Let’s see, so, you’re just out and about and checking out your bank statement of credit card bill as usual, but this time, you see something a little weird. What’s that? Oh, it’s just a charge with a label that reads “MTN LAUREL ASSC” and straight up, that sounds super confusing. You might freak out a bit looking at it, you know, thinking that it is some fishy charge or somebody else has access to your credit card or something like that. Yes, those all are possibilities, but wait for a sec, it is actually a legit charge. Legit? Oh yes! How?
Well, you see, looking at all the information available online or whoever saw this charge on their credit card bill or bank statement, this mostly likely has something to do with the Mountain Laurel Assurance Company. If you know nothing about them, well, yes, it is a company that sells that car, motorcycles and vehicle insurance in general. Keep in mind though, that sometimes it shows up funky, like ‘CHKCARD MTN LAUREL ASSC’ or ‘POS Debit MTN LAUREL ASSC,’ but yes, it’s the same thing actually!
Why’s This ‘MTN LAUREL ASSC’ Even Here?
So, you’re asking like why YOU are seeing this charge on your statement. Is that it? Well, it’s kinda simple actually, you see, it shows up when you have bought some insurance plan from Mountain Laurel or Progressive. Simple as that! That’s why it lands there.
And yes, it is also pretty obvious that the amount showing up on your bill also depends upon which insurance plan you signed up for. Most of the time though, you just keep on paying the premiums of these insurance plans, so do not freak out even more when you see this charge appear every single month from now on.
How Do I Know This Isn’t Some Shady Scam?
Well, one thing you must be clear about is that you actually bought an insurance plan from Mountain Laurel Assurance Company or Progressive. If that’s the case, it is most likely a real charge and you have nothing to worry about here at all. Simple as that! But let’s say you’re a skeptical person and you want to confirm it, then you have only one option. And what’s that? Well, just pick up the phone and call the insurance company right away. Ask them on the call about this charge, if possible, provide all the details about the charge, and they’ll let you know.
What If I’m Like, ‘I Don’t Even Know This Charge!’?
Oh man, so far we were just assuming that you are a customer of this insurance company and you bought some insurance plan from them. If that’s not the case, all the alarm bells should go off in your head, and you should get to do something about it. What’s that? Well, we’d first recommend you temporarily block your credit card, and then call your bank people or the credit card company and let them know about everything. If there IS something fishy going on, only they can do something about it.
