Just got my renewal notice, and my car insurance jumped to $280/month out of nowhere. No accidents, no tickets just the usual "rate adjustments." I drive a 2017 Toyota Corolla, full coverage, and I’m with State Farm right now. I mostly use my car for commuting (about 30 minutes each way), and I’m in my early 30s. For those of you with clean records, what are you paying, and who are you insured with? Thinking it might be time to shop around. Appreciate any recommendations! 🚗💨

This company charged me $1800 for a full exclusion and didn't follow through on the work. They said they would hold my card on file then charged it without asking. The work was not completed and I cannot get a call back from Terminix despite multiple tries and paying for a year of full service. I am disputing the charge and I hope nobody else gets tricked into trusting them.

Is it even legal for Healthy Paws pet insurance to increase premiums at almost 200% in CA? This is outrageously high!! Anyone experiencing the same? #healthypawspetinsurance

Need a new home insurance company! WILL NEVER USE STATE FARM AGAIN! They have been the absolute WORST! Looking for some direction here… What are some of the Best companies I should be looking to switch to?

I DO NOT RECOMMEND this pet insurance company if you hope and expect your dog to live a full life. My dog is now 11 and had a cancer issue that was successfully taken care of 2.5 years ago. And I am 69. I just received a rate increase from $83/month to $216/month. That’s a $133 month increase. Triple my monthly rate. Healthy paws suggested I lower my rate by increasing my deductible. Or lower my reimbursement rate. Any way I calculate it, it basically comes out to cost me the same. And the cost would be prohibitive to go somewhere else at this point. I WOULD NEVER HAVE CHOSEN THIS COMPANY IF I KNEW THEY WEREN’T IN IT WITH ME FOR THE LONG HAUL. They were hoping my dog would die before they took a hit on their profits with my dog. The rep told me there’s nothing they could do for me. I told her it was easy to triple my rate. It should be equally easy to lower it back down. She said no.

Just a rant from your friendly neighborhood pet insurance claim adjuster: Disclaimer: I am not speaking for the company I work for or the brand. Some of these things are not universal to all insurance companies, so you should read your policy documents and not take my word as gospel. I’m trying to help ALL of us have a better experience here. *bow* Welcome to my Ted talk. Sorry for any typos… I’m human.. contrary to popular belief. For starters….Please. For the love of god. Attach your invoices, and make sure they are itemized and paid in full. No- the credit card receipt doesn’t count. We need itemized invoices. No estimates don’t work either. PAID IN FULL, ITEMIZED INVOICES. Also- while we’re on the topic of invoices… be sure that invoice says the pet name, hospital/store/pharmacy name and is for the actual pet on your policy. If your pets name changed- for the love of god, notify us. My crystal ball quit working a longgg time ago. No a random CVS/walgreens/costco receipt doesn’t work. It needs to have the med name on it if it’s for a medication. Do you think your car insurance would just take some random Walmart invoice that said “ASJEUDH875” and trust your word that it’s for the car? boAbsolutely not. Do not expect me to accept it either. Stop asking if you should appeal a decision and just do it. You are within your legal right to appeal a claim decision if you do not agree with the outcome! This does NOT mean it will be automatically overturned in your favor. Claims adjusters are humans too and we can make mistakes or misunderstand or misinterpret something! A lot of us are previous vet techs, assistants, etc. but some of us are not and may not fully understand disease processes without the medical records being abundantly clear. Also- some of these vets medical records ABSOLUTELY SUCK and we are rarely (emphasis on RARELY) able to get in touch with drs to get clarification. and when we do?! They are rude as hell and want nothing to do with us. You know how it’s nearly impossible for you to speak with your own vet and you pay them? ….yeah they absolutely won’t talk to us. Also- be nice in your appeal letters. I don’t need to have you threaten sicking your lawyer on me. And honestly- we make fun of you behind the scenes when you act like an animal and try to use big words that you don’t understand. Again- we are human. Give us the opportunity to either make it right or to explain to you why we made the decision that we did. Let’s allllll act like rational, civilized adults here. And guess what?!! If you still think we’re wrong- there’s second level appeals and sometimes even third level. Most companies also offer an independent review after so many appeals! So just chill the hell out and let’s work through it together. Don’t get me started on the old school vets who still have handwritten records and invoices…. Speaking As a former vet tech, it should be illegal. If you have a vet who still hand writes their records and invoices… it’s time to find a vet that lives in this century. You really think your pet is getting the latest and greatest care when their DOCTOR can’t (or can’t be bothered to) figure out a computer? Let that sink in… Do not make us ask for records when you file your first claim. Just send in the required amount per your policy (typically 12-24 months of previous records. Read your policy). It slows the entire process down, we get frustrated, it wastes our time (and your time) and everyone involved is sad that the claim can’t be closed. Then you- the insured- throws a massive fit. Just do what’s required of you in the first place. Let me be so crystal clear on this. I WANT TO CLOSE YOUR CLAIM. I want so badly for your claim to be closed quickly and quietly. My production at work is measured in the number of claims I CLOSE. I do not get credit for the ones that get sent for records. I do not get credit for the ones I have to wait for payment information. I do not get credit for the ones that are not workable yet. Also- in that same vein. I WANT TO COVER YOUR CLAIMS. I want to pay you out money. In fact- we are trained to look for ways to pay you. It’s more work for me to deny your claim than it is to cover your claim. There is paperwork and explanations and it’s a whole process to deny something. I am lazy AF. I don’t want to do all of that if I don’t have to. However- when an insured doesn’t understand how their policy works and then opens a policy for their dog that’s had raging allergies its entire life and then files a claim for the same allergy medication the pets been on forever… come on people… HELP US HELP YOU. Edit: One more thing to add! If you have the ability to put what the claim is for when you file it (ex: ear infection, vomiting, ate a sock, hit by a car) it’s so much easier and quicker for us! I am usually able to process claims by the description as long as the invoice seems to match up with the claim description. If all you put is “see invoice” or “illness” then I have to request records to confirm the condition and that takes up so much time. Give us the information up front! Again- help me help you! ❤️ I’m sure there is more that I could go on and on about. But honestly this is long enough at this point. Who knows… maybe I’ll add more at some point. What do I want you to take away from this? Help us help you. We want to help you. We wouldn’t ask for something if it wasn’t important. And we are human beings too. Please be kind. Small favor: please keep attaching pictures of your pets when you submit claims!!! We share them amongst ourselves and it really reminds us why we do what we do! It’s nice to put a furry face to the names we are helping! And… who doesn’t love staring at cute ass animals all day…. Feel free to ask questions! I’ll try to answer. Don’t get nasty- I won’t entertain you if you act like an ass.

In New Jersey here. I’ve just been having awful luck with my car the last few years and I’m trying to figure out how to proceed. My driving history abstract pulled 1/2025: December 2021 - ticket obstructing passage of other vehicle March 2022 - fender bender - at fault but not shown on my abstract. insurance paid October 2022- My leased 2019 Jeep Cherokee was totaled in a hit and run accident. Not at fault. Insurance paid May 2023 - a Tesla and My new Kia sportage (financed in 1/2023) collide while both Backing out of opposite parking spaces. not shown on my abstract. Insurance paid November 2023 - got out of my Kia sportage, wasn’t in park and rolled away from me and hit a garage wall. Insurance paid. progressive sends nonrenewal notice. January 2024 I can’t find any insurance coverage for less than $1000 a month. So I give up, unregister it, leave it uninsured just and put the car in the garage. It’s been 15 months without a car. I still can’t afford to insure it. My sister and I decided we would trade cars. I would take her 2015 Chrysler 200 since it’s paid off and see if I can get cheaper insurance. Then she could register and insure my sportage under her name and use it for herself. we’d prefer not to refinance it in her name because we’re going to split the finance payment. My portion would be like paying her for the Chrysler. So that’s our plan but She has NJM and they’re saying they can’t insure the sportage if she’s not on the loan. Is this possible? Also any insights the situation as a whole and what to do to proceed? I really need to get back on the road. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hi I would like to hear your thoughts on Wawanesa Insurance? Plan to switch from AAA to Wawanesa. AAA double my insurance, no accident or traffic ticket. Please let me know. TIA.

I picked up a few prescriptions in January for a Tier 2/$30 copays. This was a transition fill because my employer switched pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) and the medications were not on the new formulary. They said the lower cost was a grace period and standard of care while appealing for an Exception For Coverage. A few weeks later my Exception For Coverage for the medications were approved so I paid Tier 3/30% coinsurance on the next fills in February. The Exception For Coverage was backdated to January 1st, 2025. Then, the following month it looks like the PBM reprocessed the January fills as a Tier 3/30% coinsurance and the additional cost was applied to my out-of-pocket maximum accumulator through my health insurance. I'm not sure what is going on here? I called the PBM and was advised that they will not recoup cost from me and they will not ask the pharmacy to reprocess the claim. The OOP max was never mentions previously, but the representative confirmed that my current out-of-pocket maximum (with the added amount) was accurate as well. Is this common practice for PBMs? Or, could it have been a system error? Has anyone else had something like this happen to them? I am so confused about this because I have not been billed for the additional increase in coinsurance from the PBM, but it feels like fraud since I know the numbers do not add up.

I purchased a brand-new 2023 Porsche Macan S for $82,000. After taxes, the total came to $86,000. I also purchased all available extended warranties and protection plans through Porsche, covering the engine, transmission, wheel/tire protection, paint/weather discoloration, etc., bringing the total investment to approximately $102,000. As of 2025, the car has only 14,000 miles, mostly from commuting to and from work. The vehicle was in excellent condition with no engine damage. Recently, I was involved in a collision accident, and the fault was determined to be entirely on the other party. Unfortunately, my insurance company has declared the car a total loss because the repair cost is around $40,000, and the vehicle would receive a salvage title, thereby reducing its market value significantly. My insurer has offered me $72,000 as the settlement. This situation leaves me $30,000 short of what I initially paid, even without factoring in the warranty and extras. 🟦 1. Can I still negotiate with the insurance company after they totaled my car? 🟦 2. Should I buy back the totaled car and fix it? 🟦 3. I had 5-year warranties — if the car is totaled after 2 years, will I get refunded for the remaining 3 years? Thank you to anyone who sees this message and replies back.