Still, sealing the deal was definitely not a piece of cake, Grouzard adds.
“It was much more difficult to get a contract approved because it was used equipment,” he notes.
There was more wrangling than usual between Allstate and Komori lawyers over contract wording, he says, and the existence of a third party to handle installation brought other unexpected complexities. Installation was delayed several months as a result.
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