I was in a car accident yesterday. A person ran a red light as I was entering an intersection and ripped across the front of my car. Bumper cover was destroyed, and the hood won't open now. Unfortunately there were no witnesses (no one stopped, anyway), and the other person's insurance company (Allstate) says I'm at fault (I suspect the other driver lied about running the light). Is it worth the effort trying to sue for what is likely to be $10,000 or less in damage? Will it be possible to get an attorney to take such a small case?

I'm thinking of changing my renter's insurance of 8 years Assurant (Actually did some research and did not hear good things about them) to bundle with USAA. My apartment company has an "insurance fee" as part of the lease which covers liability, so all I would need is coverage for property. Since liability is now part of the lease, I was thinking of dropping liability from renter's policy to save some money. Is there any reason why I should keep liability on my renter's policy that I can't think of?

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

I had to get ambulance twice between that time my job switched insurance company. Incident was in 4/2024 while I had old insurance, I just got an invoice this January. First notice, now I have new insurance and they aren’t covering it but I have one from January and my new insurance is covering. How do I go about this? I should have been got an invoice from the last year event that happens all the way in April, and just got both because I had an incident in January of the new year.

Is there a way to dispute your cars value ? Insurance gave me a value of $12,000(I think that’s HIGH) for my 17’ Chevy Cruze with close to 180,000 miles on it + body damage . I was hit by usps and the damage is roughly $6,000-6,500 so we tried to get usps to pay for the damage but they won’t exceed $5,400 because my cars not worth more than that to them (which I agree) I’ve personally been saying since I got the repair estimate costs that it’s totaled. Kellybluebook value is about $5,300, a car dealership gave me $6,000 for the value so HOW is insurance $6,000 more than the 3 of those values. If usps won’t even give me the amount of damage shouldn’t my Isnurance reconsider their value ?

\*\*\*UPDATE\*\*\*\* Emailed Odie and they replied saying they refunded my CC. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Hi, I was fradulently charged for pet insurance premium from Odie, after they merged with Manypets. I have contacted both companies (email, phone call) and discussed I would not be renewing my pet's insurance contract. The renewal date was January 3rd. Today, Odie emails me saying that they've successfully processed the monthly premium. Any tips on how I can get my money back and ensure that Odie does not harass my family/fradulently take my money? I'm very upset, as I had done my due diligence in communicating that I would not be renewing my insurance policy with them. On an additional note-- This left a very bad impression on me, and I will not be recommending Odie to anyone on this reddit forum. Thank you.

My senior kitty is 16. She is/was prone to UTI's, had 3 in 8 months last year, and Embrace will no longer cover anything related to her bladder. She's very healthy otherwise. The vet saw a bladder stone and she's been on Hill's Prescription food since June, with no incidents since then. I was reimbursed under the wellness portion and quickly used up the funds I had left after her checkup. Does anyone know of a plan with a high amount of wellness coverage and less amount of insurance coverage? Thanks in advance!

Like home and car insurance in California, looks like Umbrella premiums have gone through roof. Is that true for others in Cali? I'm with State Farm. $2M umbrella was a few hundred dollars last year; renewing now at $2400/year (no claims, no accidents, no lawsuits). 3 cars; 3 drivers. Own home. No pets, not much liability. Anyone else got this sort of increase year over year?

I initially chose Trupanion because of its **per-condition deductible**, which seemed like a great deal. The idea that once you pay the deductible for a condition, you’re covered for life sounded like a financial safety net. **But there’s a catch**—what you think a condition is and what they classify it as can be entirely different. I have a **golden retriever** and live in **California**, where vet care is already expensive. Over the years, I’ve **paid thousands out of pocket** for the same recurring issues, thinking I'd eventually see the benefit of having met the deductible. Instead, I was repeatedly disappointed to find that Trupanion either classified the conditions differently or found other ways to deny meaningful coverage. Yesterday, when they pulled the same stunt yet again for one of my recent claims, I finally sat down and did the math. And what I found was infuriating: * **Total amount claimed (across multiple years):** $18,785.07 * **Total amount paid by Trupanion:** $4,074.02 * **Percentage of total expenses actually covered:** **21.69%** And this doesn’t even factor in the **monthly premiums** I paid on top of it. When I do the math, I might as well have **skipped insurance altogether** and just covered my pet’s medical bills myself. It would have cost me about the same, if not less. Now, I am considering switching to a different pet insurance. While they have a waiting period for **curable pre-existing conditions**, I am **happy to wait it out**—because let’s be honest, Trupanion isn’t paying for those conditions anyway. At this point, I might as well **put everything out of pocket** while I wait for better coverage. If you're considering Trupanion, **think twice**. Their deductible structure sounds promising, but their classification loopholes mean you might **never actually reach it** for conditions you thought were covered. At this point, I feel like I’ve wasted money that could have gone directly into my pet’s care instead of into an insurance plan that gave me little in return. I wouldn’t recommend Trupanion to anyone expecting true financial relief from pet medical expenses. **Save your money, start an emergency pet fund, and skip the frustration!**

I was a USAA member for 18 years, 15 of which with a good driving record. For a 11 of those years I served in the US Army, with 10 combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. I was awarded the Bronze Star, among other honors. I was discharged honorably. After the military about three years ago I was going through traumatic personal issues and often drove distracted. During a 12 month period I was in a series of low impact auto accidents. Two of them were just backing into somebody’s fender in a parking lot. However 6 months after the last accident the computer at USAA determined I was too high risk and without providing any kind of appeal process sent me an automated letter informing me they would no longer cover me. I called and I was informed that there was no appeal process for the computers decision. The computer didn’t request my military record, nor consider my driving record for 15 years prior to that, and the humans at USAA would only listen to a computer that doesn’t understand nor care about context or give credit for military service. I was informed that there was no human being capable of overriding the computer’s decision at any level of the company. I’ve tried every major insurance company, and all of the minor ones that I can find, and they all use the same computer algorithm. I was never impaired. I didn’t hurt anybody. I’m not required to be on an SR 22. I have a valid drivers license. .. and I cannot get auto insurance. Recently, I did find two places that would insure me, .. for $2000 a month.. I have been unable to work for close to a year. Soon, I will lose my house. Does anybody know of any insurance company where human beings are still allowed to make their own determination? Is there any way to get commercial auto insurance through an LLC that doesn’t require my driving record? Is there any way to challenge my driving record, or have it improved? Or anything that I can do to convince the computer, or any person I could talk to at the state level or in the private sector that might be able to help me? I’ve tried everything I can think of. I don’t know where else to go. Thank you in advance 🙏🏻