Location: I live in California Hey guys! Wondering what you thought. In summer of 2022, my mom and I were visiting some extended family in Switzerland. My Swiss cousin drove me and my mom to Paris, France in his car. The last night I was there, my cousin asked me if I wanted to go take pictures at the Eiffel Tower. I said sure. He drives his car, I am in the front passenger seat next to him. No other passengers in the car. We are on the street right next to the Eiffel Tower at a red light, sitting in traffic with all cars stopped. He says "OK you can get out here and get to the sidewalk, I will pick you up in a few minutes." As I open the passenger door, a motorcycle who had been weaving in and out of traffic going maybe 15-20 mph, slams into the car door. The driver and passenger fall over and the car door is smashed. We pull over, traffic around us is stopped. An ambulance comes and help arrives. Unfortunately (worst timing ever), I had a plane to catch to go back to the US. My cousin told me to leave, he would take care of it. I found a cab, took me back to where my mom was staying, and we went to the airport and flew home. I followed up with him a few days later and he said the motorcycle driver and passenger were fine, they had suffered some cuts/bruises and a sprained ankle. I told him to please keep me posted. He never really had anything to report. Fast forward to last Friday. I get an email from an insurance company detailing the incident from 2022, with the correct date and what exactly had happened. They found me liable and at fault because I opened the passenger door and caused the injuries of the motorcycle passengers. The insurance company said they had to compensate the other party, and requested that I reimburse the full amount. It's nearly $10K USD. I know this is definitely not a scam because my cousin verified his policy number on the letter they sent me. He also informed me they called the police that night and the police never came. He took it on himself to give the other party the insurance information so that his insurance would help out. He never imagined his insurance trying to recoup the money, especially from me. What do you guys think I should do? Shouldn't the insurance cover the driver and vehicle?Am I liable as the passenger? How would an insurance company in France enforce that I pay this? Can they take me to court? Is it possible that they might try to retaliate with my cousin instead, if I ignore the letter? Thanks in advance!!!

I need some opinions on what to do. This is an odd situation. In past “pay up front cash” dental visits, the dentist offices, with a week or two, returned to me the covered expense/reimbursement from Blue Cross after they submitted the claim. However, this time, I went to an oral surgeon bc I needed a molar extraction that was complicated. I paid $1800 up front on credit card no problem. I would’ve paid double that with all the pain. About a week later I saw that I was covered for ~ $500 on the claim. A check was sent to oral surgeon’s office. When I called them they told me they were processing it and to be patient. This was a couple MONTHS ago. I last called on Monday 7/21 and was literally told, “check’s in the mail”. That’s pretty funny, especially since it is now Friday night and, of course, no check. Something quite fishy about this. I wonder if Blue Cross can do something. I’m interested in thoughts on this. TIA!

So my employer recently enrolled us in the Unum dental PPO plan. I've been calling offices near me and no one seems to know what insurance plan this is. Unum confirmed with me over the phone these offices are in network and every single one of them are saying they don't accept the insurance because they haven't heard of it. My insurance card also doesn't mention DenteMax or Connection Dental, so it's through Unum itself.

Hey everyone, I'm currently living in CA and am on an Anthem Select HMO through my employer - my entire family (wife, daughter, me) are covered under this plan. My wife is currently pregnant with #2 due in September. However, my family will be moving to Pennsylvania in a couple months, and I will likely be staying with my same employer/plan (this is still to be confirmed but seems like it'll be the case). However, the Anthem Select HMO does not have coverage in the area we will be moving to, but the company also offers PPO options that do have coverage in the new area. Will moving across the country, at which point my coverage would essentially be lost, count as a qualifying life event and allow us to switch to the PPO coverage? I tried to reach out to the insurance company, but they said they can't make that determination. Is it a state requirement that determines it? If so, would it be CA state or PA state that would take precedence? I'm waiting to explore further with my company until it's for sure that I'll be staying with this employer as we're kind of keeping it on the hush-hush until it's official. Curious on your guys thoughts.

Back in December I got in a car accident. Literally work 4 mins away. I only drive to work to be able to pay my car and insurance. Long story short … I was in a 2 weeks waiting period before my insurance started thinking my last insurance was still active (it wasn’t). Police came and still accepted the insurance. Didn’t get cited or anything. My insurance said they can’t cover since it was during the waiting period… guy attempted to contact a lawyer and claim injuries but wasn’t injured after all or they didn’t find anything wrong. He doesn’t wanna admit to fault because he was speeding so obviously his insurance is blaming me. They called and threatened to report me to DMV and get my license suspended if I don’t pay 15k… I told them I wanted the case to be re-evaluated since I know I’m not 100% at fault. They never called again and since then my license is still active. I haven’t heard back from either his insurance or the lawyer he was trying to claim injuries . What happens now ? Is my license still a threat to be suspended due to my insurance not being active at the moment even if the cops didn’t ticket me ? Should I just not worry if they’re not calling me anymore ? I also don’t wanna get in trouble but the fact that the guy tried to claim injuries and lied about his speed isn’t fair to me

Basically was hit by one of their insurer. They never paid for an extension for the rental, I’m trying to get it to me but now my adjuster has been changed and never got back to me. Did a dismissed claim and it’s been 3 weeks now and I never got anything back. For the rental, they’ve been trying to wire but never went through. Now the other adjuster has to call me and never has in 4 business days. Is USAA this terrible

So, I was terminated in May of 2024 where I have a DCFSA account. When I went to call Optum Bank, they said the employer allows 3 months of grace period (to August 2024) then terminates the account. Optum account follows this, and does not allow reimbursements from terminated accounts. It looks like I'll lose this money. Any thoughts?

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!

Hey folks, my son was in a n accident a year ago. A driver hit him and a number of other people on the freeway. Son was NOT at fault and took the least of the overall damage. Mercury had me send the car to their adjuster and repair. It was fixed a year ago. All done I thought. Now I’m getting messages from the adjuster ranking for the EDR data from the car. What are my obligations here? The car was in another slight accident after this(hit a pole). Neither accident had airbag deploy. The letter they sent was quite demanding.

Fraudulent charges trying to get them resolved since October. Last month I finally got them resolved and they sent me a letter about the claim. Closed the account, 0 balance. Today they took back a credit for 78.20 and now the account shows a balance even though it is closed I cannot pay it! Already brought in CFPB!