I originally signed up for Petplan Canada because we had it for my cat in the UK and they were pretty good. Signed my cat up here in Canada when she was about 7 years old. A few years ago they got bought by Fetch who definitely seemed a bit dodgy based on the sudden price increase and trying to sell preventative care packages that are a total scam. Made my first claim this summer (she's now ~12?) when my cat suddenly got very sick from a hairball. She had a lot of tests including X-ray blood test, and ultrasound at the emergency vet. My Fetch policy at the time was about $133/month ($1500/year) with 90% coverage, max deductible ($650). They reimbursed $2500 of the $3500 without any resistance for which I was pleasantly surprised. I just got the email for the policy renewal and it has gone up from $1500/year to $2500/year. Some of that would be from my cat being one year older.

Got a crack on windshield recently and just found out there is no specific "Glass coverage" policy for me. What I'm trying to say is if I wanna use my insurance to replace the windshield then I need to use the main accident coverage or something to cover it and I have $1000 deductable since Safelite gives me a $1100 quote and if I use insurance it will make my rates higher in the future, so it's kinda worthless and means I have to pay the $1100 windshield by myself. I've heard some ppl have a specific glass coverage which means it will cover any glass replacement with 0 deductable and will not affect my rates. So my question it's the CA thing or did I just pick the bad company? I have Statefarm for now since it's the "No.1" insurance company and I just don't wanna any trouble if one day I have some damage and need to claim. If it's the company, any recommendations? Ty.

I have a six-year-old lab mix (50 lbs) who is in good health, but a couple months ago, she was limping a little bit and had an x-ray in which the vet I saw said there was some minor flattening of one of her hip joints. I have a family member who is a vet in another state, and she said from the scan she saw, there was nothing worth noting or treating and she seemed to be in perfect health for her age. She’s also stopped limping entirely about a week or so after that appointment. However, I know that the vet we saw does have it in her chart. I tried to file a claim on this, but as with literally every other claim I have ever made (nothing serious or crazy expensive so I let it go), it was denied. I have had Figo since I got her at 1.5 yo (rescue), but the same plan that I still have since I signed up shortly after adopting her started at about $25 a month, and now is creeping up to almost $125. My annual renewal date is mid February, so I have been thinking about making the switch. However, I am wondering if because of this last visit, if she were to develop hip dysplasia later in life, they would use that as an excuse not to cover anything. Barring any accidents or random injuries, it doesn’t seem at this point that anything else is concerning or showing signs of future problems at this point. She’s an inside dog and has always been up-to-date on her shot and flea, tick, and heartworm meds. The vet did bloodwork when I took her in for x-rays, and everything came back crystal clear, as it has any other time she has had blood work done. I’ve just become increasingly frustrated with Figo given the price hikes every year and their refusal to accept anything. I feel like I’m wasting my money, but don’t want to get screwed over later on if a new company sees it a pre-existing condition. But I’m also too anxious to not have any insurance at all. Anyone have experiences similar to this? Any advice? Do I just tough it out and keep shelling out the cash just in case? I know I should have probably switched years ago, but here we are.

Hi all - I was wondering what the likelihood that my Appeal that I finally sent in will be successful or if I'm just going to continue getting the runaround from United Healthcare. At this stage is it worth doing anything else (or do I have to wait until the Appeal plays out?) Some details... The claim that I filed with United Healthcare had all the correct, relevant, and necessary information including the in-network Tax ID, the Practice’s pertinent information, the doctor’s name, itemized receipts (two – one paid with FSA and one paid with credit card), and other pertinent claim-related information. United Healthcare processed the claim as out-of-network, but the Practice is in network, which made me receive +/- $3,000 less in reimbursement than I should have (due to that money going to an out-of-network deductible). I have called United Healthcare more than 15 times now across 3 months to see what else is needed and to fix the wrongly coded EOB and I’m always told that United Healthcare made a processing error and will fix it – but it never happens months and months later. The EOB erroneously states that this was an out of network event, but everything was in-network, and I have coverage for the procedure on my plan. Once again, every time I have called United Healthcare, they have told me that I’m right, that they are ‘backing out’ of the old claim and will fix it, and every time nothing has been fixed. I just called earlier this week, and the 15th advocate I spoke with (after taking 20 minutes to look over all the times I called and notes) said I was 100% absolutely correct, I should have received an EOB saying it was in-network, and the determination was wrong, but folks keep coding it – inexplicably – as out of network. She encouraged me to appeal....which I just did. Expectations of what may come next? Thank you.

Had an accident the other day my insurances says I’m 30% and the other party is 70% so what will I end up paying out? Even though the police said he was 100 at fault. I haven't seen the official Police report yet, not sure if the Police added he was at fault in the report. Hoping he did as even with dash cam it shows him hitting me in between my Drivers front fender and Driver's door which I can't open BTW. How can this be my fault in away.. State of Florida is weird with reports they only gave names and insurance info which the other party gave false information for New York driver.

I have a 4-year-old French Bulldog, and we previously used Nationwide for her pet insurance. Unfortunately, we just found out they dropped our policy without any reason. I have been looking around for other pet insurance companies but feel frustrated by the pre-existing condition coverage. We signed up for trupanion but they want records of our last 2 years and my pet has a few things in the notes that I think will totally screw us going forward like itchy paws, a hurt pack, and previous GI bugs/UTIs. Has anyone found a good insurance company that will not be so harsh about not covering pre-existing conditions? Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

Okay so I have a new vehicle, and I decided to use Root Insurance. Usually the insurance websites automatically add comprehensive and collision when you state it's financed. So I thought it had. Anyway, it was liability only. Now last week there was a hailstorm and it did some damage to the car. Not hardcore but it js noticeable up close. What can I do? All I can do is fix it right with my own money? Will the bank go after me? I'm just so lost right now any advice would be appreciated.

My wife recently had sinus surgery, and we paid a $3,000+ hospital bill before the surgery as they said she couldn’t have the procedure without paying it. That covered the rest of her OOP max. Cigna still hasn’t processed the claim two months later, and meanwhile other bills and late fees are stacking up because her OOP max isn’t shown as being met. We contacted Cigna and they said it finally processed last week (not reflected on their website) and that we need to allow 21 days for it to go through. How do we handle this with other providers calling and threatening additional late fees? My wife wants to pay but I think we should wait for the claim to go through.

26, California, $37,000. My health insurance provider denied me access to estradiol for the purpose of gender transition (MtF). I was prescribed this by my doctor and they called me to inform me that my insurance excludes anything under gender related health care according to a denial letter they got from the company. Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City provides the health care in Missouri because of the company being nationwide, although I am based in California. I have yet to receive a copy of the denial letter myself, but plan to get a copy of the one from my doctor's office if I don't receive one in the mail this following week from the company. According to the BCBSKS website they do cover gender transition and when I started this job I asked them if it was covered. My H.R. representative seemed confused about the denial and said she'd look into it as she'd never run into this before. She also that they supposedly cover gender related surgery at a certain percentage so something seems fishy. Is this a recent policy change? What are my options? I'm currently filing a complaint through my recently formed union at the company and will be using GoodRx to be able to afford it, but now I'm worried if I tried to receive anything else transition related and am frustrated it won't go towards a deductible. I don't have the letter of denial yet. Will I be able to appeal with information on the letter? Is this legal since I am a California resident or is it all purely through Missouri laws? Just looking for advice.

We got pets best insurance a few years ago and this year our 9 year old dog was diagnosed with lymphoma. After a few months of receiving expected claims, they suddenly started denying everything, forcing us to appeal every time. After appeals, they usually end up paying, but it’s incredibly annoying. But this month, our policy renewal came and they DOUBLED our premium!! DOUBLED, in the first and only year where we actually made claims…. How is this legal? They say it’s across all their plans, but I don’t believe it for a second. Anyone have this happen?