Hi, I recently adopted a 1 year old retriever mix and he was limping so we had to get him checked, turns out the doctor said while playing he might have hurt himself and he will recover in 2-3 months but now I was planning to get insurance from SPOT or ASPCA , they have specifically written knee and ligament conditions are pre existing forever so for example if my dog gets arthritis later in his life, would that be a pre existing condition? I am trying to find the insurance for my dog, I had pretty bad experience with FETCH so definitely no FETCH for us. Can you let me know what's the best insurance I can use to insure my dog given this curable injury is not considered pre existing for any bigger condition.

Anthem blue cross blue shield is trying to charge my 20% coinsurance from the bill total rather than the allowed amount. Is this correct?

I have Medi-Cal currently. I just got hired at a job that would make me ineligible for it. I tried cancelling my Medi-Cal but they're asking for proof of salary or something of the sorts. I still have not gotten paid but I will be paid biweekly and I have 30 days to enroll myself into the work benefits. If I submit the proof, am I still able to enroll into HSA from my job and not get into any trouble? Not sure at what point they will kick me off of the MediCal benefits after I send them an employment letter or whatever proof they want to see.

I filed a claim with my insurance company (Liberty Mutual) for wind damage to my roof back in early January. Now it's late March, and I still haven’t received a decision. The adjuster is not responding to my calls or emails. Meanwhile, my roof is in bad shape. I’ve had multiple roofers take a look—some warned that roofing material prices will increase 6–10% after April 1st (I confirmed this independently). I'm torn: should I go ahead and replace the roof now, or wait for the insurance company to respond? **Background:** * I live on the southeast of MA, where we had multiple wind advisories and high-wind warnings through Jan/Feb. * My roof is over 20 years old. After one windy day, I found shingles (including ridge shingles) in my yard. The attic started leaking during rain/snow, so I had to build a makeshift water catchment system. * I contacted two roofers. One said it looked like clear wind damage and advised filing a claim. * I filed the claim, and per the insurer's request, I had temporary tarps installed by the same roofer who suggested filing a claim. * The adjuster and their inspector came, acknowledged the damage, but said it wasn’t wind-related—claiming it looked like "mechanical" damage. They seemed skeptical of the roofer I hired(4.8+ rating with years of view history on google). * Waited another 2 weeks, they brought in a third-party engineer, who inspected the roof and told me he believed it *was* wind damage and saw no signs of mechanical damage. He submitted his report to the insurer. * Since then, another week passed. I contacted the engineer, who confirmed the report was sent, but said I’d need the insurance company’s approval to view it( so no access to the report). It’s now been over 10 weeks. I can’t wait much longer with such a vulnerable roof, especially with prices going up. I understand it’s an old roof, and some might argue insurance shouldn’t cover it. But it was functioning fine until the storm, and I *do* have replacement coverage. (Also worth noting—my premium is over $2,800/year.)

Couple of questions if I may... I recently used Goosehead to get home and car insurance. They said that AMWINS would be best for homeowners insurance. Has anyone heard of AMWINS? Are they any good? Anyone had any claims with them? Also, I just received a notice of a rescind of cancel notification from both of them. I never received notice of cancellation and that is concerning to me. They stated that the original reason was "underwriting". It does state that there was no laps in coverage. I will call them later today but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this as to what happened. I live in DFW and the house is paid off if that means anything.

Location: Seattle, Washington Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice or similar experiences. A few weeks ago, a driver crashed into our house. The impact broke our front door, left insulation exposed, and traumatized my family. My wife witnessed the crash, screamed in panic, and we have video with audio capturing her emotional reaction. Since then, she’s been unable to sleep, cries at loud noises, and constantly fears it could happen again. Our 8-month-old baby was also in the house. While some say “babies don’t remember,” there’s real research showing even infants can be affected by trauma — especially when their caregiver is distressed. We had to cancel a planned international trip in September and also dealt with harassment from a contractor who was supposed to do repairs, adding even more stress. We submitted: • The video showing my wife’s panic • Travel cancellation documents • Research on trauma in infants Despite all of this, Safeco (the driver’s insurer) is only offering $500 for emotional distress. They say we haven’t “proven” our case — even though the trauma is documented and undeniable., no real explanation. Has anyone dealt with Safeco before in a similar situation? Is $500 a typical offer for something like this? What would you consider a fair amount based on the circumstances? Thanks in advance — this situation has been overwhelming for our family, and any insight or shared experience would mean a lot. I used ChatGPT to explain this situation here.

I’ve been with USAA all my driving life and I’ve grown fed up with the high prices. So I’m switching to Erie and it goes active on the 28th. My USAA bill is due the 31st so when would be the best day to cancel? I’m not sure if I should call tomorrow or call them on the 27th. This is the first time I’ve ever switched insurances like this.

Ins: State Farm I got into a wreck that I was deemed at-fault for in May 2024. My auto policy at that time renewed from Feb 2024-August 2024. In August 2024, they renewed me again and raised my rate (obviously). Then in December 2024, I received a letter from State Farm saying they weren’t renewing me (Feb 2025-Aug 2025) for being high-risk and I had to find new coverage. So my question is: Why did they renew me again in August 2024? Why didn’t they just non-renew me at that point?

I was in a car accident yesterday. A person ran a red light as I was entering an intersection and ripped across the front of my car. Bumper cover was destroyed, and the hood won't open now. Unfortunately there were no witnesses (no one stopped, anyway), and the other person's insurance company (Allstate) says I'm at fault (I suspect the other driver lied about running the light). Is it worth the effort trying to sue for what is likely to be $10,000 or less in damage? Will it be possible to get an attorney to take such a small case?

my car was stolen 2 weeks ago and the insurance company is considering it a total loss. this is fine, but they are offering me 13500 for my 2019 subaru 2.i0 premium sedan with roughly 91000 miles. it had 3 month old tires and a new battery. the issue im running in to is there are 0 of this car available within 150 miles of me with similar milleage. but when i look nationally it is showing they are shorting me about 2000, which would pay off my loan. im afraid getting an adjuster involved will cost me too much and not be worth it. any advice for fighting their appraisal? they couldnt do a fully accurate appraisal because they dont have the car. i asked to see their comparables, because if theres nothing local what are they comparing it to?