Got rear-ended at a standstill last week by a new driver. Filed a claim with his insurance (Allstate). Their adjuster gave me a list of preferred shops — only one (a chain) has good reviews, but Reddit has a lot of horror stories about this chain (not my exact location though). I have a local, independent shop I trust. Allstate says I can use any shop, but the adjuster got vague when I asked about downsides of going out-of-network. Redditors in r/AutoBody warn against in-network shops since they supposedly work more for the insurer than the customer. I'm just worried about delays, surprise costs, or Allstate refusing to pay. I don't want this to turn into a massive ordeal or be without my vehicle for too long. That said, I had some other body work I wanted my local shop to do (which I’d be paying out of pocket for), so it would be convenient to “kill two birds with one stone” to take it to them and let them handle all the repairs at once — versus having the chain handle my insurance repair and then turning around and having to go back to the local shop for the other work. What would you do — play it safe with the insurance recommended chain shop, or stick with the local / independent shop I trust?

Hello, I have a very unique situation here lol. I am moving out of state where I will no longer need to use my vehicle. However, I don’t want to get rid of it and my girlfriend and I have planned to let her use it until her lease ends next year to move with me. So - the car is hers essentially in every way but legally and since I am still financing it I know I have to be on the auto insurance. However, the car is going to be used by her primarily and stored at her FL address. I explained the situation to GEICO and they said they couldn’t insure this situation since the car would not be stored at the owner’s address. Is this going to be allowed by any auto insurance or am I screwed aka need to find an alternative way to handle this situation? Thanks,

I’ve been looking for pet insurance and I’m so overwhelmed. I need help! I was looking at nationwide since it looked affordable but then I read awful things. I’m hoping someone can give me some recommendations! I live in Illinois. 8 year old Pomeranian, she had luxating patella (not sure how it’s spelled, but where her knee pops out of place). 7 almost 8 year old dachshund. He doesn’t have any pre-existing conditions! Edit: THANK YOU for all the responses!

I'm going to keep this as short and to the point as possible.. Before my job forced us to change insurances, my BCBS plan had an all inclusive copay, meaning when I visited my specialist(or anyone for that matter), I paid $70. That was it. I had been getting bimonthly infusions that cost just under $10,000. All covered under the $70 copay. Rad. When we were forced to switch, we had our choice of hundreds of plans. I tried SO DAMN HARD to get insurance plans to tell me what my infusions would cost under their specific plans and got stonewalled every step of the way. I had all of my billing codes and everything. Long story short, I ended up choosing one that I believed had a similar setup to my last plan: all inclusive copay. Turns out, it is, but they are trying to bill me for the prescription used during the procedure($9,000+). I have to pay for that($300 specialty tier med) AND the copay. They couldn't explain why that is a loophole. My infusion is a buy and bill, which means it is billed under MEDICAL, not prescription benefits. What am I missing here?? TLDR: "All inclusive copays" have loopholes apparently?

I am currently a policy holder with Geico and have have owned my car (beater) and insured with Geico since last 7-8years. Today I got a phone call from Geico for a claim against me and it got added to my account. (I have no current relation to this vehicle and the date and time that they mentioned I was in office) Background (Spring/Summer 2023): * I was briefly on my family member's insurance with Geico \~2years ago * Family member sold/transferred the car to the new owner \~2years ago * Family member did car's transfer paper work including release of liability * The new owner did confirm that they went to DMV and transferred the car under their name within the 10 business day period * Family member canceled the Geico policy which I was part of as well (secondary driver) since I would occasionally drive this car (there is an email confirmation from Geico for cancellation of the policy, also \~2 years ago) * To reconfirm family member spoke to DMV agent through chat and they confirmed the car's title and registration was not on their name anymore (however due to privacy they didnt mention the new owners name) - Their is saved transcript from \~2years ago But \~2years later a claim gets added on my Geico policy for this vehicle. At this point this vehicle ownership is not under me or my family. The vehicle was sold/transfer to new owner back in 2023. Assuming the new owner that took the ownership of the car got into an accident but I have nothing to do with this. Spoke to Geico and did not get clear instructions at first and then the last customer service agent tells me to provide proof that there is no relation to this vehicle. I and family member who owned this car previously not sure how to handle this situation. Anybody experienced anything like this before? Appreciate any comments

Based on the age old adage "price is what you pay value is what you get" what has been the best price vs service experience with auto insurance providers? I'm not looking for the cheapest insurer, however I am looking for the best user experience when you need to actually use your insurer's services. Context: I have been a loyal USAA customer for the past 15 years, and recently had a not so great experience when finally having to use their services. Today I submitted an online Roadside Assistance claim, never received follow-up communications, and when called I had automated voice response systems hang up. I have been paying top dollar every month justifying the expense by thinking when I need them I'll get unmatched"white glove service." Yet, today the service was meh. I always told myself I was paying for the best of the best, but maybe it's time to reevaluate

My wife recently had sinus surgery, and we paid a $3,000+ hospital bill before the surgery as they said she couldn’t have the procedure without paying it. That covered the rest of her OOP max. Cigna still hasn’t processed the claim two months later, and meanwhile other bills and late fees are stacking up because her OOP max isn’t shown as being met. We contacted Cigna and they said it finally processed last week (not reflected on their website) and that we need to allow 21 days for it to go through. How do we handle this with other providers calling and threatening additional late fees? My wife wants to pay but I think we should wait for the claim to go through.

I have auto through the lizard. Long story, so I apologize in advance. In May, I bought a new car, and wanted to add my husband and the new car so we would all be on one policy. I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to cancel my policy and make a new one, but that’s what ended up happening. I called them and asked if they could reinstate my old policy and add the 2. A supervisor got the approval to do it and transferred me to a lady in a department I’m not sure of. That lady told me I should keep the new policy because it is cheaper. I asked if both policies were exactly the same. She went line by line and confirmed they both had the same coverage. I asked why the new policy was cheaper if they were exactly the same. She told a story about how each policy is owned by different companies and they set their own rules of how they want to handle it. I said, well if you’re saying they’re exactly the same, I guess I’ll keep the new one then but only because you confirmed they were the same coverage. She was typing the whole time and said she was writing the notes in an email. Fast forward to July, the first car (not the new one) got struck by lightning and I tried to file a claim. They told me I didn’t have comprehensive or collision and refused to help. I tried having supervisors try to locate the recording of the phone call with that lady, or find an email or transcript that showed the full conversation. They are saying it doesn’t exist, and there is no recording of it at all. If they could find it, they could retroactively fix the comprehensive and I could continue with the claim. Supervisors also have said that manager level and above calls don’t get recorded. Is there anything I can do at this point? I know they record everything, but they are saying it doesn’t exist. I don’t know what else I can do.

I've only had pet insurance for 1 year, through my work. I just received a letter stating that my policy is no longer available to me, but I can have their "My Pet Protection Choice" to continue coverage. The policy seems to cover less, and my premiums went up! The doodle (age 3) went from $218 to $458/year and the cavalier (almost 2) went from $270 to $781. The only thing I've filed was when my doodle had a bump in his ear, that healed on it's own, and my payment was just applied to the deductible. For my cavalier, she had a UTI. So, while I begin to shop around, anyone to consider? Or avoid? And how much do you typically pay in an annual premium? Maybe I just have sticker shock and these premiums are fair? Edit to include- this isn't a wellness plan, they cover 70%. Annual coverage for accidents is $5000, Illness $5000, Congenital and Hereditary $5000, Cruciate $5000, Rx foo $100, Behavioral $100

I submitted a property claim months ago (homesite, Colorado) and it has been agonizing with many moving parts. Most recently, the work is done but the restoration piece, which is covered, has not been paid out so I am missing floor, walls, toilet is in the tub, furniture is all over the place, etc. it has been like this for over a month. The challenge is that my adjuster had to send the claim out to a third party, and the third party can not talk to me directly. They have even told the company doing the work on my house to stop forwarding and ccing me on emails from them. So every time I call my adjuster (the one with my insurance company), he is kind of unsure where they are in the process because he is not them, basically. But then if I check in with the contractors, they haven’t even heard from either adjuster. I am wondering if this is normal and if there is anything I can do to get clear answers from someone. It has been very “he said- she said” games or telephone for weeks and I just want my stuff fixed.