I had a great experience with Nationwide for my previous dog, who had epilepsy and developed a lot of complications. We hit our plan’s annual limit halfway through the year, every year — and they paid out thousands without much hassle. Genuinely smooth process. So naturally, when I got my new puppy (Alfie), I went back to get a quote. But they quoted me over $200/month. I’m guessing it’s because of my history of high claims, even though this is a totally new dog and policy. I ended up going with Lemonade (for wellness/preventative) and Trupanion (for emergencies/accidents), and I’m paying less than $100 total per month. Just wanted to share in case others are running into similar pricing surprises with Nationwide. Happy to answer questions about my setup!

Back in December I got in a car accident. Literally work 4 mins away. I only drive to work to be able to pay my car and insurance. Long story short … I was in a 2 weeks waiting period before my insurance started thinking my last insurance was still active (it wasn’t). Police came and still accepted the insurance. Didn’t get cited or anything. My insurance said they can’t cover since it was during the waiting period… guy attempted to contact a lawyer and claim injuries but wasn’t injured after all or they didn’t find anything wrong. He doesn’t wanna admit to fault because he was speeding so obviously his insurance is blaming me. They called and threatened to report me to DMV and get my license suspended if I don’t pay 15k… I told them I wanted the case to be re-evaluated since I know I’m not 100% at fault. They never called again and since then my license is still active. I haven’t heard back from either his insurance or the lawyer he was trying to claim injuries . What happens now ? Is my license still a threat to be suspended due to my insurance not being active at the moment even if the cops didn’t ticket me ? Should I just not worry if they’re not calling me anymore ? I also don’t wanna get in trouble but the fact that the guy tried to claim injuries and lied about his speed isn’t fair to me

I am 20 years old and on my parents insurance. I got prescribed a medication under the impression that they would not be notified but my dad got a call about the prior authorization being approved and also a letter in the mail. Does anyone know how to change this/prevent this happening again in the future?

We first joined at around $30 but it is now $150 just 3 years later! While I appreciate that they respond through email, will make up reasons for care reimbursement rejection - and they don't seem to have a transparent appeal process!

Hey all, I’ve been having issues with my insurance trying to approve a surgery. My surgeon submitted a prior authorization and they denied it. They resubmitted it with a different diagnosis to meet the criteria. They usually take 5-10 business days. But within 48 hours I checked my UHC account and it said “cancelled”. What does it mean when it’s been “cancelled” and not actually denied? I have United Healthcare through my mom’s work. Thanks!

Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this. Recently was in an accident which I was not at fault. I have a luxury vehicle that was fully paid for. State Farm totaled my vehicle. My issue is the amount they want to settle my claim for is substantially less than what I think it should be or was expecting. Do I have to accept that? Is my only recourse to file a lawsuit? I live in Wyoming BTW. Thanks for any help or advice!

My dog (cocker) is just over 2 years old, I was with Waggle before but they just keep increasing the price each year and I have never needed them for anything. No claim, no nothing & the only vet she ever needed I paid out of pocket. So decided to cancel and look at other options. I doubt I'll get lucky but is any insurance like an NHS service where I can just pay a monthly fee then everything is covered? Like how us as a human went into a hospital and It's free as we pay for it monthly I spoke to my vet who said insurance works like reimbursement where I would have to outright pay example £10,000 then claim it back from my insurance but I don't have £10,000 just sitting in my bank so how would it work otherwise? (first time doggo owner so sorry if these seem stupid asking)

I have 2 rescues. Dog 1 we got at birth and found out she has auto immune hepatitis and will need medication for life. We had to pay $4,000 to find this out. Dog 2 is of unknown age and he was a stray so we had no knowledge of his health. We since found out he has IVDD and degenerative valve disease. So he will need ultrasounds 2 x year plus medication eventually. ASPCA has not paid a cent after a year. They chalk everything up to pre-existing conditions. I feel like I’m not understanding the AKC clause that says they pay for pre-existing conditions after 365 days. I’m not happy at all with ASPCA’s customer service and the rates were comparable at the time I signed them up last year. I’m sure if I get a new quote before my ASPCA plan renew, AKC will ask about pre-existing conditions and quote premiums accordingly. I tried looking for the info on their website but it seems so vague and I don’t know where else to get further clarification.

I've had Embrace pet insurance for the past 5 years, and this month when my policy renewed it increased by 88.5%. I reached out to them to get an explanation, and was basically told its because of the rising cost in vet fees, and "updated data" about my dogs breed, age, health trends, etc. I have filed a handful of claims for her over the years, but she has no major health concerns or chronic conditions. Every year in the past my monthly rate has gone up, but it has always been within reason. Has anyone else experienced something like this with Embrace or another company? I am going to switch providers since they are now no longer affordable, so would appreciate any suggestions for other companies. Location: Southern California Dog info: 5 yr old female lab/heeler mix 50lbs

I filed my taxes through TaxAct and last night I received an email from their reviewer (a very generic "we need more time to look at this" email) - After I received this, I started receiving emails from other personal Gmail accounts to TaxAct with my email CC'd - one of them actually greeted me directly, as though I were the TaxAct representative. I'm not sure how this happened, because when I look at the original message it appears to be addressed only to me. The only thing I can even think of is that perhaps these other people were BCC'd on the email addressed to me? Because they for sure have my email copied in their replies. This seems like a huge breach of data privacy as I now have full names and email addresses of their clients, and they have mine. I tried calling their customer support this morning and the rep I spoke with didn't seem to understand why I was upset - and when I asked to speak to a supervisor I kind of got placated and passed around with a "they'll call you". I'm not sure if this truly breaches any kind of data privacy law or how I even begin to handle it. Location: California