Hi there, I was in a car accident in DC that I believe was not my fault. I was attempting to turn left (had been sitting at a light for awhile). When the light turned yellow, it appeared clear and I began to turn. Out of nowhere, someone sped up and rammed into the driver side front corner of my car, going so fast he drove onto a curb, taking out a park bench, two small trees, and a trash can in the process. No airbags deployed on either car and no one was injured, luckily. Police came and we gave statements, but I got the police report back, which was rather sparse - there was nothing in the statement section, no one named at fault, and only a rudimentary sketch of the impact. Policeman told me he gave the other driver a ticket for running the light and failure to produce evidence of insurance. Since the other driver likely did not have insurance, I started a claim with mine. I have a solid policy through Travelers with uninsured motorist coverage, $500K bodily injury, $100K property damage limits. I just learned that he is now claiming he was injured (despite walking around fine, assuring me he and his passenger were totally fine that day), got a lawyer, and is saying I "T boned" him and am at fault. I did not -- his car was barely side swiped and the damage is due to him running over all of those objects. I also did not accept responsibility then or now, and I gave my statement to my adjuster. I've never been in an accident before, and now it seems it is his word against mine (to my knowledge the intersection did not have cameras). I guess it doesn't matter if it is determined to be my fault partially, or even wholly, because I am well insured either way. I just can't help but suspect he is trying to use my insurance to cover his own recklessness and failure to obtain insurance. Does anyone have experience with Travelers in a situation like this? I know at a certain amount they are likely to settle, but it doesn't sit right with me that this dude is likely to get a payout that I am effectively covering for him (and my premium will also go up).

Hi All, Looking for some advice/experience dealing with pet insurance. I have 2 sister cats, 5 years old. I just spent an obscene amount of money on dental work for one of them and am trying to determine if pet insurance makes sense for me going forward. Cat 1 has had some eye infections in the past, at this point treated but she will flare up occasionally when she's stressed. I'm worried that will be considered a pre-existing condition and won't be covered because she's received treatment before. Cat 2 is the dental work one, and I am anticipating more cleanings in her future. Does previous dental work trigger a pre-existing condition or have you seen that in your experience? She's also getting treatment right now for an ear infection and I'm worried she's susceptible to those as well and that will also be flagged as pre-existing. I have no faith that an insurance company will deal with me fairly, so I'm wondering if it's even worth it if any of these issues won't be covered as they're what I go to the vet for usually. I have a number of options for insurance based on my employer's perk programs. I see a place like Spot will cover issues after 180 days, but then it seems like they only cover $100 on dental cleaning? That doesn't seem like much when for cats they have to sedate them anyway? I'm sort of rambling but I guess my ultimate question is - is it too late to get insurance for these cats because I've been diligent on getting them treatment in the past?

My company moved from Aetna to Cigna self-funded open access. Every month I submit claims for reimbursement with an out of network provider. The diagnostic codes never change but at least 2-3 a year, they play this game with me where they either lose the claim, claim is pending for weeks or the superbill is "missing" information even though its the same info every month with different dates. Of course, we all know they are just playing a game and trying to weasel out of paying me. Is there any where I can go to escalate these issues? My companies care advocate is useless but it feels like that is my only recourse.

Hi I got nexplanon and was billed by planned parenthood for $400, my insurance Community Health Plan of Washington states it covers birth control, but I’m getting charged $400 for the insertion? Is this correct or should I be completely covered by my insurance?

We thought we were purchasing Breed specific insurance, Paid extra over basic coverage ever since my Rottweiler was puppy. 2 years $88 a month. Now when we needed to put in a claim 6K for TPLO (ACL fix) they claim our cap is $500 and thats that. How does that even make sense? We paid $2K to be capped at $500. This insurance is a scam! I want everyone to know

Is anyone else having trouble getting State Farm to insure your house for homeowners insurance? I have a fixer upper house with a pool and we fixed the gates and cleaned up around the pool area but the pool hasn't been used in years. Tried multiple times to get homeowners insurance but keep denying.

We live in LA and I've been looking at our homeowners insurance, which is through Bamboo. I fear that Bamboo is not great based on the fact that I've never heard of anyone else using it AND the reviews online are awful. I know so many companies no longer insurance LA... does anyone have recs? I've read about Amica, Chubb, Pure -- but they are more expensive (how much more)? Would love any advice!

Hey everyone, I had lemonade pet insurance for around a year but they don’t cover my dogs allergies (pre exist). They also upped my insurance to almost 50 bucks a month, before it was 35. So I dropped them and have been putting money away each week in the stock market in case of an emergency. I have been doing this for almost a year and have around 700 bucks in it now (robinhood). Obviously the stocks are down right now and I’m down 30 bucks but historically they will go up again. Just wondering if anyone else has decided to this instead, it’s nice seeing my money actually being saved rather than throwing it away with pet insurance and things they do not cover. I first got my dog and took him to the vet prior to getting insurance and that’s why they don’t cover his allergy meds. NOTE: always get pet insurance before going to the vet if you choose to get it.

Progressive offered me $750 for diminished value based on costs they incurred for the claim. They did not even consider the actual cash value of the vehicle. For context, this is in Texas and the claim was made on the other parties insurance and I was found at no fault. The car is a brand new BMW M2 and the total repairs estimated around $4-$5k including labor. There’s definitely more than $750 of diminished value since this is a performance car and now has an incident on the car fax. According to the representative, they are not willing to offer more even if I get an estimate of the actual cash value. Do I have any options outside of just accepting what I was given?

Who else thinks that we should ban people who provide false or misleading information in this sub? Or at least have a rule against misinformation so that we can report comments with misinformation and get people can get banned from this sub? As a broker with more than 10 years of experience and running my own agency, I have zero tolerance for misrepresentation and misinformation. This is a bit of a rant with another post's comment from an agent from Primerica r telling a consumer that they should cancel a whole life that has been in-force since 1949 because they claim that the death benefit is going to be taxable, which is lies. We should be able to ban people from this because even the OP responded like, oh, I should consider that. As someone who genuinely cares about clients and protecting their best interests, this is something that boils my blood when I read. EDIT: I'm not talking differences of opinion (e.g. Term in better than permanent). I'm talking about LIES. Verifyable proven lies. Such as "the death benefit of whole life is taxable"