We were uninsured for awhile, and honestly, it wasn't that bad. We had a 94% discount from the hospital we used and had a great experience with them for many years. Fast forward to last year, we officially got insurance. Cigna. We have an HSA account and a high deductible. We spend SO much money, but I view this as paying for peace of mind so if anything horrendous happened we would be covered. Now, I just got word that our hospital is discontinuing service with Cigna and everything is going to be considered out-of-network. This is a blow to our family because 2 out of the 4 of us require specialists. My son is medically complex and the hospital has a children's hospital wing where he sees 5 specialists a year and may need surgery in the coming years. I've spent years finding a medical team that works for our family and they're all at this establishment. It's all being pulled out from under us...it takes effect in 3 weeks. I don't know what to do now....should we go back to being uninsured? How do we shop around for insurance? Should I look into catastrophic insurance? A friend recommended US Health Group but after searching this sub I'm hesitant. Key points: 1) We make too much money for any form of government assistance (however, we are NOT wealthy) 2) We live 2 hours away from the next closest children's hospital and I have yet to find out if they accept Cigna. 3) How do I vet an insurance company? TIA

I reached out to my State Farm rep about why my homeowners insurance went up 30% this year and he said “that’s just what they’ve been seeing lately” and offered to decrease my Coverage A and Increase my Dwelling coverage to bring down the premium. The total replacement cost covered would remain the same. He was selling this as effectively being identical if we would be rebuilding in case of a disaster, but something doesn’t pass the smell test. Has anyone else opted to do something similar? He was unable to articulate why State Farm would do this if the coverage was the same. He only Personal coverage would decline as a percentage of coverage A. Is there anything else I’m missing or anything else I should ask?

I’m 23 buying my first car. It’s a generic 2007 Pontiac wave and I want to do uber eats with it. I got a quote from Intact and he said it would be $800 down and $500 and change a month. This feels insanely high, even for commercial insurance. Any advice? Edit: I am a new driver so i understand it’s going to be a bit higher.

I have three policies with Geico auto policy in NY that renews on the 9th auto in NJ that renews on the 10th homeowner's that renews in 7 weeks I get multi policy discounts for all of them. I want to move the NJ auto and homeowners policies to another carrier for better pricing. I'm looking to do it on the 10th after the NY policy takes effect. Once I do it the multi-policy discounts will go away. will the NY policy go up in price after the renewal takes effect? I don't pay it and it's for family members who are also on it and it's a lot of money and I want to hold off the pricing complaints as long as I can

Location: Missouri Alright long story short, I had a car accident earlier this year that totalled my vehicle. I had full coverage insurance that covered the majority of the auto loan I had. The other party, the GAP insurance is to take care the rest of my loan. I got a piece of mail from the GAP people saying the check has been issued to my lean holder on February 11th, was told it should take no more than 30 days for that money to hit that account. So I called my auto lender to ask what's going on, turns out the GAP insurance company sent the check to the wrong address, that was March 11th. 30 days since the initial start of the GAP claim, I called them again today, March 25th to figure out what is going on. Come to find out they issued a new check on March 18th which was last week. It's been 7 days, nearly 45 in total since my auto loan should of been taken care of but it hasn't and I haven't been able to get a new loan due to my current outstanding loan that the GAP insurance is supposed to take care of. Basically I don't know what to do at this point, I'm still paying on the current auto loan cause I don't want it to effect my credit but at the same time I no longer have the vehicle since it's been totalled and taken by my auto insurance, what do I do in this situation, is there anything I can do?

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.

So I filed a claim with **Esurance** because my **rear porch shifted**, which is obviously a safety issue. I was hoping they'd help cover the repair costs — after all, that's what insurance is for, right? Instead, these snakes not only **denied the claim**, they turned around and **called the Village of Skokie** on me. Next thing I know, I get a **final notice from the city** saying I'm in violation and have to fix my porch or face a hearing. Let that sink in: **I went to my insurer for help. They ratted me out to the city.** Now I’m stuck with: * Full repair costs out of pocket * A city deadline to fix everything * No help from the company I’ve been paying for years Just a warning to others: Esurance will happily take your premiums, but if you ever need help, they’ll throw you under the bus and add more stress to your life. **Avoid them.** Has anyone else had them pull shady stuff like this?

Been on Sunlife LTD now for 6 months after surgery and resulting (ongoing) nerve pain requiring medication with side effects impacting ability to focus/concentrate seriously impacting my job. My doctor thinks I need more time for the nerve pain to settle but Sunlife had said it is time to start a rehab program (physio) which my Doctor sees as having no benefit at this time. Sunlife insists and says lack of compliance by me, even if under the guidance of my doctor, can jeopardize my ongoing benefits. They had sent the Doctor a note with their proposed plan and gave him a whole 2 weeks to agree or justify why not. He won’t be responding as he is off for spring break and has a huge patient load. If no response from him, Sunlife said they simply move forward. I am not sure how to proceed - must I follow their proposed (e.g. get this claim closed asap) plan without any consultation from my doctor or can my doctor propose a plan? And can they simply ignore my doctors perspective and/or simply move ahead if no response?

I’m so disappointed right now, I call them so many times and im denied from badger care ever since I turned 19, I have to make under 15k and 1,200, and also I got fafsa but ik their policies said it’s counted but not really lol, I know I make over it, it still doesn’t help, I don’t know what to do they do give me this random ass number marketplace and should I call them? I’m sorry im so disappointed I feel bad for college students

I have had Embrace pet insurance for my dog and cat for 10 years and they have always been Awesome and I have a 90% Reimbursement Rate on covered claims . They have covered many claims and have helped alot . I do pay a hefty monthly price to have this peace of mind. I’m use to an annual increase that’s incremental but a 55% jump from 220 a month is just outlandish in my opinion to 340 a month now . Have you experienced a High Rate Increase also?