Hey everyone, looking for some advice. Back on February 6th, I got into an accident when the roads were icy, and sleet was coming down. I was driving under the speed limit, but my car swerved and I stupidly slammed the breaks (didn’t know that was literally the no.1 no no) and ended up swerving into a different land and a truck ended up hitting me on the passenger back side. The car was totaled. Fast forward to now—I just got a notice from progressive saying I was found at fault. They included a form where I can contest it, but it costs $50 to do so. The form asks me to describe what happened, including the weather conditions. There was a decent gap between when I stopped swerving and when the truck hit me, so I feel like I might have somewhat of a case? But even then, is it even worth sending the $50, or is it just a formality with no real chance of overturning their decision? At the scene, the police told me the other guy had a dash cam, and I don’t have any other proof that I wouldn’t be at fault. Also, would this at-fault ruling impact my insurance premiums down the line? Appreciate any insight!

Hello, I was involved in an accident and I’m currently waiting to be reimbursed by the insurance of the person who hit my car (the 3p insurance). However their policy limit doesn’t cover how much my car is worth. I am trying to retain the car as salvaged because it is my only source of transportation. The 3p insurance is sending the lienholder $15,000 (customer’s policy limit) but the remaining balance is mine to cover ($6,380). However my lienholder says they won’t send the letter of guarantee to the insurance until the remaining balance is covered ($6,380) meaning the 3p insurance cannot send the $15,000. I have gap insurance and I expected them to cover the remaining balance but they said they won’t pay until the $15,000 is sent from the 3p insurance and they see the letter of guarantee. Does anyone know if there is a workaround where I keep the vehicle having to pay ($6,380) out of pocket? Please let me know. Thanks!

I was in a car accident about a week ago. Allstate (the other drivers insurance company) accepted full liability for the accident, so I am filing my claim through them. Long story short I have a 2007 Lexus ES 350 with 67,000 miles and they are talking about totaling my vehicle over $3,000 in damages. I live in Florida, so I believe there is a 70% rule, but this would put the value of my vehicle at about $4,300 dollars. It’s Kelly blue book is approximately $8,100. I get the final word tomorrow, but say they total the vehicle and attempt to pay me $4,300 dollars. What are my options? Should I just lawyer up immediately? Is this type of thing that I even take to court? Thank you for all of your help in advance!

In October 2024, I was in a very small and minor MVA. I rear ended a vehicle at a stop light when I let my foot off the gas pedal (less than 10 mph at most). I have CA legal liability. Location: California My problem is that the driver is claiming excessive damage to the vehicle. He's claiming bodily injury to himself and his child.. There was no child present and I know for a fact that the impact did not cause any vehicle damage. My insurance has already paid $2000 for vehicle damage and has prepared an offer of $8000 for bodily injury (as of 4/4/25).. What can I do?? Legally? My insurance is advising that they will represent me should the other party not accept the offer. I'm taking this very personally, and it's hard not to feel like the other party is abusing the system (my personal opinion in respect to my recall of events).

I pay my Home Insurance through my Mortgage Bill every month from there my lender pays my Home Insurance. For the second year in a row they have failed to pay the Insurance company (Progressive). Unfortunately it renews in July and if the payment isn’t remitted by the first from the Mortgage Lender it lapses. My neighborhood goes crazy on the 4th everyone and anyone capable of flicking a bic lights fireworks. Should the payment not be submitted by the first and it lapses; worst case scenario something happens on the 4th would the Lender be responsible for any damages being they failed to pay the insurance bill?

I'm trying to figure out how much to ask for my loss of use claim. It took their Insurance 6 months to pay anything for my vehicle as they were still investigating aspects of the accident. I did end up purchasing a car out of my own money separately part way through but nothing that they helped with and I still had the totaled car sitting outside the whole time. I've tried to research what it should be but everything I read seems to assume that insurance pays out quickly. Geico is trying to say the industry standard is 14 days at $30 dollars a day. I did a free consult with a car accident attorney back at the beginning of it and he said to expect $32 per day for my car, but I just need to figure out how many days. If they should be on the hook for all 6 months they chose to wait to pay me.

Seeking advice from folks involved in the auto insurance industry... A bit of background. We've been insured with State Farm continuously for over 30 years, getting both home and auto insurance from them. A couple of weeks ago we received a notice that they were dropping us from our auto coverage because there were 4 claims on our record: 1. An accident where my wife was at fault, where she hit a car in a parking lot. Our insurance ended up paying out about $3,000 for that accident (mostly to other driver.. very little damage to our car) 2. An accident where my 17 year old daughter rear-ended another car at low speed. There was minimal damage to the other vehicle (scratches on the bumper) but due to the age of the car my daughter was driving, the amount of damage to her car was high enough that the vehicle was totaled, and the insurance paid about $6k to us for the totaled vehicle. 3. My older daughter was riding her bike (pedaled bike, not a motorcycle) 4 years ago and was hit by a car who illegally ran a stop sign. The other driver was found to be fully at fault, and State Farm paid absolutely nothing for that claim to anyone. In Texas apparently anytime there is an accident with a bike and police are called, it gets reported to your insurance. 4. My older driver was riding her bike again 2 years ago and was again hit by a car who rear ended her as she was legally riding on a city street. Again, the other driver was found to be fully at fault, and State Farm paid absolutely nothing for that claim. State Farm said that those 4 accidents were enough to drop us from coverage. (Technically, it's a non-renew, when our policy ends in about 3 weeks.) While I personally strongly disagree with them considering the 2 bike accidents, their representative told me that they are within their rights to do so, and that they have indeed done so, and that "there is nothing you can do to appeal". That upsets me, but that actually isn't my question! Because we're being dropped, we've searched for alternative insurance. I have obtained quotes from a variety of companies, and found that Progressive is offering coverage that is comparable (actually, a little better) than the State Farm coverage we had, at a fairly significant reduction in cost over what we had been paying State Farm, so we're switching as soon as our current term with State Farm ends in a few weeks. On one of our vehicles that is currently insured (with comprehensive and collision coverage), we sustained hail damage on the car a couple of years ago, resulting in dents to a number of the body panels and a crack in the windshield. None of these things bothered us that much, and we've just let them go. However, we are considering filing a claim for that damage before we leave State Farm and getting them repaired. I'm not sure what the total cost will be, and it's a somewhat older car, so I'm worried that MAYBE the cost of repairs could end up reaching the dollar threshold where they would total the car, but there is nothing whatsoever else wrong with the car. Here's my real question: If we did file this claim with State Farm before we leave them, is there a potential that this could come back to bite us later with Progressive? Would having this claim for hail damage impact our rate with Progressive, either now or later? Also, if they did decide to total the car, it's almost certain we would choose to buy the vehicle back (not relinquish title) and then hopefully fix the damage on our own, as best we could, using whatever State Farm paid out after the buyback. However, would the fact that the car had been totaled impact its future insurability or our rates for insurance coverage? (We've had a history of always getting "full coverage" on our cars, even though they are paid off.) My understanding is that Texas does not require a salvage title on a vehicle if it is totaled due to hail damage, although I'm not positive of that. Any advice from folks "in the know"? Thanks so much!

i hope this is the right subreddit for this! i just found out that my dietitian for an ed is no longer fully covered by insurance and my weekly appointments are now going to cost 90 dollars. i’m wondering if there’s a way to get insurance to continue to cover? like could i have my primary care physician or psychiatrist refer me to a dietitian? tbf i am not as aware of how insurance works as i should be so i have no idea if its even a possibility. edit for clarity: my insurance has not changed. i live in michigan and use blue cross blue shield. i was unaware that they will only fully cover a certain number of appointments and i have reached that number.

Received this correspondence from our go to body shop. Pre repair/estimate of record phase. Can someone tell me what this means? Wondering if I should look for a less expensive shop, or if this is the case for all legit WA state auto body shops (and our best bet is to ask AllState to pony up). Thank you in advance — THEM: Hi, Allstate has selected a used headlamp from Texas junk yard. I’m not able to buy used parts out of state unless they have a Washington State Wrecker’s License. This could be an out of pocket cost to you up to $1000 if Allstate does not budge on this subject. ‘ Thank you,

After spending Friday with my 5 yo shihpoo in the ER with newly diagnosed IVDD, I went to submit my $600 claim only to discover my Wellness policy that I have had for the past 5 years was “expired”. I contacted Nationwide today and was informed that the policy is “no longer carried in your area and you need to reapply”. Now my dog has pre-existing conditions. I don’t remember receiving any correspondence regarding this (my policy was on autopay every month and canceled on May 1). Anyone else in a similar boat? I know Nationwide has been discussed ad nauseum, so my apologies if this is redundant.