I got a new puppy (7 weeks old). Got embrace pet insurance that same day. Took her in for her first vet appointment as a good pet owner should about a week later. Obviously this was still during the illness waiting period. But it appeared I had a nice healthy puppy. Turns out she has a heart murmur. First vet graded it as a grade 4 and told me to see a cardiologist. I went and got a second opinion and they graded it as a grade 3 and we are going to watch it and see if it goes away in the next couple months. Anyway, embrace pulled the SOAP notes from the 2 vets and are saying it's not covered as it's a preexisting condition. I plan on appealing it, even going to the California insurance board or whatever it's called if I have to because it seems like that is such BS. I'm being punished for taking my pup to the vet too soon. My question is, what is the best way to word the appeal to the embrace adjuster? It's not right that an 8 week old puppy getting it's very first exam should get that classified as a preexisting condition.

Title pretty self-explanatory. A lady hit my car in the mall parking lot while I was inside shopping. Car is a 2005 Chevy Malibu with 306K miles on it and a few minor dents and scratches. The damage caused by the lady who hit my car is significantly worse than any previous damage incurred and exceeds the value of the vehicle, so her insurance company wants to deem it a total loss and offer about $2K. I took the vehicle to a body shop to get my own estimate, which came out to be $3.7K. Insurance company doesn’t want to budge on previous estimate. I get that the car is old and not worth anything, but I’ve learned how to keep it running and can afford its maintenance. I can’t currently afford to get a new or spiffy used car, but I’m also not sure $3K is enough to get a solid cash car that won’t break down on me. I also live in Georgia, where having a salvage title isnt really an option. What would you do in the predicament? Any advice is appreciated.

Hi, my parked car was scratched up on the side by a charter bus a couple months ago. A witness left a note with their number stating that they can send me the license plate photo. They seemed very willing to help and agreeable to making a statement if needed. I had opened a claim with the bus’ insurance company and sent the agent text screenshots of the correspondence with the witness. Weeks later the agent informed me they couldn’t get in touch with the witness and issued a denial because of that. I texted the witness and asked if they could follow up with the agent and was met with no answer twice a couple weeks apart. Is there any other form of proof that I could present to strengthen my case? Thanks in advance!

I recently took my cat in for a mouth surgery to remove an infected tooth. The bill came out to be almost $600. Since I wasn’t enrolled in the wellness rewards it only covered $108 after a $200 deductible. When I pay $130 a month for both of my cats. When I first got this it was $60 for both of them and it has now doubled over the years to only cover a 1/6th of my cats surgery? I can’t believe it. Any recommendations for any pet insurance for my cats? They are pretty healthy overall indoor cats, I just like to keep this for my peace of mind in case anything happened but with this recent increase year and now this, I can’t justify embrace.

I've had a Hagerty policy for about 4 years on my B5 S4. For context, I live on Long Island, NY. Around December of last year I made a decision to remove the insurance and plates from the vehicle due to other priorities in life. Over the years, my annual policy rate typically ranged between $600 to $720 with an agreed upon value of $15k. Deductibles were $500 and property damage / bodily injury was set to $100k/300k with supplemental at $50k. The time has come to get insurance and plates for the car, again. I got a quote from Hagerty yesterday and it came up to $2370 per year! The policy was configured identically to the last quote I received for renewal in February of 2025 which was quoted at $719 for the year. My driving record, credit score and address is the same. I called up to have someone review and validate that I have configured the quote criteria exactly as the recently canceled policy. The Hagerty rep confirmed the policy configuration and was also shocked by the difference in the quote. She mentioned that there was an increase recently to all NY issued policies but she did not have any other value added info. Do any of you fellow redditors have a recommendation for a specialty vehicle policy with other companies? I filled out an additional application with Grundy that is currently under review.

My husband and I signed up for BCBS of Illinois PPO+ plan through his work this year. I started seeing a physiatrist who was in network. When my claim was submitted, they only approved a discount from $360 to $219 leaving me having to pay $219 out of pocket. I previously had United Healthcare from my last company and with that insurance my physiatry appointments were only $30. I have read through our policy agreement but have to admit, I have no idea what I am reading. Can someone help explain what is different between my currently BCBS plan that only approves a discount vs other plans who only make you pay the co-pay? Thank you!

Is it even legal for Healthy Paws pet insurance to increase premiums at almost 200% in CA? This is outrageously high!! Anyone experiencing the same? #healthypawspetinsurance

My husband and I are currently in the process of selling our home. The new owners are using a USDA loan. The first 4 weeks of the closing process were a breeze. Our home passed appraisal and we were told the buyers got their loan approval. The issues started last Thursday. We were supposed to close this past Friday, however I received a phone call from our realtor explaining that the buyers had not been notified that the needed to submit a copy of their W2. They had to go out on a Thursday night to H&R Block to get this final copy. Everything was submitted to USDA on Friday and we were told by the Title office that we were going to close today. It is now Tuesday and after a stressful weekend, we thought we were going to close today. I received an email from our realtor stating that the USDA system is down and we are having to extend closing once again , but this time they are not setting a date because it is unknown when that system will be back up and running. The title office claims that as soon as we get the approval, we will close but I am starting to get VERY frustrated that we are being lied to. Has anything like this happened to anyone??

My monthly premium with Embrace was $54 a month and I just got a notice it will be $93 a month. This is an obscene increase. My pet is an almost 8 year old male cat I have had since he was 2. He has been in great health with no issues. I’ve had embrace since I got him. Should I get new pet insurance? I’ve seen really mixed reviews about embrace being a scam. There is absolutely no justification for this premium increase in my opinion, but I’d like it get other thoughts.

Location: MI, USA Last month, I booked a round trip with Delta and the flight from Mumbai to Paris, operated by Air France was delayed by 2 hrs due to crew issues. I missed my delta connection from Paris to Detroit and they had no flights going to Detroit that day. I was given the option of either NY or Chicago and I opted for Chicago. Now when I boarded that flight, it got delayed by 3 hours. Wifi in the flight did not work. I missed my delta connection (again) from Chicago to Detroit. -The Mumbai flight crew lied that they would arrange an escort for all 15 odd passengers who have connections through security and ask AF to wait for 30 mins. They lied. AF said no such information was relayed but they did not even load our bags in the aircraft as they know we wont be making it on time. -I filled a complaint with delta —> Delta said reach out to Air france -I filed a complaint with Air France —> compensation rejected due to journeys begins and ends out of EU. [EC Regulation 261/2004] ( I don’t know how it makes sense) - I called customer service —> wont even let me talk to the refund team. When I was stuck in the second flight, I had a chat with customer service and they had offered me 100€ for the inconvenience (which I denied at that point), however now they claim I am not eligible for anything at all. How can I approach this problem?