The replacement came today. Besides this drop, I kept my phone in great condition. Always kept a screen protector on it because I hated scratches. The body of the replacement looks great, but there were a few light scratches on the screen. While it annoys me, it's nothing that I would make a big fuss about to get another because more than likely it will be the same or worse. Plus, I upgrade yearly, so we only have a few more months until the next phone comes out.
Right after I did the claim I thought about Apple and looked up the price. There's not an Apple Store directly near me, so I don't really have the convenience of dropping by the store and having them change it out. I thought that maybe they could send a replacement and then I could send mine back, but it didn't. (I'm assuming because I don't have AppleCare+?) Also, the body suffered considerable damage as well, so I would've been stuck with that since they would just replace the screen.
The screen protector wasn't glass. That's what I usually keep on mine, though. I got a tempered glass privacy screen from Amazon to replace the old one and when I pulled the film away from the glass, a lot of the adhesive had stuck to the protector instead of coming off. So I had to send it back and reorder, and I just threw on a regular one until I got another in. Didn't do much good though. But I really don't know if that would have even saved it considering how it came out of the case and hit the pavement pretty hard. I had an iFrogz case on it, but it really didn't do much at all to even keep the phone in the case. (For reference:
http://www.ifrogz.com/cases/apple-iphone-6-plus/cache-case-cover/9269)
All in all though, I'm out $200, but I did get a replacement in less than 24 hours and I'm back up and running. This whole situation does make me rethink the whole insurance coverage thing and what the best route is.