneys defended the driver who killed his sister, a policyholder, in a car accident. The company corrected and clarified, but took a beating on social media for its robot-like response.
By Matt Wilson | Posted: August 15, 2012
Comedian Matt Fisher isn’t saying Progressive insurance company killed his sister, but what he is saying isn’t really much better. “The guy who killed my sister was defended by Progressive’s legal team,” he wrote Monday on Tumblr . “If you are insured by Progressive, and they owe you money, they will defend your killer in court in order to not pay you your policy.” Progressive’s response, or lack thereof, to the accusation has been something of a disaster read more...

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