Has anyone else dealt with Progressive refusing to take responsibility for a rear-end domino effect accident with liability insurance, and then being told to fix your car first and wait for reimbursement while they wait for other vehicles to file claims

Greetings, I have State Farm insurance on my truck, which I've been gradually making improvements to for off-road use over the past 2 years I've had it. As of right now, I have about 18k invested into it excluding labor. I've asked my SF agent aboput gettin an endorsement and they verbally said that my current policy should cover it as long as it's bolted to the vehicle and that I've kept photos and receipts, but I still worry I could end up in a situation where the vehicle is stolen or wrecked in an accident, deemed total and I'm offered far less then it would cost to purchase a similarily equipped truck used on FB marketplace. I'm a bit skeptical of whether or not this is accurate or whether i'd be severely low balled. I live in a fairly urban area where property theft and unisured reckless drivers have been sharply increasing. I skimmed over my policy but nothing stood out to me in reguards to modifications, but perhaps I missed something? I'm just trying to make sure that I'm not screwed . One scenario I'm worried about is getting a low ball offer for the vehicle and then hoping there is an avenue to buy it back so that I can transfer the viable parts to another vehicle of the same model, selling whatever is leftover for part and taking a huge loss.

My auto insurance policy with Progressive was ceded to the North Carolina Reinsurance Facility. I have a clean driving record, no accidents, no tickets, no nothing in the 15 years I've been driving, but they told me that ALL of their policies in North Carolina were ceded after Hurricane Helene -- even though I don't live in Western NC. I've always carried coverage well above the minimum but my coverages are of course going to decrease significantly and my premium has gone up by a lot, as well. I'd like to switch companies, but I'm wondering if this has happened with policies across the board in NC regardless of company and that now that I've had a policy ceded, anywhere I switch will automatically do that, as well. Can anyone clarify how this works? Any other NC drivers run into this with other companies since Hurricane Helene? I really hope I'm not out of luck and can no longer get coverage above the minimum anywhere. I'm happy to switch companies if needed, but I also bundle with

Hello! I have a 4 year old dog and I am looking to change my policy from healthy paws. I think they're great but I hate that I have to pay for yearly vaccinations/checkups and dont get re imbursed. Any recommendations for a good insurance that has a low deductible and will reimburse annual exams which include vaccinations, possible dental care and flea meds? Thanks in advance!

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?

Hi! Thought id share my experience with my cat! He is 4yr - i have had Trupanion since i adopted him a year+ ago. He had no pre-existing conditions. I specifically asked agent of dental was covered and they said yes. He has been to the vet a couple times - first time visit, ear infection, worms from new kitten we got, etc. The vet has briefly checked his teeth previously and said a little tartar but overall healthy gums. Friend got a new cat so was asking about my policy - reading the “fine print” is that dental doesn’t kick in until first post-insurance dental/oral examination. I immediately emailed and asked that his dental coverage has kicked in - they said no because they have no notes from vet. I said she probably didn’t note because there was nothing of note…asked if i got her to confirm they could put into effect retroactively. They said yes. Vet sent over full records to them - vet “briefly” checked mouth with said assessment on 12/11/24. They said it will take a couple days to process but will get back to me. Still waiting and can update but wanted to just flag!!! I also checked because he may have some mouth issues that i flagged to vet a couple weeks ago (still undetermined) but glad i did because i could see their potential denial saying “he didn’t have an oral exam prior blah blah blah.” Anyway TLDR - check the fine print!! They are so sneaky and if they fight me on this i will probably cancel.

I’m so frustrated, I have a shih tzu 13 years old who doesn’t have any major problems, other than a collapse trachea and anxiety. But nationwide made my payment $300/month. How am I going to afford this?!

So like the title says I had 2 doctor visit back to back days. One I saw the PA and the other I saw the NP. But the medical claim with my insurance says I saw the doctor. I received a bill from the clinic stating I owe an additional $76.93 for the PA and nothing additional for the NP. Both doctors are from same clinic but different specialties. I reached out to my insurance and they said it was both bill coded as me seeing the doctors. Is this correct? I reached out to the billing department of the clinic and it’s been almost 2 weeks and they haven’t gotten back to me yet. Is this correct? I paid $220.63 both times (I have a high deductible plan) I think. I don’t have a copay - I pay for everything my insurance doesn’t cover(which they don’t cover very much) If you have more questions to help answer this let me know. In the last month I’ve spent $1600 in medical and I want to make sure I’m being billed a surplus amount. Edit- I’m 29F from Texas and I’m insured through my job with UHC

I went to a urology visit at UIC in Chicago. The whole visit was around 10 minutes, no longer, since I was called in: blood pressure and oxigen check, a few questions about my health history and then came in the doctore that in two minutes, without even using special pieces of equipment, gave me the diagnosis. Only few weeks ago I recevied the bill and surprisingly I was billed twice: one bill for the doctor service and one for the use of the infastructure tislef. Basically the doctor just "rent" the room and equipment and provides the service. For the first bill, the total was covered by insurance excpet a small co-payment ($40), but the second one is covered only partly . It was $460 and after reductions, I have to pay out pocket, 250$. The code associated with this item is 99204: "New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes, Level 4" (https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/cpt-code-99204-new-patient-office-visit-45-59-minutes#:\~:text=Additional%20CPT%20resources-,CPT%C2%AE%20code%2099204%3A%20New%20patient%20office%20or,outpatient%20visit%2C%2045%2D59%20minutes) If you read thorugh the link above, this code should be applied when: "Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making. When using time for code selection, 45-59 minutes of total time is spent on the date of the encounter." Basically, none of these createria were met. Even if I descalate to Level 3, it still require 30-44 minutes and a thoroughly examination of past and current conditions. Now, what actions would you suggest me to do? Trying to reason with the hospital itslef or can BCBS help me with this matter? Fortunately, I can afford to pay this bill. But it is just frustating that it's literally a mafia, a scheme out there, and nobody does nothing. I can't imagine the people living paycheck by payecheck and being frauded by private health.

I live and work in California for reference. I left my job to seek treatment for substance use disorder and Kaiser is claiming that they cannot excuse me since I did not participate in their outpatient program. I met with a doctor every week and he prescribed me medication to detox at home from fentanyl and methamphetamine. However they claim that this is not considered to be under a doctor's care and will not sign documentation for those dates. Over the course of 28 days I detoxed three times and relapsed three times before they sent me to a third party inpatient program. I am new to the Kaiser program as of this year and they recommended I go through their detox at home and outpatient program instead of directly to inpatient in spite of my long history of substance abuse and my multiple stays at detox facilities and residential facilities. Currently I am unprotected for these 28 days but I am wondering if this is legal?