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

Should I file a claim on a plumbing/mold issue in home? Long story short- the stack going to an upstairs bathroom needs to be replaced ($2,500). Realized problem when we found water in basement. Mold remediation will be $3,000. Tile wall will need to come out in bathroom to make repairs. No idea the cost of this cosmetic issue. It’s original 1959 tile, so probably a decent amount of money to take it all out and replace on entire bathroom. Our deductible for homeowners insurance is $3,000. I’ve heard horror stories about insurance denying claims (especially due to plumbing/mold), and policy premium still going up. Also trying to gauge exactly how much our policy goes up even if the claim is handled by home owners. We have the cash to do the repairs. Is it worth it to make the claim and save the money? Or not in the long run? Thanks

Was just on hold for 4 and a half hours trying to get a quote on my car.. they don’t do quotes in office anymore either…

My dad's car was hit by a city trash truck in upstate New York. He was stopped at an intersection and it hit him as it completed a turn onto the road he was on. He was not injured, thank god. My dad was driving an old (2006) SUV that was still in great shape with low miles that he adored. The front bumper and fender on the driver's side is smashed but it is still technically drivable. His insurance (State Farm) is offering him $4100 to surrender the car, or just over $3,000 if he wants to keep it as owner retained salvage. My dad is very upset because he loves this SUV and feels like he should be made whole since this accident wasn't his fault at all. I think the amount they're offering is generous given the age of the car and I've explained this to him. He wants to keep it and fix it himself (restoring cars is his hobby). But it looks like NY will still assign this a salvage title and he thinks this is unfair. Does he have any other options here? He did not get a rental car as State Farm suggested but has been driving his brother's car instead. He has taken time off his part-time job to deal with this situation, so I suggested he add up the time off work plus any mileage and gas bought for his brother's car and tell State Farm about this too. He's just really upset and I'd like to help him with tips on anything else he can do. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I knew this was coming from seeing it happen to others but I got my policy renewal notice and our annual cost went from $347 to $505. I know this is far from the worst increase but it is still annoying. He hasn’t had a claim since 2023 and is only 4 years old. Is there anything I can do or say to them that might get this lowered a bit? I worry what his premium will look like a few years from now if they continue with increases at this level. I also am bringing home a puppy next month and have been going back and forth about insuring them through PetsBest or trying something new like AKC or Trupanion. Any thoughts on that?

With all the posts regarding Healthy Paws rate increase I was worried about my renewal. I am happy to saw that I just received it and it has not increased. It is staying the same at the moment. However, I will wait to see because a couple years ago there was a discrepancy and in August they sent me a new notice increasing me by $20. Fingers crossed that does not happen again. I was expecting a huge increase living in NYC.

About a week ago, I was stopped in traffic when a woman rear-ended me. I won’t go into all the details, but she was a bit evasive at the scene. She did give me her insurance information, though. I only have liability coverage through my own policy, so I filed a third-party claim with hers. I called her insurance today, and they told me she hasn’t responded to their attempts to get her statement. The evidence is pretty clear - she had a license plate cover on the front of her car, and the text from it literally left an imprint, like a stamp, dead center on the rear bumper of my car. I really need my car, but my rear bumper is sagging, and I don’t think it’s safe to keep driving it like this. Based on her behavior at the scene and the fact that she’s now ghosting her insurance, I have a strong feeling she’s just going to keep evading responsibility. Given this, I’m wondering: is it okay if I pay out of pocket to fix my car now and then sue her in California small claims court to recover the cost? If so, what kind of evidence should I gather to make my case? For example, should I ask the auto body shop for a written statement detailing the damage and cost to repair? Thanks in advance.

So I hit someone’s car and the damage was very minimal. Just a tiny dent and a scratch. I filed a claim, and the guy I hit said the damage was minimal so he wasn’t going to file one. I called yesterday to cancel and was told by progressive I would get a call today. I get a call and let the lady know I wanted to cancel because of the reason provided. She then gives me attitude over the phone and we hangup the call. What do I do in this situation ?

Hi all, I’m in a common and frustrating position revolving around paying for health insurance. Here is my situation. I work part-time and go to school part-time, so I don’t qualify for full-time benefits for work or any equivalent part-time healthcare offers in Michigan So that’s the first part. I gross about $600 a month working and my healthcare premium is $650 a month alone for BCBSM HMO Gold plan. It just is not feasible to pay that much for healthcare anymore- especially, out of pocket in full. What I do have is Medicaid and CarePayment accounts that help me cover the costs and pay down medical debt in a reasonable time frame. I need some coverage because I have a mental health condition and commonly use: medications, psychiatry, therapy, and labs. I am wondering if I can get by just with MI Medicaid. Is that risky since Medicaid has very low reimbursement rates? Or is it reasonable to go with Medicaid and just try to be frugal medically? What I want to avoid is going for routine procedures and leaving with a $1200 bill, AND paying $650 a month only to use it half hazardously. Thanks.

Over the last two years my Healthy Paws Insurance premiums have gone up a total of 81%, which has forced me to remove one of pets off of my policy to make it more affordable. One of my pets is a senior, like many of the posts I'm reading here, and he has a heart condition forcing us into daily medical management per his most recent Echocardiogram. Like most of us who are appalled at our premium increases as of late for our senior kiddos, I am proposing we all sign a Petition of Opposite which will require your Name, the state of residency and your current or cancelled policy number. I will be posting this on a few sites in hopes to round up all those who feel their pets and their pockets have been treated unfairly. If anyone would like to recommend the best way to go about collecting this information, please relay that in this post. Thank you for your time, a fellow pet parent!