Dear John, Doris and other listers! Thank you very much, John, for your latest message about Allstate and finance collection. As I interpret it, the Norwegian translation of what he did, remains pretty much the same. I go for "pengeinnkrevjar". He collects financial means, for one purpose or another. I don't need to be more specific in my description! Thanks again for your great help, John and Doris! Since you ask, John, health wise, I still have my problems; more than 20 years as a diabetic leaves traces, but I am looking very much forward to another summer in the south of France (July and August) where I can really get decent swimming exercise and enjoy Mediterranean food! I need another year to complete the entire County History project! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 25, 2015, at 10:30 AM, John Kenneth Peterson via wrote: > Hi Lars. > > Doris is right to a point. To be more specific, Allstate other than selling > insurance has a finance department where it gives loans for vehicle > purchases and that is where the job of a finance collector comes in to > collect money before the vehicle is foreclosed on by the company. If people > who have their insurance don't pay their premium, Allstate doesn't try to > collect it, they just cancel them for non payment of premium. > > I worked for 30 years with Allstate and retired with a great retirement > package from them. > > Hope all is well with you, Lars, > > Fondest regards from your cousin John in Wisconsin, > > John > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Doris and other Listers! >> >> Thank you very much for your prompt reply and good explanation of finance >> collection. I kind of suspected that was what he did, but doing it for so >> long... >> >> My problem has been solved! Thanks again! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> On Apr 25, 2015, at 5:32 AM, Doris Waggoner via wrote: >> >>> Lars, >>> >>> Allstate is/was an insurance company or set of insurance companies, >>> including life, auto, etc. One of their branches would have been >> Allstate >>> Collection Services. Their job would be to collect money from people who >>> didn't pay their bills on time. So Mr. Mitterling's job in Finance >>> Collection would have been to attempt to collect these past-due bills. >>> Most people try to pay when they get letters saying they have past-due >>> bills, because fines get added to the original bill, and eventually the >>> company takes the customer to court. If the company wins (which they >>> usually do), court costs get added to the original bill as well. Most >>> people aren't fond of finance collectors. But it's a job like any other, >>> and if he did it for 22 years he was probably pretty good at it without >>> making either his bosses or his customers too angry with him. In general, >>> Allstate has a pretty good reputation as an insurance company. I admit >> I've >>> never heard of Allstate Collection Services, however. I think probably >>> they prefer it that way. >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> Doris >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 3:11 AM, Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Listers, >>>> >>>> As I am about to describe a family from Whittier, CA, I came across an >>>> occupation given in a death certificate as follows: >>>> >>>> "Finance collection, Allstate Collection Serv., 22 years" >>>> >>>> The man, Edward Mitterling, Jr., was 67 when he died in 1991! >>>> >>>> Can someone tell me: What did this man actually do for a living? >>>> >>>> Thanks a million for your great assistance in this matter! >>>> >>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>> >>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>> >>>> > > *John K Peterson*Summer Residence > Deer Run Estates > Lake Delton, Wisconsin