I have Geico. My premium shot up another $150 yet again for a 6mo period. They blame NYS, but this has been the norm for them since joining them in Apr '21. I want to shop around for full coverage insurance for my car, but unsure of who's even "affordable" anymore. For those in NYS who switched off of Geico, which company did you end up going with? Did they provide similar coverage at a cheaper cost?

Hi all, I’m not sure if this is the appropriate place to put this but I’m at my wits end. I (27, F, England) decided to buy Sabrina carpenter tickets via viagogo as I didn’t manage on Ticketmaster. I had my first suspicion as it charged me with HK yen and not GBP, but viagogo assured me that it was all legit and if not I’ll get my money back. Fast forward to last week, I start a new place and forgot to ask for time off for the gig. So I decide to sell the tickets (even tho I don’t have them yet, apparently they’ll be coming on the day of the gig) and someone decided to get them a few hours after I listed them. Imagine my surprise when I woke up today and see an email from Viagogo saying that if I don’t put the tickets up by tomorrow evening, they’ll be charging me all the money (that I do not currently have) and not the original seller I bought them from? And apparently the original seller is still telling me the tickets will come on the gig day? Why am I getting pressured to send tickets I do not have earlier than what I’m getting the tickets? What can I do if they decide to do this? Can I talk to my bank and issue a refund? Can I take them to the police for pretty much stealing my money? I need help.

My car was involved in an accident around July 4th, 2024. A little bit of backstory about the car. I had purchased a car used at the end of December for about $12k in cash. It felt like a solid car to drive, was well within its KBB value, and was signed off by a mechanic before its purchase. I needed a car for work since I had been reprimanded by my boss for not returning to the office when our Return to Office mandate was in place. I was eventually laid off for being out of compliance with this mandate a month later. Below is the account of the incident from my sister, who was driving during the time of the accident: * 7:15 pm - Leave the house to go to Whole Foods. * 7:50 pm - Gets pulled over by a police officer for having the taillights out. The two side tail lights were out, but the top one was still working. The officer mentions this to her and says that she should go home before it gets too dark. * 7:51 pm - Makes a stop at Whole Foods since she was a minute away * 8:38 pm - Leaves Whole Foods * 8:45 pm - He had to make an emergency stop for a flock of geese and gets rear-ended. She mentioned that she was able to stop, and there were other drivers around here who were also able to stop, but the person behind > her most likely wasn't paying attention. * 8:47 pm - The police were called onto the scene. * 9:00 pm - My brother arrives to pick up my sister, and my car was towed to a lot. I was not able to get any information from the police department on the stop that was made before that night. When I tried to file a claim through my insurance (Progressive), my claims specialist mentioned that there was nothing that they could do since I only had accident coverage, not collision. However, they felt that the other party was completely liable for the accident. From the accident report, I was able to get ahold of the other party's claims specialist (Allstate). They had mentioned that their party already filed a claim and that they would be reaching out to the driver for an account of what happened that night; my sister mentioned everything that I had written above. The specialist called back the following day, stating that the case would be going to arbitration and that I would be notified by mail on the resolution. She also mentioned that I could supply any information about the car to help my case. I provided some pictures of the car as well as the still functioning top taillight. I called back around the end of August to see if anything had been settled, but they again mentioned that I would be contacted by mail when a resolution had been reached. Fast forward to December of 2024, and I still hadn't received anything in the mail. Since I lost my job in February and was struggling to find work, I had to terminate my lease at my current apartment. And since I would be moving back to my childhood home, I wanted to make sure that the letter that I would be receiving was going to the right place. When I contacted the other party's specialist, they mentioned that not only was the case primarily for their party's damages, but it was also thrown out in September. They also let me know they would only be willing to cover 50% of the damages to my vehicle since my sister was aware that the car had 1/3 working taillights. With this in mind, I decided to call a few collision specialists in the area to get an estimate of the damages. Of the few places that I reached out to, only one would give me some information without going through insurance; that of which they mentionedd it would be anestimatedd $8k - $14k in repairs. Considering what I paid for that car, I'm not too sure what to do. I feel that the only thing that I can do now is try and see what I can get back from the scrapyard. Also, this is the first vehicle that I've ever owned, so I'm new to insurance and accidents as a whole. I also still don't have a job at the moment, so it probably wouldn't be in my best interests to try and spend $4-7k in repairs. The car is at my house for the time being, but I'd rather do something with it sooner than later. Typing this out makes me realize how terrible the decisions that were made have been up until this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My gfather took out a whole policy on my kid when she was born, then died about 10 years later and never mentioned it to me. I would get something sometimes in the mail from mass mutal but didn't know what it pertained to. Stupidly I ignored it thinking it would just cancel with non payment. Now I finally logged in and it says I have a loan going on $1700 because I guess it was paying the premium! What do I do??! Cancel it and then am I responsible for paying back???? I am the mother of the insured but had no idea he did something like this without my consent?!!

Location: Virginia I live in Virginia — a state where “as-is” sales are firm, but not completely lock-tight. I bought a 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 from a small used car dealer less than two weeks ago. It was sold “as-is,” but the salesman promised a 90-day free warranty at the time of sale. Later, I was told it wasn’t added because he had “already paid processing fees.” Four days after purchase, the transmission started acting up. By day five, it was shuddering, slipping, and losing power. I took it to a trusted transmission shop, and they dropped the pan and found a significant amount of metal shavings — consistent with a problem that had developed over many months. This wasn’t a sudden failure — it was clearly a pre-existing issue. I thought I was covered under the extended warranty I believed I was buying through my loan. Turns out that warranty (Route 66) denied the claim, stating the damage was pre-existing. Here’s what I’ve done so far: •Filed complaints with the BBB, Consumer Protection Agency, and the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board •Reached out to several lawyers — I’ve got two consultations scheduled, but they’re still a ways out •Still struggling to find an attorney who handles consumer auto fraud/litigation in my area •Tried contacting the dealership multiple times — I’ve: •Called both numbers posted on their door •Left voicemails •Emailed •Messaged them on Facebook •Even stopped by in person — no one was there •The last thing I heard from them was “follow up after the diagnosis” — and nothing since •I’ve also requested cancellation of the warranty since I feel it was misrepresented and clearly not helpful Now I’m stuck using money that was supposed to go toward my loan to cover the canceled warranty and looking at paying out-of-pocket for a major repair. At this point, I feel completely stuck. Has anyone else been through something like this in Virginia? Do I actually have any legal options — or is this just one of those expensive, awful life lessons?

I was in a car accident other driver t boned me they ran a red light stated in police report today I got a denial letter from their insurance saying their party isn't at fault they said their driver states their light was green even though on police report states other also witness statement said my light was green and she ran red light unsure what to do I have liability unfortunately. In VA I want to sue her I just don't know where to start I suffered a concussion my son suffered minor injuries but we do have 5K in medical bills my car was towed which tow company took possession since I didn't pay to take it out they auctioned it off.

I have a 9 year old mixed lab. He was insured as soon as we got him through Healthy Paws and he has been relatively healthy since; however, we received a notice last week his premiums would be increasing from $84/mo to $194/mo. I found via reddit this was common for other California customers and reached out to a contact I found on reddit, only to receive a canned response about “increased vet costs” - no sir, vet prices do not increase 128% YoY. We also started at less than $40 a month, so costs for us had already doubled in 9 years. My dilemma: I can find pet insurance from Spot, Figo, PetsBest (literally anyone) for cheaper than $194. His only preexisting condition is hip arthritis at this point, although he does have random lumps that the vet said were harmless. No idea if those are in his medical history. Do I sign up for a different insurance company knowing I risk them doubling rates next year, and/or possibly claiming everything falls under preexisting conditions? Do I start putting away money each month and hope for the best? What would you do? I’m so frustrated as we bought into the pet insurance thing and would have been better off starting a savings account for him 9 years ago. But now here we are, tens of thousands paid to a company who actively wants to screw us over so we cancel and no savings specifically for the dog or money to throw around for vet bills.

FYI Thin Blue Line Benefits now has a company called Live Freely Health contacting members about claims. I got an email and then called them. TBL did not send out a message stating this would happen. The rep at Live Freely said they are just letting people know the claims will be processed. I personally call it "buying time" and would not give them any personal information.

I adopted a dog last March. I signed up with Spot for regular and preventative. Last year in May I got his teeth cleaned and they covered $150 of the cleaning, great. The new calendar year is here and I assumed like my health insurance the clock would start again at the beginning of the year. Nope. They go by the calendar year from when you started your plan so they denied my claim. Not a huge deal but if you are covered by Spot know that their preventative coverage is based on a year starting when you signed up for your policy.

Brief background: My boss lives in a private gated community. Last week a resident neighbour was driving out of the grounds, and as she was going through the gate one of our staff walked in front of the gate. I honestly don't know what happened but her car was damaged as the gate closed on her car. The neighbour said our team member was at fault. The gate mechanism is absolutely faulty and to blame. My boss said just to settle it and we paid her 1k for the damage (she got a garage quote). Now the community public liability insurance is saying that because we amicably settled with the Third Party, no claim by us will be entertained. I know that by rights the neighbour should have claimed on the community insurance, but my boss just wanted it dealt with and didn't want animosity with a neighbour. Do we have any recourse with the insurance company? My next plan will be legal action against the property managers, but I'd prefer not to go down that road! Edit: spelling