FIGO Costco pet insurance. I’ve been paying $133 a month for a healthy dog. They literally only pay $50 a year toward vaccinations. I went ahead and cancelled. I just can’t justify such poor assistance for these expensive vaccinations. His vaccinations and annual checkup is $300. I am considering setting up a savings account dedicated for my dog. I should have read the fine print.

I have a renters insurance claim due to a total loss from roof collapse and flooding during a storm. I sent in the inventory list (replacement cost policy) and there is about 10K in depreciation. My problem is I had $4k + (remaining after 2 weeks in a hotel and food) with loss of use but my adjuster gave me two weeks to move into a shoebox compared to a huge townhouse I had. I can’t even buy the vast amount of things I lost due to the sheer size of where I live with no storage (I have one closet compared to a whole finished basement and utility room). The list they sent with the check for actual cost is in my hands. The list is printed and huge (mine was a spreadsheet). I’m not happy. Quite frankly if I was given more time to use my loss of use (we did 2 weeks in a hotel for a permanent move) then I may have a larger place. I want my money back (replacement cost) and almost wish I negotiated a settlement. I’m not sure if that’s still possible but what’s the best route here since

Hey everyone, I got my renewal for petsbest for one dog. i'm kinda anxiously waiting appeals for my other dog (unspecified dates in medical records lead to them assuming prexisting conditions unfortunately about some anxiety) and over 11k in other claims (she got a GDV and pancreatitis) that i'm now terrified they will deny somehow. trynna work that out, hoping for the best but anxious af. TLDR the notes were vague about doses I tried and didnt say when i tried them, so insurance assumed before the waiting period bc I used traz/gaba from my other anxious dog at first bc I didn't wanna waste drugs (dumb on my part, but both dogs are on the same insurance so they def know which drugs i've got lol) My renewal for my dog number one went up from $725.49 to $1,032.08 come January 2025. it's egregious IMO. However, my dog has various medical conditions (sep anxiety, IVDD, hip dysplasia, urinary incontience, allergies) so no shot at switching insurances and it makes zero sense IMO. They've paid out 4.2k in medical expenses for him this year! I'm considering maybe increasing the deductible- how did y'all go about deciding if you should or shouldn't do this. All the above prices were for 90% 250, 90% with 500 **$736.20/yr**, 700 with $621.05/yr, 1000 with $448.44/yr. I'm so conflicted. I know he's gonna easily reach 2k in rehab, apoquel, immunotherapy, anxiety meds thru the year. Anyone have any advice?

I have a somewhat unusual situation. I live in FL and my roof is 18 years old. I have been with Geico for 4 years and I recently got my PMI deleted and when I called the mortgage company they said oh we have this partnership with this broker and could get you a discounted policy. Great, did that, saved about $900 for the year, new policy started mid Jan. I told the broker about the roof and didn’t want to switch until they confirmed it was OK and he said yes. Well I just got a cancellation notice for 4/1 due to some broken shingles so will only be with them for 2.5 months unless I submit repairs. I actually already had a few roofers come out earlier in the year. I contacted them and everyone said the repair vs replacement timeline would be about the same. So, I signed a contract for a replacement and permits were submitted a few days ago. They are going to try to get it done before 4/1 but can’t guarantee it. I submitted my contract to the broker and asked for a 30-60 day extension for the cancellation. Seems to me that it would be better to keep the policy on a brand new roof and not refund me the yearly premium around 4/1 if they can wait a month or 2 but whatever. Here is my question. Should I start contacting other companies now? Do I have to disclose the cancellation notice? Will they take notice to the fact that I was with one company for years and this new company for ~2 months. I don’t have any insurance claims on anything in the past 2 decades and that is a database they can search, correct?

A water line burst and flooded my kitchen. I was out of town when it happened (I think) because when I arrived home the floor seeped water when I walked on it. I filed a claim with Liberty Mutual on Monday. It is now Saturday, and I still don’t have an adjuster assigned to my claim. Is that normal? I have a water mitigation service helping. They seem to be trustworthy and helpful. Is there anything else I can do to increase my odds of having this go smoothly? Thanks for any advice you can share.

I need advice on how to negotiate a bill that I received from my insurance. I had a neck and upper shoulder pain for more than a week and I went to a specialist. He did some routine range of motion checks and just advised to avoid the gym and use a heat pack. Now I see I've got a bill where Aetna was billed $1155 for the office visit and my bill is $375.76 which is around 30%. This seems like a very high charge for a 10 minute routine appointment. Is there any way I can either ask for a reduction on what Aetna was billed or what they charged me? The latter seems less likely since I haven't hit my deductible yet Edit: This is NY state and the appointment was at NYU Langone

So like the title says I had 2 doctor visit back to back days. One I saw the PA and the other I saw the NP. But the medical claim with my insurance says I saw the doctor. I received a bill from the clinic stating I owe an additional $76.93 for the PA and nothing additional for the NP. Both doctors are from same clinic but different specialties. I reached out to my insurance and they said it was both bill coded as me seeing the doctors. Is this correct? I reached out to the billing department of the clinic and it’s been almost 2 weeks and they haven’t gotten back to me yet. Is this correct? I paid $220.63 both times (I have a high deductible plan) I think. I don’t have a copay - I pay for everything my insurance doesn’t cover(which they don’t cover very much) If you have more questions to help answer this let me know. In the last month I’ve spent $1600 in medical and I want to make sure I’m being billed a surplus amount. Edit- I’m 29F from Texas and I’m insured through my job with UHC

My pet insure Nationwide discontinued our pet policy. My dog a 4 year old Labrador has preexisting allergies. Trying to find the best pet insurance. Any ideas? Our vet does not use Pet Assure. Update: Nationwide reinstated my policy but only at 50%. I will take it since my dog has allergies.

I adopted my kitten in 2018, which is when I also signed up for Healthy Paws. The monthly premiums started at $24.57 and went up reasonably every year so it's now $43.17, but I just got a notice that premiums are doubling to $86.60 in 2 months. I see there are many reports of insane increases, esp. in CA where I am, so I don't know if that's why or if it's bc she hit 7 years, but I thought I'd check - is $86 reasonable for her age? The policy has been 90% w/$250 deductible. She's been pretty healthy w/only annual check-ups, so I was thinking I could change to 80% w/$500 to make it more reasonable.

So I've had Embrace for a year now, and just discovered my monthly rate went up a whopping 40%. So I called them, and they said they raise rates for ALL policy holders on average 25-35% every single year. Ive had no claims. No changes in anything whatsoever. My dog is only 1 year older, now years old. There have been no changes in my state, and they can't attribute it to inflation. So screw that. I don't see how thats even legal to raise that much each year. That means in 4 years, I'd be paying more for mediocre pet insurance on 1 dog, than I pay for all of my insurances combined.