Do you think the auto insurance companies love snow as much as many people do?

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I love snow but I also know how to drive in it. I am pretty certain that insurance companies do not like snow as much as I do. And were I to have a snow or ice related accident, that would be it. Would I get an attitude about it? No. But it’s not like all of us have a choice about driving in winter conditions. Are we supposed to stay home for weeks at a time? Not go to work or to school or to the grocery store? Am I supposed to hate snow because my insurance company hates snow?

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