It’s a long story but I’ll try to shorten it. I’m not 100% sure how insurance works. My car is under my name but my insurance is shared with my parents. My parents have a few other family members included (me, one sister that is 25, an uncle, an aunt). But my Toyota Corolla 2017 is under my name, automatic payments under my own bank account, etc. I guess my parents own the whole insurance policy but the car is under my name. My bill in December 2024 was raised to $400 (NOT full coverage) They won’t give a clear answer as to why they raised my bill so high. But I let it slide. I saw it as a consequence to our current economy. In february they charged me $825. No clear answer. They gave me unreasonable excuses such as being under 25 (I’m 28), or someone else under the policy is under 25 (no one is under 25). Someone that USED to be on it was under 25 but they got their own insurance under a different company over a year ago. But they used that person as an excuse either way. We even sent proof that they are no longer with State Farm and for how long but that wasn’t enough. We dispute it. They compromised and said I won’t have to pay my “$400 bill” for March. Technically half of $824 isn’t $400 so in the end they won an extra $25 from me. Today they told me I still owe $200 this month and $200 next month. That they’re splitting the $425 between March and April. PLUS they randomly began charging my 25 yr old sister an extra $26 AND used the name of the person who was under 25 on that bill (again, that person has not been with us or state farm for over a year). Does anyone have any idea what’s going on? We’ve never been late on payments, we paid off our cars, we never fight them when they raise our bill (except for this time because $825 a month is excessive). My last accident was in 2022, it was not my fault, I never filed a claim or asked for money to fix my car, I asked for info about my options 2 years after the fact (in 2024) but it was too late to do anything about it anyway. I’m planning to cancel my policy with State Farm but I’m still curious about what is happening here.

My 14 month old cat has been to the emergency vet twice since we adopted her a year ago. 8 weeks ago she went in for swallowing a button. She had been vomiting all day. Luckily it came out naturally after she spent the day hospitalized with an iv to hydrate her. Last week she started vomiting again. I’ve been traumatized but the fact that she swallowed a button, my best friend’s cat had to have surgery to removed a nerf ball, and my other best friend’s cat had to actually be put down for eating the rubber off of swimming goggles, he had other issues and they didn’t think he would survive the surgery. All this happened since my cat first went in 8 weeks ago. So I probably should have given my cat a few more hours to see if she would stop vomiting. Turns out she had suspected gastritis. Now I’m afraid that we will get dropped from Fetch insurance if I submit the last claim. Should I submit the claim? Will I get into trouble if I don’t submit it?

I was part of a bulk submission of cards. We insured them for shipping with FedEx for $26,000. FedEx deliver the box but it was kind of damaged. PSA signed for the box then decided that they were gonna refuse delivery and return to sender. PSA just then lost the box. PSA is taking responsibility but offering a low ball replacement value to people. For example, I had vintage cards and I've done the insurance about $200 and they are offering $10 a card. Is there any recourse?

I have a 4-year-old French Bulldog, and we previously used Nationwide for her pet insurance. Unfortunately, we just found out they dropped our policy without any reason. I have been looking around for other pet insurance companies but feel frustrated by the pre-existing condition coverage. We signed up for trupanion but they want records of our last 2 years and my pet has a few things in the notes that I think will totally screw us going forward like itchy paws, a hurt pack, and previous GI bugs/UTIs. Has anyone found a good insurance company that will not be so harsh about not covering pre-existing conditions? Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

Santander Consumer sold the debt to Jefferson Capital, and it was removed from my credit report. Why is Santander still on my credit report and not removed as well? Btw Santander is a charge off account

Full background: I have had both my dogs insured by Trupanion for several years now, both since they were pups. One will be 7 this November, and the other just turned 4. My premiums have gone from $126/mo in 2022 to what will now be $290/mo starting in June. So more than 2x increase in 2 years. Over the years I've had a few emergency vet visits (mostly from ingesting foreign substances) and filed claims. In total they've paid out about $4100. But now I'm just not sure it's worth it anymore. Changing insurance is probably out of the question for me given the number of past incidents that would probably be considered "pre-existing conditions" now. But paying $3480 a year (and probably will just increase more) feels completely ridiculous. Should I just cancel the policy and put the money toward a savings account instead? Or is the risk not worth it? My brain tells me cancel, but it feels like a decision I can't really walk back once I do it.

I just recently got into a car accident where I was turning left on and intersection right after my light turned green, and the other driver was to my right side driving straight through the intersection with a red light. They hit me on the front right side of my car and my car was deemed totalled. I called the insurance company and she has not yet made a detailed statement on her insurance or police report (the accident happened at around 6pm on Monday). My insurance is deeming this 100% my fault. How do I get out of this? It obviously was not my fault as she ran then red, but they are saying there is no proof to her running a red light, which is true, I have none. But why does it then have to be 100% my fault? It is so so frustrating, and I would like some help going forward with this. I haven’t signed any papers for the insurance company yet and am hoping to dispute this. Do I have a leg to stand on? Thanks. Edit: I should also add that I have told my insurance company about her carrying an expired insurance sheet and her driving for Uber Eats with her car not registered as a commercial used vehicle.

My car is a **1989 Honda Civic RT4WD Standard** — these are practically unheard of now. I know insurance companies won’t pay for uninsured upgrades, but I recently spent **over $8k** on paint and body work to restore it to factory condition. The paint, trim, wheels, and tires are perfect. Unfortunately, we had a hailstorm while I wasn’t home, and the car got **hammered**. The insurance company is using comps from the much less desirable **2WD automatic** version, which sells for around $5k. I can’t even find a standard RT4WD for sale, but the closest condition autos I can find go for close to **$10k**. Similar Japanese “Beagle” versions are also around $10k. The insurance company says they can only use **dealership** listings (not private party), and since neither I nor the adjuster can find a dealer listing for my model, they’ve offered me **$4k**. I know it’s worth much more. I’m looking to get a **3rd-party valuation** but don’t know where to start. Has anyone here actually used a company for this and can share their experience? I can Google, but I’d prefer first-hand recommendations. Once this is resolved, I plan to move the car to **Hagerty** since they seem to handle collector/older car valuations much better.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has used AKC for pre-existing conditions. My 3yo Cavapoo has suspected IBD. He's had several vet visits and a specialist visit for it. He has Pets Best insurance, which was unfortunately purchased after one trip to the vet for diarrhea when he was 3 months old. So they won't cover anything GI related AT ALL. I talked to an AKC rep today who said they will cover the IBD after 12 months of premiums, even if he continues to have issues with it and has to be seen for it during the waiting period. Can anyone verify? Thanks!

pretty pissed tbh...my corgi went through a bad bout of emergency diagnostics early this year, all covered by nationwide at the time. He went back recently to have a recheck, sent it into nation wide like I had already done, suddenly it's denied. I did the review request and provided tons of documentation from the doctors. they claim its preexisting, and also went and retroactively said that all of my other claims shouldn't have been paid out. He was diagnosed with protein losing enteropathy, and they're saying that because he "vomited" earlier in the year (our first sign), thats preexisting. This is insane. Cancel your shit before you have an emergency and it happens to you