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?

I have every option that was offered with Aflac through my job. What type of things can you claim? I feel like they are so vague on this. I’m trying to get money back for things if I am able. I haven’t had any SERIOUS hospital stays or such. But I know you can claim yearly for annual physical, also for pap smear under cancer screening to get money back. Not trying to scam or anything but it seems that unless I am dying or stay in the hospital then these policies don’t pay anything. Anyone know the ins and outs? Because at this point I’m just paying a lot to have a policy.

Hi everyone! I'm looking for some insights on my cat's insurance costs. I've been with Trupanion since my cat was 3 years old, and she is now 7. The premium has been increasing nearly every year, and I'm currently paying $106 per month with 90% coverage and a $0 deductible. She's been relatively healthy overall, just dealing with early-stage osteoporosis, which we're managing with weight loss. Thankfully, no other major health issues. However, the one time I submitted a claim, my vet had to intervene because Trupanion was reluctant to cover costs that were supposedly included under my plan. Given these details, does the price I'm paying seem reasonable? Also, if anyone has suggestions for more affordable insurance options in Canada that still offer reliable coverage, I’d love to hear about them. Thanks for your help!

Hi. So I purchased a new car and am within a year of paying it off (I’m paying it off ahead of schedule) when I was at the dealership it was required that I had full coverage until the car was paid off. Now my question is, what could Honda do if I change my insurance company (I’m currently with the useless all state) and change my plan to minimum coverage?

Just switched from Embrace Pawprotect to Trupanion... Can't seem to find an app for it in the google play store. What kind of insurance company doesn't have a mobile app in the year 2025? 😭

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.

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.

Hi all, Just got my car back from a shop. Took over a month after multiple supplements and back and forth between geico and the shop. Geico ended up being $1000 short still from what the shop wanted and I ended up paying out of pocket to get my car back. Geico said they would not reimburse me (when I brought it up), however after some research and speaking with some on reddit and the shop, they state geico will reimburse me bc of my policy with them. Can anyone provide any insight or guidance in how to proceed if this is true? Thank you

Hi all, I have two 4-year old cats on Healthy Paws pet insurance. I've seen the recent posts here regarding horrendous premium increases with HP, and am wondering if I should try to switch companies before my cats get older. My cats are healthy and I've never made any claims. My premium is currently about $80 for both cats (and yes, it did go up a good bit this year). I live in California (yikes). My major concern is that one of my cats has a history of struvite crystals in the urine. He's never had a blockage, a UTI, or any urinary problems - it was an incidental finding on pre-op labs before a dental cleaning. He's been on prescription food since then and the crystals have cleared up. But I know this would be considered a pre-existing condition if I tried to change pet insurance companies. My question is, how broad might this exclusion be? Would I potentially never get covered for anything urine or kidney-related if the insurance company tried to blame it on the history of crystals? And if there's a risk of that happening should I stick it out with HP (maybe the premium increases won't be as bad for cats?), or still try to switch? I do not have access to an employer-sponsored MetLife plan covering pre-existing conditions. I've read some companies might cover certain pre-existing conditions if they have been treated and symptom-free for over 12 months, would that potentially include my cat's history of crystals? Appreciate any opinions or advice. Thanks!

Got this chat request today from Healthy Paws. I don’t have a policy with them, I just comment when I see the insane premium hikes they’ve been doling out lately. Healthy Paws, folks are starting to ask questions about your rate sheets and what you publicly disclosed and what you actually charge consumers. I’m not an actuary, so I’m no expert, but it’s wild to me that any state would sign off on a 200% 500% or even 1000% increase. Maybe they did. But it is feeling a bit shady. You should publicly disclose your algorithm and show us! There are lots of people here who would love to see this information provided transparently. We all expect annual increases. It’s the name of the game. But we don’t expect to pay faithfully for years and towards the end of our pet’s life, have our premium jacked up so high as to be an insult. So unless you have some kind of reasoning for that…or a promise to fix it, it’s impossible to recommend you anymore on this sub by most people with brain and a conscience.