Hello everyone who sees this post. I’m a first time mom dog and need advice on some wellness plans for my 1 month old Labrador Retriever. I’ve done a lot of research on different wellness plans and pet insurance but feel so overwhelmed. I also don’t want to pick any wellness plans as I want to make sure I’m getting my moneys worth and the appropriate care for my puppy. I’ve only had him for 5 days so far and would give my life for him. I recently went to visit Banfield hospital that was inside of PetSmart at midtown crossing shopping center. The visit was free because my puppy was a new patient. I got him his first dosage of dewormer. The customer service was great and they were very attentive with my puppy. I arrived late to my appointment but they still saw him. I’ve read some reviews and other Reddit post about Banfield and they have been not so great. So I just want to get advice on whether or not the wellness early care plus plan is good for the first year of my puppy’s life and ONLY for the first year. It includes: -introductory comprehensive physical exam -graduation comprehensive physical exam -routinely recommended vaccinations -ear swab to help catch signs of parasites and disease (1x a year) -screening test for heartworm and tick-borne diseases -WISDOM PANEL health DNA test to screen for genetic diseases -fecal exam (3x a year) and routine deworming (4x a year) -virtual visits (2x a year) -pet wellness 1-1 session -unlimited office visits -neuter surgery, including preanesthetic blood testing with electrolyte panel and monitoring throughout the procedure and recovery This will be $78/monthly. Coming out to $936 for the year. Of course, for additional recommended vaccines and additional charges for medication and extra procedures not covered by the plan, I’m willing to pay out of pocket. I’ll be sure to get my puppy pet insurance as well but still looking. So far I’ve seen Spot, Figo (since I have a Costco membership), and lemonade. For now I’m thinking setting the coverage plan at its lowest so I pay no more than $20 a month. I know how it sounds, but I don’t want to pay so much for pet insurance right now as he’s still small. Once I see that he’s growing and being more of a menace, then I’ll change his plan to cover more so I won’t have to worry about paying so much out of pocket. What do you guys think about this? I need all the advice I can get on the Banfield plan and my idea on the pet insurance thing. Asking for all advice. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to me. You don’t know how much I appreciate it.

After paying $60 bucks a months for almost a year, SPOT has denied every single attempt at being reimbursed and rejected every appeal. The rejection to the appeal contained information that was absolutely not true like that the symptoms started in the 14 day waiting period, even though it was for an emergency surgery many months after we started the policy. When I asked what next steps were, since there was clearly incorrect information in the rejection, I was told there was nothing they could do. It's thousands of dollars, it's exactly what we pay insurance premiums for. It's the holidays and we are completely broke. We were counting on having this money reimbursed so that we could make rent this month. It's just pure cruelty and I don't understand how people like this sleep at night. AVOID THIS COMPANY LIKE THE PLAGUE.

A couple months ago my car was parked and someone hit the back of it (they were parked behind me). Luckily my dash cam recorded everything. I contacted the local police and they went to the man’s house and he admitted fault saying “ I didn’t think it was that bad”. I declined pressing charges as this man was older and In just wanted his insurance info thinking it would be a simple claim. Alas, here were are with State Farm trying to get me to use their preferred body shop and only approving 60% of the estimate. I know they tout the benefits of using their contracted shops but I don’t want to do that. I got two estimates from two reputable shops showing what the cost to repair should be but they don’t want to budge. I also understand that if I go to a non contracted shop then the shop can request supplements for more money from insurance to complete the repairs. I just don’t like being liable for any monies not agreed to by State Farm if that situation were to happen. At this point I’d rather just get the amount the two shops quoted me to fix it and go that route. I’ve compiled a demand letter requesting that amount, along with 10 days of a rental care cost. I think this is fair and hoping this will resolve the claim. Think they will agree?

Got metlife pet insurance to cover dental work needed for my dog. I got the Preventive Care plan add-on so her teeth cleaning would be covered. Right in the policy it lists Spay/Neuter or Teeth Cleaning: $150, per pet. Submitted my claim on 12/17 and finally got processed today 1/17. They rejected the claim on grounds of it being a pre-existing condition. My dog's teeth had plaque on them so they denied the claim. How in the hell do you get teeth cleaning covered then?

so I think the title explains it clear enough got a info in the mail me and my mom share a policy because i'm 19 and from my knowledge its pretty hard to get one note says "we are kicking you off on the 8th because you are doing deliveries" I am not doing deliveries I was in my previous car but I didn't even have that car insured with them and i literally told noone i was, along w the fact that the insurance company i used when I was doing deliveries has gone down under I had to switch and it was a totally separate thing and I haven't done any food deliveries since getting my new car since its a 350z lowered and its practically impossible to do them, so me and mom call agent and agent says "idk it just says you are there is nothing you can do your just going to get kicked off"? need advice in general, and just general questions, why can't I just send them proof that i haven't 2nd question where am I going to get insurance at 19 now

I bought a car at Carmax within the week, and just got a call that the lender, Ally, is requesting a paid in full letter for a previous vehicle. The vehicle they are asking about was repossessed in 2021. I do not have a paid in full letter, but a cancellation of debt. I'm afraid to submit that and them not fund the loan. Will this hurt me?

Hi all! I’m trying to submit out of network bills to Oxford for my sons intensive out patient program. I’m getting denied for this reason, “Benefits for this service are denied. Your provider has billed more units than what is allowed in one day. The allowed number of units have been processed on a different service line. (CES024)” I’m in NY also Thank you

TL;DR: Be nice and…get yo money?? I made a post a few days ago about how I was seeking compensation for the stress caused my the mishandling and lying committed by the at fault drivers insurance. This was my first car accident, so I’ve never dealt with the claims side of insurance. I explained how it’s my understanding they were in violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act and how when I finally got ahold of the other insurances adjuster, he made multiple false statements (which his supervisor confirmed were untrue statements). For many reasons told and untold, this was stressful. I made a post explaining how I was seeking compensation for the stress caused by the mishandling of this claim and asked what the chances were that I’d get compensation. I came here seeking genuine answers and instead I received belittling comments, essentially saying “you will receive nothing you dumb fuck.” Well…I just received an email today from the insurance agreeing to pay exactly the amount I asked for. While I get things take time, not hearing a single word from the other insurance for almost two months when their own policy says they reply within one business day, and making multiple unnecessary false statements is not right. Making belittling comments to someone is also not right. My point is, be nicer. Don’t join a subreddit where people are seeking genuine answers if you can’t give them, or simply don’t comment. AND, if an insurance company got you feeling stressed, take a chance. It might literally pay off.

I had a liver transplant in 2023 at Mayo in Arizona. I live in Oklahoma. I have BCBS of Arkansas through Walmart, where my wife works. Regular lab draws are required and I have a DLO (Quest) and few minutes away from my home. I checked DLO's website which stated they accepted my plan. I got my labs drawn many times over the course of 6-7 months before receiving bills from the lab for the full amount, insurance was paying nothing. After contacting insurance, they said the particular location was not in network. No idea why one would be out of network but other locations of the same company are. However, after conferring with both BCBS and DLO, I was told that BCBS of Arizona is being billed because that's where the ordering provider is from. No one seems to be very helpful on either end as far as getting anything resolved, and there's nearly 20K worth of labs being denied. Does this seem accurate from both the insurance perspective of billing another state's plan as well as why they would deny one location but not another of the same company? Any suggestions on what I should do or how to handle? Thanks!

Hey everyone! Fetch just sent us our plan renewal and it's quite a bit higher this year. I'm looking to switch while my dog still is quite healthy. She's a 9 year old scrappy terrier mix, and has one pre-existing condition of a femoral head removal before I got her (which was pre-existing for her current policy as well). She's also broken several teeth over the course of several years, which was covered with Fetch, but I'm worried it might not be with other companies (even though those were accidents and not conditions). Is it worth it to switch at this point? I'm seeing some decent slightly lower quotes at Lemonade, Pets Best, and Embrace. But basically every company out there has a post on here bemoaning said company as a "scam." I'm looking for accident and injury coverage with a high max payout of $15,000 or more, deductible of $250-500, and no add ons.