I currently have 3 cats. I've had policies with Fetch (previously known as PetPlan) for nearly 2 decades, and they have covered half a dozen different cats during that time, including my current trio. Fetch has never had the cheapest policies, and it always took a while for them to pay claims, but they always provided good coverage and did not engage in the scummy bait-and-switch practices so common to other pet insurance companies. All that changed Monday. To provide some background, two of my three cats are middle-aged littermates, a female and a male. The boy is generally healthy except for the occasional herpes virus flare up. He's had those since he was a kitten so Fetch considered them a pre-existing condition and has never covered any of those expenses. Fair enough. His sister suffered a serious illness in 2023 and was ultimately diagnosed with small cell intestinal lymphoma. Due to complications during the initial work up, she got aspiration pneumonia. She nearly died and had to spend 10 very expensive days in the ICU. She recovered from the near fatal pneumonia, but unfortunately the lymphoma is terminal and all we can do is give her medication to keep her comfortable and slow the progression. If we're really lucky we may get a couple more years with her. Since her diagnosis in 2023 she has had to see her vet every couple of month for blood tests because the medications suppresses her immune system and can have serious side effects. So, she incurs regular medical bills, but nothing near the expenses she incurred in 2023. Both cats had their policies renewed in 2024 with moderate increases in the annual premiums. Today I received my renewal documents for 2025, and I am absolutely floored by what Fetch has done: * **Fetch designated BOTH cats as high risk and forced them into high-risk policies.** * **The female's 2025 premium went up by about $75 to $1380 per year, but the deductible quadrupled to $1000 and my co-pay went from 10% to 40%!** * **Even though her brother has rarely been sick and never with anything serious, his 2025 premium increased by $817 to $2200 per year, his deductible doubled to $500 and my co-pay went from 10% to 30%!** I had expected the girl's policy costs might increase, but there is no justification for what Fetch has done with her brother's policy. I called Fetch to get an explanation and see what could be adjusted at least for the boy's policy. Their answer was, "Nothing." Take it, or leave it. This is how Fetch treats customers who've had policies with them for decades. Just a big middle finger. Fetch was bought by a huge private equity firm a few years ago and these predatory business practices are the result. Wall Street has been buying up veterinary practices and pet insurance companies with the goal of consolidating the industry into monopolies that will rob pet owners blind. For Fetch it's either pay up or put fido to sleep.

Edit: It looks like this was my deductible. It looks like I didn't fully understand how things were billed before/after my deductible was met. Thanks for the help everyone! I recently received a bill for $275 from an in-home sleep study. When looking at my EOB it says that the ammount billed was $450 and Cigna negotiated a $175 cost reduction, however under "What Cigna Plan Paid" the amount is listed as $0. Also, the provider network status is listed as "IN NETWORK". I was operating under the assumption that this at home sleep test would fall under the other lab work from an independent lab category and would be billed at 15%. Not sure if this is necessary info, but I am located in California. My questions are: 1. Does anyone know what an in-home sleep study would be classified as when it comes to how it is billed? 2. Is it possible to contest this with Cigna to get them to cover more? 3. Is it possible to negotiate this bill with Virtuox in the event that Cigna will not budge?

I unenrolled from snapshot because it was tracking a majority of instances where I wasn’t the driver. Do you think they will increase my insurance based on the data they have already? It’s only 14 days worth.

Normally don't rant except to the company themselves and my circle, but this deserves public comment. We've had insurance for our dog since she was 8 weeks old with Healthy Paws, and she's now 9. Monthly rates have steadily increased and most recent was $86.06. **JUST RECEIVED NOTICE OF INCREASE TO $372.77 PER MONTH!!** Mind you, this is a healthy dog. In 9 years I think we had one small claim. Buyer beware.

Hello, I have Aetna insurance and my daughter was prescribed to go for hypoallergenic formula. I spoke with agents, doctor office submitted required docs and they received a fax saying it’s covered. They directed me to Coram where I can order fomula. Coram and Aetna coordinated and determined I’m covered at 100% Now, in my Aetna app the claim is denied and my share is $6536. I have not received a bill from the provider(Coram). I’m panicking Please tell me if I owe the above amount?

How accurate does the quote be when “dealership” works with multiple auto insurance companies to get you the best rates possible. Family member (new driver), called Geico for a quote and was given a high rate. She went to a dealership to see a vehicle that she was interested and left the dealership with the vehicle. Her word was “the saleperson and the person that deals with insurance at the dealership was able to get her a better deal. I tried to tell her dealership just do their quote online and uses that to bait customers into buying the vehicles. Dealer: Geico- $1983 for 6 months full coverage Family member: (over the phone): Geico - $5,400 for 6 months full coverage Thanks for y’all feedbacks.

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!

Last month, I was laid off. I opted into COBRA with a start date of 04/01. The paperwork was sent to me last Wednesday, I elected into it Thursday, and paid my premium on Friday. Today, I logged into Cigna and it's showing I'm inactive with no insurance. After a few hours of customer service between the COBRA intermediary (WageWorks), they assured me I'm active and it takes a couple of weeks for Cigna to process. They sent things over yesterday and said my insurance would be dated 04/01. On the chat, Cigna wasn't able to help very much (which I understand). Is there anything else I should work on during this transitional time? Or, have others had success with waiting and letting the process work itself out? Thank you all so much!

Sorry everyone this is a long one and I don’t have a good way to TLDR it. Just for a quick note, I have USAA for auto insurance and my vehicle is a 2017 Corvette Z06 in 3LZ trim, Z07 package, and 52k miles. I own the car outright and it is titled/registered in NH. So a little while ago I was driving in heavy rain, hydroplaned, lost control, hit another car in a few places not too hard, and slid into the median. The cosmetic damage is pretty bad. A few body panels and aerodynamic parts of the car were damaged and will need to be completely replaced, as you can’t repair fiberglass/carbon fiber. I estimated myself that the cosmetic damage alone would cost $25-$30k (take that for what it is, I’m not expert lol). I had a chance to look under the car and nothing looked terrible - only thing of concern was a rear wheel that was canted slightly outwards. I towed it to a shop and they’ve found no frame damage; they’re saying it’s completely repairable. USAA got an adjuster to do an estimate on the repairs and it came out to almost $32k without having taken apart the vehicle. Their estimate also included a substantial amount of work being done on the rear suspension, if needed, which is probably the only mechanical part of the car which would’ve been damaged. Their Actual Cash Value (ACV) for the car came out to be almost $61k at the time, and since the repairs were estimated to be over 50% of the ACV, they deemed it a total loss immediately. But I knew that ACV was wrong, because no low ballers, I know what I got. In all seriousness, their report included the methodology for calculating the ACV - they compare my car to two similar cars for sale in the area. However they made a mistake and compared my car to two base model Corvettes which, brand new, went for anywhere from $30k-$45k cheaper at MSRP. They also left out very valuable features my car had as OEM equipment like the carbon ceramic brakes which go for about $16k brand new. Obviously I know I’m not getting full value for these things, I’m just saying they certainly add value. Anyway, they admitted their mistake in comparing my car to two non-comparable vehicles and redid the calculation. The new ACV is almost $87k now. Now, I know a lot of you if not all of you will say take the money and run, but this is a dream car for me - it’s spec’d perfectly and I’ve done a lot of work on this car all by myself, so it has a lot of meaning for me. I could take the owner retainment settlement option and receive $48k, repair the car myself, and pocket extra money (because I know these repairs wouldn’t cost more than $48k), but they would issue a salvage title, and I couldn’t do that because I’d still want full coverage on the car. But even with this new (and correct) ACV, USAA refuses to not call this car a total loss. Repairs would have to exceed $43k to be over 50% ACV and, by their own definition, be a total loss. Additionally, in the state of NH, generally when a vehicle is involved in a collision the damages need to exceed 75% of the ACV to be deemed a total loss. This is what USAA has recently sent me as I’m still fighting them to get the repairs done, “I can understand your point, however there was no mistake in deeming the vehicle a total loss at start, you were interested in more value in the settlement. The fact that the added value was reviewed doesn't remove it from a total loss stance. We still report it to the State as a total loss, the features and conditions that were modified as a courtesy increased the value here.” So my question is, can they do this? Still deem it a total loss even though from the start their calculation of the ACV was incorrect? I disagreed the car was a total loss from the very beginning, I wasn’t looking to get more money from the settlement, I just wanted to ACV to be correct. I’m not even looking to pocket any money from this, I just want my car fixed.

US Florida. I was involved in a car crash recently and don't know what to do. What happened was that I was exiting a fast food drive thru late at night. The drive thru exits onto 4-lane divided road and there is a stop sign controlling the intersection. I stopped at the stop sign and looked down the road to see if it was clear. I saw no oncoming traffic, so I turned right into the left lane as I was intending on taking a U turn at the next available place which is fairly close to where I entered the road. (Yes, I know this is illegal. I got a ticket for this and I know I won't be getting out of it.) As I turned into the left lane, I collided with another driver who was driving in the left lane. I did not see this other vehicle whatsoever even though I looked before I entered the road. Damage to both vehicles was minimal and neither of us were injured. We were able to move to a nearby parking lot before the police were called to the scene and we exchanged information. At the time I was freaking out about the whole situation and not thinking clearly and only remized later that the other person's headlights obviously weren't on, otherwise I 100% would have seen them. I tried emailing my insurance company (Progressive) that was handling the case, but never got any response. There are traffic cameras at the nearby major intersection as well as security cameras from nearby businesses that I believe would be able to help, but I can't get any footage from them. I asked in person at the businesses and called the police department and they all told me insurance would have to handle it. So what do I do? Do I have to get a lawyer? Is it even worth it to do so?