I use to have to order certified copies of convictions all the time for our cases. Apparently the courts don't trust the validity of the FBI's NCIC or DPS' TCIC database. It's real fun calling CA asking not just for a copy but a certified copy. I BLAME Defense Lawyers
I can't imagine any company stating that once you've paid them, they will not send out proof. Progressive sent my proof vie email but I then just printed it out.
The insurance database has it faults I imagine because no good folks pay for a month and then discontinue it and whoever runs the database is relying on various insurance companies for verification either way. I'm not sure I would rely on it either but that wasn't around when I wrote tickets.
Many times I would cut a ticket for FMFR -fail to maintain financial responsibility knowing it would get tossed in court when proof was shown at that time. I let them go on the moving violation to avoid a spike in their rates and they were
usually thankful. Usually being the key word