This question is more a curiosity than anything. I have a dead 25-30’ tree leaning towards my house and an arborist confirmed it is an imminent to my home and must be removed. When I contacted my homeowners insurance, they said they would only cover damage to my roof if the tree fell, but wouldn’t cover the removal of the tree. What’s the logic behind this? I’m sure some actuary determined it just cheaper to deal with the roof, but the face value cost of replacing likely my entire roof versus the cost of removing the tree it seems like a no-brainer. I’ve already accepted that I’ll need to pay for it, I’m just curious if any insider insurance folks can clue me into the reasoning here. Thanks! ETA: Okay, I get it now. Thanks to all the folks who gave helpful responses, it cleared up a lot and might have saved me from a big headache!

Looking for updated info — my pet’s annual dental cleaning usually runs **$900–$1,200** (under anesthesia, with X-rays). **Nationwide’s wellness plan used to reimburse for it**, but I just found out that plan is **being discontinued** or no longer offers the same benefit. Most "wellness add-ons" I’ve looked at (like Figo, Spot, etc.) only reimburse **$75 or less** for dental cleanings, which barely makes a dent in the total cost. Has anyone found **a provider that actually covers full dental cleanings** under wellness or medical plans? Either as part of a **preventive package** or through **major dental** coverage?

Hello can anyone share if their pet insurance covered electrochemotherapy for their pet? I have healthy paws and inquired and they said it “may be covered” subject to policy rules. However electrochemotherapy is not FDA-approved in the United States and healthy paws policy states they don’t cover non FDA-approved treatments. Just looking for some insight. Thanks.

Aside from the appalling over 100% premium increase in my renewal this year because my dog turned 10, I've noticed two new things in my Fetch policy. If you have more than 50 claims they can remove discounts and lower coverage. I always knew if you had a lot of claims it would cost you BUT how is the 50 counted? Every prescription claim counts? My dog gets 4 prescriptions a month, some only 10 bucks but it might increase my plans because of the number 50?? Next is the sublimit on prescriptions. Shouldn't be surprised when I saw them add their own pharmacy option. So if you use their preferred pharmacy that's waived. Great. But 2 of my dogs prescriptions are compounded eye drops and not available on their site. Nothing I can do about that? Has anyone ran into issues with these two new policy changes? Mostly worried about the claim one. I probably submit 4 to 5 a month of just meds. I used to put them all in one claim once a month but they kept messing up that way 🙄

I booked a flight from LAX to Hanoi through Priceline, flying with Cathay Pacific and transiting through Hong Kong. I had a valid visa for Vietnam, but I was denied boarding because my layover in Hong Kong was 12 hours and 25 minutes, just over the 12-hour limit for visa-free transit. This wasn’t disclosed at the time of booking, and when I asked for help at the airport, Cathay Pacific’s staff couldn’t assist me—they just told me to call their scheduling department. When I called, they initially quoted me $800 to reschedule to a later flight (11 PM), which I agreed to. After a long hold, I asked if I could take the 10 PM flight instead, and they said it would cost another $700. Frustrated but wanting to get there at the same time as my wife, I agreed. They put me on hold again, and then told me they couldn’t book it because it was too last-minute. Suddenly, the only option left was a $4,000 ticket, which I declined. Instead, they promised me a rebooking for the next day that would still arrive on Monday, which was essential for my plans. I agreed. When they finally called back, they had booked me on a flight arriving Tuesday, not Monday—not what I agreed to. And by that time, they had already charged my card. Now, I’ve lost: • My original $900 ticket (Priceline) • The $800 + $700 for rebooking • A $60 cancellation fee • They even charged me toll fees for the call I feel like I was misled, overcharged, and given incorrect information multiple times. Priceline and Cathay Pacific never warned me about the 12-hour transit rule, and Cathay Pacific kept changing the price and booking me on a flight I didn’t agree to. What are my options to get my money back? Can I dispute the charges? Do I have any legal recourse?

I had to get a new car unexpectedly in April. My AAA car insurance period was Feb-Aug. Called them on April 7 to let them know I got a new car and the premium was crazy, but you can't drive without insurance so I kept it. Shopped around and got a new policy for much cheaper starting May 1. Called and cancelled AAA and the agent said I might get billed a cancellation fee. NBD I thought. Nope. My pro-rated term premium was $840. My payment due after cancelling was $310! The math ain't mathing. $840 for coverage from April to August comes out to $168/ month. I wasn't even covered by the new rate for a full month. I've already called and the agent just said its a combination of things like the short rate and cancellation fee, but she can't give me an itemized breakdown of charges. Anyone got any advice? Is there a way to get out of paying this or at least getting them to come down?

Hey y'all This is my first time posting here. I am going to be starting a job here soon where I need to get my pre exposure rabies vaccine prior to starting. The issue I am having is my health insurance (Anthem blue cross blue shield) doesn't cover it and it is gonna put me down like $800 with finical compensation from my employer. I live in Kentucky. I was wondering if anyone has any advice or ideas of ways I could try to get that price down. I'm not sure of theirs any good answers but figured I would ask. Thank you all.

Over the last two years my Healthy Paws Insurance premiums have gone up a total of 81%, which has forced me to remove one of pets off of my policy to make it more affordable. One of my pets is a senior, like many of the posts I'm reading here, and he has a heart condition forcing us into daily medical management per his most recent Echocardiogram. Like most of us who are appalled at our premium increases as of late for our senior kiddos, I am proposing we all sign a Petition of Opposite which will require your Name, the state of residency and your current or cancelled policy number. I will be posting this on a few sites in hopes to round up all those who feel their pets and their pockets have been treated unfairly. If anyone would like to recommend the best way to go about collecting this information, please relay that in this post. Thank you for your time, a fellow pet parent!

I need advise/help on how to proceed. I live in Houston Texas and have lived in my house for about 11 years. We had some hail damage to our roof that happened last (2024) and have had at least 4 contractors come inspect our roof nd give us a quote. The cheapest quote so far is $9000. My home insurance is with All State. They sent adjuster to take a look at our and finally say the damage they see is not much and at most would cost $3000 to fix which is below our deductible. I am so upset. I have diligently paid for insurance for 11years without submitting a single claim and now I have a legitimate one they are giving us the run around. How do I proceed from here? There is absolutely no way to fix the damage for $3000. How can I make the insurance company pay for this? I am lost. Please any advise is appreciated.

I was in a car accident about a week ago. Allstate (the other drivers insurance company) accepted full liability for the accident, so I am filing my claim through them. Long story short I have a 2007 Lexus ES 350 with 67,000 miles and they are talking about totaling my vehicle over $3,000 in damages. I live in Florida, so I believe there is a 70% rule, but this would put the value of my vehicle at about $4,300 dollars. It’s Kelly blue book is approximately $8,100. I get the final word tomorrow, but say they total the vehicle and attempt to pay me $4,300 dollars. What are my options? Should I just lawyer up immediately? Is this type of thing that I even take to court? Thank you for all of your help in advance!