I just got a good quote on home insurance but the car insurance is more than triple what I’m currently paying (I don’t think that’s what they want the triple to be known for). Has anyone else experienced this with AAA? I triple checked with her that I heard her correctly. I work from home and rarely drive so I have a mileage based plan. This is not that. She said at least one vehicle needed some kind of coverage and it could just be liability.

Hi All, I'm hoping you can help me review my options and come up with a plan for a recent unexpected (and I believe inaccurate) medical bill. I get annual cleanings and other routine dental care (e.g. 1 set of x-rays a year) for free under my dental plan. I have just recently gotten off of my parent's insurance and onto my own plan so I made sure to double and triple check both on my insurance provider (Cigna)'s website and on Zocdoc that I was booking an in-network appointment. At my appointment, however, I was seen by a different dentist than the one I booked with who ended up being an out-of-network dentist. I was surprised by a $400 bill from Cigna, which should have been $0, several weeks later. A fruitless chat with a Cigna rep led to them reprocessing my claim, even though I knew it wouldn't do any good since the information submitted by the dental office showed that I was seen by the out-of-network dentist. A week ago the claim was processed and my bill went up to nearly $1000 because they say the facility is out of network. It is not, and I have a screenshot from Cigna's website showing it isn't. Anyway, I'm feeling a bit lost about how to proceed. I know about the No Surprises act but am not totally sure how I would go about using it to my advantage here -- I do have the original emails showing that I booked my appointment with a different provider than the one who saw me, but am not sure how I can communicate this to the right people. Any advice about next steps would be very much appreciated! TIA for helping me figure out how to move through this. EDIT: In my 20s, live in NY State, insured through employer.

I’ve been a Geico customer for probably 15 years. I think I paid $60 a payment when I signed with them, the latest new rate almost $200. I moved recently to Queens, NY which they say boosted the cost but this increase is insane. I haven’t had a speeding ticket in decades. Any companies offer better rates!?

A couple months ago I rear ended someone. They were waiting to turn right and I was behind them doing the same. They looked like they started turning, so I pulled up to the crosswalk and looked left to check for traffic, then started my own turn when the coast was clear - only to bump into their rear corner and realize they hadn't actually turned when I thought they did; they were still just waiting there in front of the crosswalk. I was at fault for beginning my turn without looking and rear ending them (I know you're advised to not accept fault at the scene of an accident but I'd never been in an accident before and I was pretty flustered). I apologized to the other party and we exchanged insurance and contact information. Neither of us wanted to call the police and they assured me they weren't hurt. The other driver asked me to call them in about an hour after they got home, but insisted I don't leave a voicemail if they don't pick up. I agreed but the more I thought about it the less sense it made to me if we were just going to go through insurance anyway, but I called regardless and sure enough they didn't pick up. They filed a claim later that day, I was found 100% at fault, and I thought that was it. Earlier today, however, I received a voicemail from that other driver asking me to call them when I could. I didn't see a reason to if our insurance settled it, but against my better judgment I went ahead and called them back. They told me that my insurance had refused to pay for their rental car, and wouldn't give them a "satisfactory reason" for the denial. They asked me if I could get in touch with my insurance company about it, and while I wasn't really sure what I can do about that, I told them I'd try. They did \*not\* ask me if I would be willing to pay for it myself, and I did not offer to do so, but I kind of got the vibe that they might have wanted me to if my insurance doesn't cover it. They also gave a specific number for the amount of the rental, leading me to believe they'd already rented it and were seeking reimbursement. So my question is, do I actually bother contacting my insurance company about this? I assume that they had a reason to refuse to cover it; the amount the other driver paid sounded like too much to me, but this is just my speculation. Even if it's just my insurance being stingy, this seems like an issue that the other driver should be settling with them or going through their own insurance for, rather than something they should be contacting me about personally. What could I even do? Calling my insurance company and asking them "hey uhh could you cover the rental for that person I rear ended a couple months ago, they said you won't for some reason" doesn't strike me as a good idea. My gut instinct is that the other driver is shit out of luck for getting an expensive rental before confirming that it would be covered, and I should refuse further contact, block their number, and let them deal with in

I adopted bonded pair of kittens and got them on pet insurance with trupanion at 8 weeks. They just turned two and trupanion has increased my premiums by 70 % in those two years. I understand they don’t raise the premiums based on pets age, but at this rate I won’t be able to afford to insure them until they get old. Looking at switching to lemonade - my one kitty has two minor claims and my boy has none. I realize her two claims will be pre-existing but they aren’t chronic issues. To the cat parents with lemonade- do you like it? Are you happy? I know I risk their premiums rising as well but at least I can afford more coverage with a smaller deductible to start. Would love your thoughts I want the best for my babies!! Thank you

I recently got into an accident, where I was the only one driving, and there was no one else in the vehicle with me. I was reversed into and the other person that was driving only provided me with their ID, no insurance, and they only had a temporary plate on that was expired. Key note: they were at fault and offered to pay for it but my car is 2024 vehicle so I need to claim diminishing value. My insurance after submitting my claim, reached out to them, but they have not responded. Now my insurance wants my excluded family members insurance information even thought they were NOT in the accident. I don’t think this is normal and a bit sketchy. Any thoughts or recommendations? I’m thinking of looking into an insurance client advocate or legal help if needed. For reference, I live in LA county California

Hoping someone could possibly shed a little light on my situation. My daughter wrecked her car in front of our house on March 2nd. On March 5th Progressive sent the tow truck to retrieve the vehicle which they towed to an IAA auction yard to have it appraised. The appraiser went on the 7th. I spoke with someone from progressive on the 8th who needed to verify a few things. She said something about it being a total loss which at that time I didn’t know, which apparently she thought I had already been contacted. I told her I hadn’t so she said well I’ll just go over it real quick even though this isn’t my department. She said that it was a deemed a total loss and they valued my car at $8200 something (I don’t really remember the exact number) Little lower than I expected but okay. Anyway I logged into the app to check the status of the claim and I do see it’s a total loss but the only thing I see is the appraisers repair estimate for $8289 and the deduction for the deductible. Is that what they are actually valuing the car at? Or is that simply a repair estimate? We still owe on the car so I’m trying to plan accordingly. I’ve contacted our adjuster but have left messages with no return call as of yet.

Like many Californians, got dropped by Farmers last year and the only option was CalFAIR for our fire policy. Paid the quarterly in February online and on time, got a letter today saying that the premium “was not honored by your financial institution”. Double checked my banking app, it showed the amount was paid with no problem. The running balance on my account was around $2-3000 at that time, no way it was NSF for a $676 debit. Plus, my account has NSF protection, where if I do go over (which I haven’t in decades), money from savings is transferred into checking to cover the overdraft. Basically, impossible to be NSF. So now I get to wait on hold Monday morning for however long, and what do I say when/if I get to a real person? How do I prove this was paid? Do I call the bank first?

Our cat Miles was experiencing bleeding gums, bad breath and difficulty eating. We brought him to the vet and they thought he might have tooth reabsorption. They gave us an estimate for a dental and we submitted it to ASPCA. ASPCA approved it and we went ahead with the dental a week later. Dental was complete and ended up not being as bad at the vet thought and he ended up with a cleaning and no extractions. We submitted to ASPCA and the claim was denied. They are saying that it's a pre-existing condition because Miles went to the vet last June after getting into a house plant and the vet noticed gum inflammation from it. The vet gave him an anti inflammatory and notated in his October check up that his gums and teeth were in good condition-- in our minds, the inflammation from eating the plant was "cured." ASPCA will cover pre-existing conditions that have been cured for 180 days. The vet used the word "stomatitis" in the records during the June visit and that's why ASPCA is denying us. Because stomatitis isn't considered a curable condition. Our vet tried to reason with them but they won't budge. Our biggest disappointment is with the bait and switch-- when I called to ask why the estimate was approved and the claim was denied, despite them having his full medical records both times, they said they got "new information" in that week between the estimate and the procedure. Not sure how that could be because they had everything about him from vet for the estimate. Not a great start to our relationship with ASPCA.

My son has two insurance policies, one with me and one with his Dad. Both plans are with BCBS. Dental office called to tell me they can't run the claim because BCBS website is showing that he is inactive on Dads plan. Dad says plan should be fine. So no idea why the Dr office is seeing that. I asked if they could just run it under mine and they sad it won't work because Dads plan is inactive and the my plan won't pay until it's resolved. This doesn't make sense to me. Why would it not process with my plan just because Dad's plan is inactive? Wouldn't this be the same as my son only having one insurance plan now and run it without the secondary attached? Can someone break this down for me?