Hey guys , so this happends to me , My son was involve in an car accident last year (few months ago). He was driving his scooter to school on a traffic light he make an line change and got hit by a car(He is a Minor).After few days we got the police report saying that was my sons fault. Nearly January I receive an letter from NCS saying that I need to pay them 14k！The insurance of the other guy was nationwide. It was just a small accident so this looks not normal to me. Being an minor and on an scooter on his way to school hitting by a car was very stressful and know we need to pay over 14k out of my pocket. Just want to ask if NCS a scam? Should I pay the balance?

I’ve been looking for pet insurance and I’m so overwhelmed. I need help! I was looking at nationwide since it looked affordable but then I read awful things. I’m hoping someone can give me some recommendations! I live in Illinois. 8 year old Pomeranian, she had luxating patella (not sure how it’s spelled, but where her knee pops out of place). 7 almost 8 year old dachshund. He doesn’t have any pre-existing conditions! Edit: THANK YOU for all the responses!

I am being found partially at fault for an accident I was not involved in, and I need some advice. Here's the situation: I was driving up to a busy intersection where the traffic lights were not working. I was in the left turn lane, waiting for my turn to go. Cars to my left were crossing, and once they passed, it would be my turn to proceed. As those cars started passing, I began to pull out, but I noticed a car behind them, still approaching the intersection. This car did not stop and just went through, even though it was not their turn. I kept going a little, hoping they would stop since it was clearly not their turn, but when they didn’t, I stopped to let them pass. At this point, I was already in the intersection, close to their path but not in the way. They could have passed me without hitting me. However, as they started to pass and I was completely stopped, they suddenly swerved left. I think they either didn’t notice me initially or assumed I was still moving forward, and they ended up hitting the car in the lane to their left—another car that also went out of turn. Since I didn’t think I was involved in the incident, I didn’t stop and just continued on my way. About a week later, I received an email saying that a claim had been filed. The car that was hit was a Tesla, and it had a camera that recorded my license plate number. I called my adjuster, and they told me the police report placed me at fault. The report claimed the officer saw video footage from the Tesla showing that I didn’t have the right of way and went when it wasn’t my turn. I asked my adjuster if he had seen the footage, and he said the attorney (both cars are claiming injuries and filing lawsuits) had sent only the footage from the Tesla's side camera. The attorney refused to provide footage from the front camera. Even from the side camera, my adjuster noticed a car ahead of the one that swerved which would indicate they went behind the car in front of them and did not have the right of way because they never stopped at the stop sign., but when he pointed it out, the attorney claimed he was mistaken and insisted the other driver had the right of way, not me. They refuse to provide any other videos or even a longer version of the video that would show they never stopped at the intersection. I actually have a dashcam in my car, but I didn’t think to save the footage, and by the time the claim was filed, it had been overwritten on my memory card. I gave a full statement to my adjuster detailing my version of the incident. I also contacted the insurance companies for both other vehicles (both GEICO), and they said they were accepting 100% liability for the car that swerved and didn’t need my statement. Two weeks later, my adjuster called and told me that, because the police report said the officer saw video footage placing me at fault and both claimants agreed I was at fault, he would be accepting 50% liability and paying out policy limits to the injured parties. Is there anything I can do at this point? I requested the body-worn camera footage, but it would cost $245 and wouldn’t be available for 6-9 months, so that seems pointless. I am actually a PD claims adjuster myself, but I’m just flabbergasted and don’t know what else I can do.

I booked a flight from LAX to Hanoi through Priceline, flying with Cathay Pacific and transiting through Hong Kong. I had a valid visa for Vietnam, but I was denied boarding because my layover in Hong Kong was 12 hours and 25 minutes, just over the 12-hour limit for visa-free transit. This wasn’t disclosed at the time of booking, and when I asked for help at the airport, Cathay Pacific’s staff couldn’t assist me—they just told me to call their scheduling department. When I called, they initially quoted me $800 to reschedule to a later flight (11 PM), which I agreed to. After a long hold, I asked if I could take the 10 PM flight instead, and they said it would cost another $700. Frustrated but wanting to get there at the same time as my wife, I agreed. They put me on hold again, and then told me they couldn’t book it because it was too last-minute. Suddenly, the only option left was a $4,000 ticket, which I declined. Instead, they promised me a rebooking for the next day that would still arrive on Monday, which was essential for my plans. I agreed. When they finally called back, they had booked me on a flight arriving Tuesday, not Monday—not what I agreed to. And by that time, they had already charged my card. Now, I’ve lost: • My original $900 ticket (Priceline) • The $800 + $700 for rebooking • A $60 cancellation fee • They even charged me toll fees for the call I feel like I was misled, overcharged, and given incorrect information multiple times. Priceline and Cathay Pacific never warned me about the 12-hour transit rule, and Cathay Pacific kept changing the price and booking me on a flight I didn’t agree to. What are my options to get my money back? Can I dispute the charges? Do I have any legal recourse?

I’ve had my two dogs insured with Healthy Paws for almost a decade, and at first, it seemed like a great choice, claims were really easy, they seemed like they cared by sending good will messages after a claim etc. Monthly premiums started at around $30–$40 per pet, then slowly crept up—$50, $70, $90. It was annoying but manageable, thought it was normal as dogs aged and there was also inflation. Then, things went off the rails, I think it's because they were acquired by a bigger company (that's my speculation tho). My premium was already high at around \~$250/month for both dogs, but now they want **\~$550/month**— more than double overnight! No new benefits, no explanation, just pure corporate greed. It’s clear they’re taking advantage of longtime customers with older pets, knowing we have fewer options due to pre-existing conditions. It’s a disgusting, predatory practice. They assume people won’t leave, but I’d rather pay another company—even if it costs more—than reward this behavior. **I'd say avoid Healthy Paws at all costs.** Also if anybody had changed insurances at a similar point and were happy after please let me know!

My wife and I have car insurance through Progressive. We moved to CO 6 months ago and are paying ~$475 for 2 cars for the first 6 months. However, our premium went up to ~$625 for the next 6 month payment, and that’s after the lump sum payment discount. No clue why it raised in price because we haven’t gotten any tickets or been in any accidents and I haven’t modified the coverage at all. We did Snapshot and it says we’re going to be saving another $55 by continuing with snapshot, so I can’t imagine our driving patterns have increased our premium by $150. Online, it doesn’t say why it’s increasing. How can I reduce my premium without changing coverage? When I call and ask why my premium went up, will threatening to leave for another insurance provider force their hand to give me a lower rate? If so, what information should I come prepared with?

Not sure if this is allowed, but here goes: My employer retirement $ is with Empower, and 100% of it in a **T Rowe Price 2025** fund. I'll only be working for them for 5 years tops, and this $ will not be a big factor in retirement. This TRP 2025 has done great, barely lost anything at all. *Most* of our $ is with Ed Jones, and one of the funds they have me in is **TRP Large Cap Growth** fund. This fund is not doing as well as the 2025. It may be important to know that I am not contributing anything new to Ed Jones, this $ is growing / declining as funds do. They have me in a ratio of growth / stability appropriate for my age (62, want to retire at 65). I asked the Ed Jones, guy, "The TRP 2025 is doing great, the Large Cap Growth is not doing as well, is there a compelling reason to NOT to move from the Large Cap and into the 2025?" Ed Jones guy answers with "The market goes up and down, don't watch the news so much, we're re-investing dividends and buying low. Dips happen and then we recover..." or words to that effect. ***It's like he didn't answer my question, I know the market goes up / down, I'm not saying "sell everything" in a panic. SO, is he just dodging my question for some reason? Are there valid reasons to NOT switch from one TRP fund to another?***

Tl;Dr: Hertz overcharged me when renting a car. After customer service could not help, I opened a dispute, but on the wrong charge as I'm dumb. The dispute was closed and money returned to Hertz. Now they have sent multiple invoices requesting payment for this charge, and as of March 5 it has been sent to collections. Hey! So back in August 2024 I rented a car with some friends, to be picked up in San Francisco and returned to Las Vegas. We booked online and chose the extra insurance and have a layout of all charges in the initial email. We paid $350 CAD when booking. When picking up the car, we also added a secondary driver. The remaining $1680 was to be billed to the card already on file. When the email came through after picking up the car, I saw it was about $230 CAD above what I expected, but I assumed this was a damage deposit or something of the like. When we returned the car however, the final invoice was still about $230 above what I expected based on the initial booking invoice, plus the additional driver. This is also taking into account the charge for dropping off at a different location, the extra insurance, etc that was all listed in the initial email. Unfortunately, we dropped off the car late at night and flew home the next day, so there was no staff in the office to speak to. Fast forward a couple weeks, the two charges were posted and still remained, collectively, about $230 above what I was quoted, including the extras we chose. So I called Hertz. Customer support couldn't see any issue, but also said there was no manager present to speak to. They put in a request with their financial team to contact me. I was never contacted. A couple days later, I called again, and met the same result. I should have been more aggressive and demanded to talk to someone who actually knew how to look an invoice, but I didn't. Again I got them to request an email from the financial team. This time I did get an email from them, to which I replied and explained the situation.. And never heard back. At this point, I just opened a dispute with my credit card. Unfortunately, I still wasn't sure which exact payment was overcharged, so I opened the dispute on the initial booking fee of $350. This means that this amount is refunded back to me temporarily, pending the final results of the dispute. In hindsight, that was obviously not the way to go, but at the time I assumed they just didn't subtract the booking deposit from the final bill. However, this was incorrect, and by mid December, after Hertz replied to my bank, it was deemed to be incorrect as the overcharge had nothing to do with the booking deposit. The $350 was returned to Hertz on December 13th. They already have the money. However, in mid-January, I received an invoice in the mail from Hertz detailing that I owed $350, with an invoice date of December 29th. So two weeks after the money was already returned. Prior to this letter, I also called Hertz yet again, and finally got someone who felt sympathetic and refunded me the $230 I was overcharged. This was done through official channels as he sent the request to their financial team. I wish this had been the result at the beginning, but unfortunately here we are. Now I stupidly ignored this first invoice letter because I assumed that once their financial team did a year end balancing of accounts, the disputed amount of $350 would be seen to have been refunded back in December, and I just wouldn't hear from them again. However, that was not the case, I got another couple letters from Hertz. Two weeks ago, I emailed the address listed on this Hertz invoice, and explained, in rather pissed off terms I confess, the entire situation, and that the money had already been returned to Hertz. I made sure to iterate multiple times that they already had the money back that they were requesting. I got an email a few days later notifying me that my email had been forwarded to the Hertz collections team. I never heard any confirmation back from them. Now, today I received a letter in the mail from a collections agency stating that they have been given the charge and I have 3 days to pay or contact the office or it would be placed against my credit rating. However, this letter was mailed on March 5. And I checked the mail yesterday. It just got here today, 7 days passed their letter date. What is the best course of actions here? Realistically it probably isn't productive to hire an attorney to deal with a $350 collections charge. I will be calling the collections office today of course. But I wanted to get some advice from the fine people on here. I do not want my credit rating to be damaged. UPDATE: Spoke with the collections agent who handled this, and she hadn't gotten to processing my case yet. So my credit is safe for now. I sent her my credit statements as proof that the charge has been paid back to Hertz. She'll update me later after she forwards this to Hertz. If anyone has advice for how to handle this if for some reason Hertz doesn't back down, I would greatly appreciate it. Is it just a safer option to pay this charge, even if that means double paying them, rather than go through all the legal hassle? Like yes it's about the principle of not letting a company walking all over you with no recourse, but at the end of the day, I don't want to hurt my credit rating or have to deal with thousands in legal fees with no guarantee it'll be covered if Hertz settled.

About an year ago, I was rear ended at a stop sign by a Truck. I did not call the police as I was in a shock and didn't think through it. However, the person agreed it's his fault and shared with me his insurance details and I too the photos. The next day when the rental company looked at the damages they asked for the insurance details and only then I realised the other party's insurance was expired. The rental company used my insurance for the claims. When I called the party that hit me he said he would pay out of his pocket for the expenses but ghosted me since then. I was very new to the US then and hence did not know the legal options I had. I just saw a post today that someone got sued after an year. Can I still sue them after one year with only images of the incident and the person's expired insurance? Location: Miami, Florida My Insurance: State Farm (in Atlanta)

My BCBS refused to pay any of my blood work. I was referred by my doctor to go to a specialist to get blood work done, over 6 months ago. Now I got this bill in the mail from Quest and found my EOB. They coded it 002 as “we do not cover experimental or investigational procedures” Ok…isn’t the entire point of blood work to investigate? Anyway, should I call my insurance or the specialist to appeal the bill? Any advice? This has never happened to me before. Thank you!