The accident occurred on 3/20 and was told they’re taking 100% fault. It all happened so fast, but I was on my way to work in the morning driving 45 in a 45 (it’s also dark and raining). I’m coming up to a 2-way crossroad where the guy’s road had a stop sign and mine didn’t. When I got close to the crossroad I see that he’s rolling up to the stop sign and I assume he’s stopping..because there’s a stop sign. Instead, he keeps rolling into the middle of the lane where I proceed to slam on my brakes and instinctively veer to the left to avoid him but I end up completely smashing the side of his car at 45 mph. I ended up missing that Thursday and Friday and returned to work on Monday since I was told I wouldn’t have to do much work. He ended up not even having a scratch while I have to go to the ER because I was so rattled and didn’t really know the extent of my injuries besides not being able to hear out of my left ear due to it ringing and sounding really muffled. I get a CT scan at the ER and was told that they couldn’t find anything major, so they sent me home with some muscle relaxers and a note for “light work no lifting” for work. A couple days later, I started feeling the extent of my injuries. Taking a deep breath, laughing, coughing, anything that expanded my rib cage or moved/put any pressure on my shoulder blade hurt really bad. My neck was stiff from the whiplash and I could crack my neck in ways I never had. My ear was still muffled with loud ringing and was very disorienting. This affected my sleep, work, daily activities like driving, working out, or even cleaning my apartment. It has been a week and a half since the accident and I’m still feeling all that pain. Albeit, not as significant and alarming as last week, but I still have a muffled left ear with some ringing, pain when my chest expands, shoulder blade pain, anxiety whenever I drive(which is a huge part of my job), sleeping issues, and as silly as this sounds, has destroyed my happiness. I got engaged the weekend before the accident and wanted the celebrate with friends the weekend after, but I wasn’t even able to leave our apartment to celebrate because of how much pain I was in. His insurance has offered me $2,500 for pain and suffering but I feel like that’s a slap in the face. I explained my situation to an attorney and he said it looks like they can make a decent case but said he couldn’t give me a number on how much he thought the case would be worth. So my questions are, can someone give me a ballpark estimate on how much I should negotiate for? & Do I need an attorney involved or is this a situation where I should fight the claim and negotiate myself? TL;DR I got in a high speed accident and his insurance is accepting 100% fault. I got out lucky but am still experiencing injuries like whiplash, some bruised ribs, shoulder blade pain, and muffled hearing. His insurance offered $2,500 and I don’t believe that’s enough for what I’ve gone through. How much could I counter offer for and should I get an attorney involved? Edit: I apologize, I did end up going to a primary care doctor last Friday but he told me the pain I experienced is common and went over the CT scan that the ER did and said “everything looks fine here”. I have an ear, nose, mouth appointment this Friday. Edit 2: I’m sorry if these seem like stupid questions, I’m just really young and don’t have any help outside of my mother.

I was involved in an accident where a truck ran a red light and hit me. Their insurance totaled my car. I feel the offer they are willing to pay me for the total loss of my car is low balled. Is there any room for negotiating with insurance companies or do I have to accept what they offer? Anyone have experience with in this matter. The insurance is State Farm.

My wife was in Seattle late last year and needed an ambulance ride to the hospital for an emergency. AMR, the provider is billing me $900+ for the amount that Aetna didn't cover at the in Network benefit. AMR shows as in network on Aetna but AMR is claiming they are out of network. Aetna says the tax identification number that AMR used is different than the in network number they have. Aetna said this in a message but doesn't seem to make sense: "If the provider bills you for an additional amount, please send a copy of this Explanation of Benefits and the bill from the provider." Anyone ever had an issue like this and who can I contact to resolve? Also we live in Illinois and get our insurance in Illinois.

Hi, yes a throwaway account cuz im a bit nervous So starting a few weeks after changing insurance providers, the pharmacy accidentally (?) put some meds on the wrong insurance(multiple times tbh, and the last one was over 6 weeks after the insurance had been stopped?!) . i get a notice maybe a month later saying i owe them quite a large sum of money. I go back and forth for about half a year before i was able to get a check from my new insurance to cover it. It isnt even the whole amount, but it helps. Now im so frustrated w the old insurance for putting us thru so much hassle. I tried to do a payout w them for like half the amount for all the trouble and after their review, they denied that request. But what if i were to let it go to collections and then do a lump sum payout with them? Any ideas how badly that would affect my credit? Im floating typically around 800 so i have decent credit. Or does medica debt even count towards credit score? I feel like i cant find a solid answer to that…im in the midwest usa for reference. Or even, what am i mot considering by doing this? I could def use the extra money, this whole situation was not my intention. It was rly super stressful tbh. Thoughts? Thanks everyone in advance! Any suggestions advice etc welcome.

I’ve had my two dogs insured with Healthy Paws for almost a decade, and at first, it seemed like a great choice, claims were really easy, they seemed like they cared by sending good will messages after a claim etc. Monthly premiums started at around $30–$40 per pet, then slowly crept up—$50, $70, $90. It was annoying but manageable, thought it was normal as dogs aged and there was also inflation. Then, things went off the rails, I think it's because they were acquired by a bigger company (that's my speculation tho). My premium was already high at around \~$250/month for both dogs, but now they want **\~$550/month**— more than double overnight! No new benefits, no explanation, just pure corporate greed. It’s clear they’re taking advantage of longtime customers with older pets, knowing we have fewer options due to pre-existing conditions. It’s a disgusting, predatory practice. They assume people won’t leave, but I’d rather pay another company—even if it costs more—than reward this behavior. **I'd say avoid Healthy Paws at all costs.** Also if anybody had changed insurances at a similar point and were happy after please let me know!

Basically my ex lied about his dog who was his sister’s first. She has been insured since she lived with me with my ex. I put her under my GSD’s policy and I’m glad I did once she was abandoned lol. Anyways, Lemonade uncovered her past medical records that I didn’t even have. Due to this, they tried denying an entire claim, which included a new illness. I kept escalating it and finally they agreed to cover some items pre-existing and agreed the new illness was to be covered. You won’t be able to argue everything but don’t be afraid to keep pushing back if you disagree. I made them keep the case open for 6 months until it was correctly resolved. Also, Lemonade does have a phone number.

I’ve been reading and have found out that many considers equitable a terrible company. However all the information I’ve read is more from an investing point of view rather that this scenario. So is it equally as terrible for 401k as with investing? Am I good to take advantage of the 401k while working here (I’m not planning to work there for years or anything) or should I just get that money and invest it myself on an IRA fidelity’s account?

Non-working graduate student recently approved for Medicaid, but prior to this I had purchased my schools shitty student coverage. Obviously, the coverage for Medicaid beats the school insurance. I called the school insurance and asked them if I could cancel because I want Medicaid as my primary insurance but they told me that is not possible and won't give me a pro-rated refund. I paid $2000 at the beginning of the school year for the insurance for the whole year coverage, and I figured they would be able to refund me a portion of that since I wanted to cancel, but they seemed appalled I even asked to cancel and told me to kick rocks. It wasn't even the insurer, it was the insurance broker who told me this. Am I stuck with school insurance as my primary and Medicaid as my secondary? I don't want to just stop using my school insurance and start using Medicaid as that would technically be insurance fraud? Sorry if this is a strange question; I am not well-versed in this world. Thank you for your time

Firstly I appreciate any insight into this matter as it can be a minefield I know! I’m looking to insure myself (m34) and partners (f30) 4 vehicles, we reside on a non working farm in West Yorkshire but will soon be moving to a similar setup in north wales. Could anyone recommend a solid company to go with please? Also open to the possibility of becoming a Ltd company once we move as we will be running a small business from the farm if that helps the situation at all. we have dealt with aviva in the past and they have always been a struggle when it comes to claims. Thanks 🙏

Location: perth wa Last year my partner got rear ended in march 2024 while they were on the way to work. Got admitted in Fiona stanly for three days to do test and scans and lodged the claim with insurance commission of wa . They kept asking documents and stuff for 4-5 months yesterday (after 1 year going back and forth)got payed $787 from insurance commission as one of payment as a loss of salary while they are still not capable to be back to work. Is it worth proceeding it with legal ways to get compensation for the loss of salary. Salary was $950 average a week. Thank you