Hi all, So this is a grey area and I really do not know how to go about this so I would appreciate any input here. I'd rented a car for the weekend to drive around town and visit nearby places. Had some time left before returning so I had a colleague over, and we decided to go out but he wanted to take the wheel. So, we drove to a nearby restaurant and while parking into the restaurant he backed too heavily and banged into the wall. There is a sizeable damage to the car's rear with scratches all around, damage to the rear lights and the bumper too. I know I am screwed as it is the worst car rental company (Sixt), but also, I was not driving. I know my card, Amex has an insurance that covers this sort of stuff, but of course it requires me to be the authorized driver to be able to claim this. I do not know what to do here, because I do care about the colleague and don't want him to get screwed because of the charges too because I know it is gonna be hefty one (probably a couple thousand bucks to say the least), so any advice would be appreciated here. Do I trust the claim verification process to not involve checking through on the cameras, or, just be honest, I don't know. Help!

US Florida. I was involved in a car crash recently and don't know what to do. What happened was that I was exiting a fast food drive thru late at night. The drive thru exits onto 4-lane divided road and there is a stop sign controlling the intersection. I stopped at the stop sign and looked down the road to see if it was clear. I saw no oncoming traffic, so I turned right into the left lane as I was intending on taking a U turn at the next available place which is fairly close to where I entered the road. (Yes, I know this is illegal. I got a ticket for this and I know I won't be getting out of it.) As I turned into the left lane, I collided with another driver who was driving in the left lane. I did not see this other vehicle whatsoever even though I looked before I entered the road. Damage to both vehicles was minimal and neither of us were injured. We were able to move to a nearby parking lot before the police were called to the scene and we exchanged information. At the time I was freaking out about the whole situation and not thinking clearly and only remized later that the other person's headlights obviously weren't on, otherwise I 100% would have seen them. I tried emailing my insurance company (Progressive) that was handling the case, but never got any response. There are traffic cameras at the nearby major intersection as well as security cameras from nearby businesses that I believe would be able to help, but I can't get any footage from them. I asked in person at the businesses and called the police department and they all told me insurance would have to handle it. So what do I do? Do I have to get a lawyer? Is it even worth it to do so?

I need to find an insurance plan asap as only recently have I been told I can’t get Medicaid here in Florida , I am from NC and moved down to Florida last year to live with my boyfriend and his family , the only plans I can find have horrible deductibles and 90 dollar specialist visits!!! I am sadly a rare case and need to see multiple specialists multiple times a week normally and can’t pay 90 dollars a visit along with 400 dollars a month on insurance as I haven’t worked in over a year and my boyfriend cares for me financially. I’ve heard of blue select but that is definitely not an option for me as I stated I will need to see specialist multiple times a week and the deductible is so small , I am 21 years old please help! I’ve always been on my parents insurance but clearly it’s NC Medicaid and not Florida so I can’t use it out of nc

My car was involved in an accident around July 4th, 2024. A little bit of backstory about the car. I had purchased a car used at the end of December for about $12k in cash. It felt like a solid car to drive, was well within its KBB value, and was signed off by a mechanic before its purchase. I needed a car for work since I had been reprimanded by my boss for not returning to the office when our Return to Office mandate was in place. I was eventually laid off for being out of compliance with this mandate a month later. Below is the account of the incident from my sister, who was driving during the time of the accident: * 7:15 pm - Leave the house to go to Whole Foods. * 7:50 pm - Gets pulled over by a police officer for having the taillights out. The two side tail lights were out, but the top one was still working. The officer mentions this to her and says that she should go home before it gets too dark. * 7:51 pm - Makes a stop at Whole Foods since she was a minute away * 8:38 pm - Leaves Whole Foods * 8:45 pm - He had to make an emergency stop for a flock of geese and gets rear-ended. She mentioned that she was able to stop, and there were other drivers around here who were also able to stop, but the person behind > her most likely wasn't paying attention. * 8:47 pm - The police were called onto the scene. * 9:00 pm - My brother arrives to pick up my sister, and my car was towed to a lot. I was not able to get any information from the police department on the stop that was made before that night. When I tried to file a claim through my insurance (Progressive), my claims specialist mentioned that there was nothing that they could do since I only had accident coverage, not collision. However, they felt that the other party was completely liable for the accident. From the accident report, I was able to get ahold of the other party's claims specialist (Allstate). They had mentioned that their party already filed a claim and that they would be reaching out to the driver for an account of what happened that night; my sister mentioned everything that I had written above. The specialist called back the following day, stating that the case would be going to arbitration and that I would be notified by mail on the resolution. She also mentioned that I could supply any information about the car to help my case. I provided some pictures of the car as well as the still functioning top taillight. I called back around the end of August to see if anything had been settled, but they again mentioned that I would be contacted by mail when a resolution had been reached. Fast forward to December of 2024, and I still hadn't received anything in the mail. Since I lost my job in February and was struggling to find work, I had to terminate my lease at my current apartment. And since I would be moving back to my childhood home, I wanted to make sure that the letter that I would be receiving was going to the right place. When I contacted the other party's specialist, they mentioned that not only was the case primarily for their party's damages, but it was also thrown out in September. They also let me know they would only be willing to cover 50% of the damages to my vehicle since my sister was aware that the car had 1/3 working taillights. With this in mind, I decided to call a few collision specialists in the area to get an estimate of the damages. Of the few places that I reached out to, only one would give me some information without going through insurance; that of which they mentionedd it would be anestimatedd $8k - $14k in repairs. Considering what I paid for that car, I'm not too sure what to do. I feel that the only thing that I can do now is try and see what I can get back from the scrapyard. Also, this is the first vehicle that I've ever owned, so I'm new to insurance and accidents as a whole. I also still don't have a job at the moment, so it probably wouldn't be in my best interests to try and spend $4-7k in repairs. The car is at my house for the time being, but I'd rather do something with it sooner than later. Typing this out makes me realize how terrible the decisions that were made have been up until this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So long story short, we have been with a smaller insurance company for 5+ years with home and auto. Our insurance rates keep skyrocketing with no claims/accidents/ tickets etc. With our current company our home and auto is $7900 a year. (Two cars) I decided to talk with a broker and they presented me with an estimate from travelers for the EXACT same coverage for $4000 a year. I mean, almost half for the exact same coverage? I find it hard to believe. I was planning on switching if the savings was more than $1000 anyway, but I don’t want to start the process and they’re like oh sorry it’s actually $7500 not $4000 lol.

Hi all, I recently moved, got a new gastroenterologist, and switched to Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance. I specifically went to the new doctor to get a prescription for Viberzi for my IBS. I've been on this medication for four years and knew the new insurance would require prior authorization. Long story short, my prior authorization was denied because the insurance company said my medical history wasn’t documented. I was confused since I had already submitted my past medical records to the new doctor. When I called the office to check, they told me they *can’t* include previous medical records because they were from before I became a patient there. They said they are going to submit it again and it will go to a peer-to-peer next. And I asked if the doctor will submit my medical history then. And they told me "He doesn't need to send your medical history. He's a physician." I’m really frustrated and not sure what to do next besides hoping the peer-to-peer thing works. Has anyone dealt with something similar? Can a doctor really not use past medical records for prior authorization? Any advice?

I wish I had corn to Reddit in June of 2023 before signing on with BF but I didn’t. So here we are. My last creditor still “in negotiations” is Bank of America and i just received a hand delivered summons today. My enrolled debt for them with BF is $28k and They are suing me for $31k+. I’m waiting for the legal team contracted under BF to write up the response to the summons and the finance team to continue towards a settlement but I am panicking. I read that 90% of the suits BoA peruses goes to default judgement bc the defendant doesn’t answer. Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated because I obviously cannot afford $31k….

i visited the ED back in march 2024 and ended up being placed in observation and let go the next day. i’ve been dealing with an insurance/billing issue since then. i have anthem BCBS under an employee sponsored health plan (Union Construction Workers). the hospital i visited was In Network. for some reason, the hospital is billing me around 17000$, stating that my claim was denied due to code *00897, which requests complete medical history from the member. the member being myself, so i contact my employer sponsored health plan claims specialist, and she has no idea “why they would want that [referring to medical history]” and ensures me the claim is covered and sends over the EOB. which states patient responsibility is $1500, and not $17000. she lets me know that UCW paid mercy back in july. anyway, fast forward to november i am getting billed $17000 again. i call billing, they escalate my case, and remove the $17000 charge from my statement. i call UCW again, and they let me know the claim has been paid. billing is telling me anthem denied the claim again. they ask me to resend the EOB. fast forward to now, i am getting billed 17000$ AGAIN! i call billing, they tell me that the anthem claim is denied. i ask them if they looked at the EOB. they say yes, i ask them if we can go through the EOB together. we look through my UCW EOB and the billing employee states that my ANTHEM EOB was reviewed and for some reason my UCW EOB was not reviewed but it was received after i sent it in November. he agrees, i should only owe $1500 per the UCW EOB. but anthem is denying my claim still. i call UCW again. the rep tells me that she is now contacting anthem directly. after 9 months of issues we are finally contacting anthem. and there is no way for myself to contact anthem, only through the UCW representative. i am giving birth in about a month, im in a rush to get this handled. i would accept any help that i can. i have looked through the itemized bill, UCW EOB, and claim on anthems website and reviewed for errors. i noticed that there is one charge (for $9.50) that insurance covered that is listen on both the itemized bill and anthems claim, however not listed at all on the UCW EOB. but i, a not insurance expert, does not know what this means. please please help if you can! i have already talked to my states insurance department, which they were confused w my situation and could not help. i also have requested proof of payment from UCW, as well as a 3 way phone call between UCW, myself, and billing.

I was in an accident. I was turning and collided with another vehicle traveling the other direction on a residential street. Apparently an attorney is involved now according to my insurance company, and it certainly has me scared. We have a job and house, but we are barely surviving, so playing legal games is going to break me. It also feels very unfair. I'm pretty sure, if anyone was injured in that car, it's because it appears the kids weren't buckled. It was a mom and kids on the way to school. I want to the back to help and saw a dazed kid rubbing his knees because they probably hit the console in front of him and he was crying. Not totally crazy, like im broken help it hurts crying, but like mildly hurt but mostly scared. I have kids. That explanation wont hold up in court but anecdotally I think he likely was fine based on what I saw and my own experience from the crash. I had mild bruises on the top of my legs, not visible, but just a sore feeling. But I was buckled. And I had a airbag in my face and a little dazed, but when I got out the math didn't work out in my head with how many people I was seeing and the number of seats available in that car. there was a baby seat but no baby. that leaves 4 legal seats in that car, but I'm pretty sure there were at least 5 people in that car. It was hard to figure it all out because of the shock of it and one or two of them walked off to a school or were taken by grandparents that showed up fairly quickly. I bet Its too late to go back and prove that, and I doubt there will be camera footage of it, but there is a slight chance because there is a medical business at that corner, its at the edge of residential and commercial. I dont know what to do. I really dont feel like anyone should have to pay for bodily injury other than her on this, but maybe that is just me being an asshole. It just doesnt feel right because the likelihood that they were playing clowncar with missing seatbelts is fairly high, and it was such low speeds. I didnt hit them in the door, it was front to front. Noone should have walked away from that with any real injuries if you were doing things like you were supposed to. I had minor bruises that lasted 2 to 3 days and were never visible. I'm about to be broken by some greedy person that just wants to cash in and I don't know if there really is anything I can do about it. Fight or not fighting both are too expensive for me to survive. I auto lose.

Hello! I was in a no-fault accident pm 2/25/25. The lady ran the red light and hit me. Here's the thing, my car is a 2023 outlander PHEV (57k miles) that just came off the lot and still had temp tags. I had the car for two weeks. Market value for my car states anywhere between 28k-32k. I called around to local banks as well to make sure I wasn't wrong in my numbers. Root insurance is only wanting to offer me $23,660. My car was in EXCELLENT condition considering it just came off the lot yet they listed it as Average. Additionally, they have forgone alloy wheels on the report for what ever reason. Am I able to dispute this? I already consulted a lawyer for the personal injury portion.