Like home and car insurance in California, looks like Umbrella premiums have gone through roof. Is that true for others in Cali? I'm with State Farm. $2M umbrella was a few hundred dollars last year; renewing now at $2400/year (no claims, no accidents, no lawsuits). 3 cars; 3 drivers. Own home. No pets, not much liability. Anyone else got this sort of increase year over year?

Hi all, I'm trying to figure out the best way to proceed with insurance as my policies are set to renew in about three weeks. I have Allstate for both auto and home insurance, and I get a $300 discount on both the auto and home premiums as a result. My home insurance for this coming year (12 month rate) is set to be $2270 - when I looked online and talked to a couple of agencies, the lowest I got was \~$2800 with some of those quotes going well into 3k and even 4k. I'm not sure why my home insurance rate with Allstate is so good comparatively to other agencies, though the discount section does mention responsible payments (haven't missed any mortgage payments) contributing to a $600 bonus, and a loyalty bonus of $250. On the other hand, my auto insurance rates are way higher than anything I'm being quoted on. My rate for the next 6 months of auto insurance is $1262 for a 2021 Subaru Forester. As far as classification goes, I'm 26, male, and married. I've had a single accident just under 5 years ago (late 2020 - minor bump to the car in front of me, and I was the at fault driver). Upon doing quotes with other agencies using the exact same deductibles/coverage amounts, I got anywhere from $770 (from a local independent agent) to just under $1000. I'm trying to determine if it's worth swapping to another agency for cheaper car insurance, but I'd lose my bundle discount and the convenience of handling all of my insurance from one place, with one agent. Would y'all say it would be better to stick with Allstate, or should I try and pursue a better auto policy?

I recently almost got into an accident where the person in front of me stopped in an active lane of traffic and I had to hard brake. I stopped short of hitting the guy's bumper and we both pulled over to check if there's any damage. Confirmed no damage but he made me exchange phone numbers and driver's license info with him and we took pictures of the cars before going our separate ways. I didn't file a claim nor let my insurance know since there was no collision to begin with. A couple of days later I got a voicemail from his insurance's claims adjuster saying that a claim was made against me for a rear-end collision. Since it was after-hours I called the general support line for his insurance and got a hold of a live agent who was able to give me more information and what to do to dispute the claim. I've provided the pictures and dashcam footage leading up to the encounter to the claims adjuster and also filed a claim with my insurance because there's no other way of getting a hold of someone in my insurance until the weekday (I blame Tesla Insurance for shotty staffing). I wanted to ask the community if there's anything else I should do or be aware of in this process. I think the guy is trying to make a claim that I damaged his bumper as he had existing damage there (I confirmed in the pictures and the dashcam footage). EDIT: Forgot to mention that I plan on calling the other guy's claims adjuster as well as the one assigned to my claim to confirm receipt of information and if I need to provide anything else. I sent the pictures and dashcam footage to my claims adjuster as well.

On July 24, I was involved in an accident in Houston, where the other car suddenly changed lanes on the highway and caused an accident. I called the police and the other driver accepted his fault. Police has made a incident report and seems like full report takes some time to come. We both had geico insurance. Police made the incident report and gave me the details of the other person's details, insurance policy and all but did ask me for anything. Now, when I call geico, they say that they have not yet gotten the other person's statement. I don't know what my options are. They also did not respond to my rental car issue and i had to get it myself. I missed couple of day of work as well due to the body pain. What should I do?

I am a trusting person. I will state this upfront. We switched home insurance carriers last year. I was told by someone that they discontinued our vinyl siding and to purchase or look for a matching endorsement for it when I switched. I talked with the insurance salesman who I asked if they have a matching endorsement for vinyl siding. He said “it is not needed” i then asked clearly “if one side of our house is damaged and the siding has been discontinued you will replace all of the siding correct?” His response was “yes we will make it right, we will make you whole” Low and behold. Massive hail damage to one side of our house. Our siding is discontinued. Insurance says we will just try and match it to the best we can. Is there any recourse here?

I purchased private health insurance through an agent with Freedom Life Insurance. I'm starting my own business so have to handle my own insurance. I got a Freedom plan that is supposed to give me 4 free doctors visits before deductibles/copays kick in, and somehow I'm paying more than my insurance every time. They only pay $100 per visit. I am livid that I'm spending almost $400/month for a policy that doesn't seem to pay anything!! What is the deal with this?? They only pay $100, the rest is on me. This is directly different than what I was told it would be, and there's no way for me to know what I'm going to be paying unless I get a full bill breakdown from each doctor beforehand which I have never in my life had to do. The plan is a United plan, yet my agent said these major doctors don't have a good contracted rate with United. HOW? United is universally accepted. Should I have my agent find me a different plan? Go back to Marketplace where they switch your plan every year? Where the heck does a person go to get health insurance that isn't rocket science, actually covers what it says it will cover, and doesn't change all the time? Does the plan I'm on even sound normal?

We have a storm damage claim in since June 20th, adjuster came out July 2nd, he sent an estimate and a payment (which we have not yet accepted) on the 3rd. We’ve been trying to get in touch with him since the 7th to no avail (voicemail says he’ll call back within one business day). What’s my next move?

Can someone help me with Lemonade pet insurance? My pet policy is 80% reimbursement, $250 deductible, $10,000 annual. My dog went to the vet to get a mass checked out and got bloodwork done. My plan doesn't cover exams or bloodwork. Cytology was $185 and fine needle aspiration was $40. In this case, the eligible cost that would go towards the deductible is the cytology exam and fine needle aspiration, which adds up to $225. I was under the impression Lemonade paid out 80% AFTER the deductible is met. But Lemonade just got back to me, and it shows that they covered 80% of the $225, which is $180. Which means I still have to pay $70 until my deductible is met, instead of $25. I thought the 80% was only for reimbursement after the deductible, not 80% coverage of the deductible. Is this how all pet insurance work?

So I have auto insurance with All State here in Canada and I was provided a questionnaire for my renewal term which I filled out. All state says to fill it out otherwise there’s penalties and whatnot so I fill it out. They increased the premium on my last monthly payment before renewal and aren’t budging because we sent the questionnaire that they asked for before we paid the last payment so now they’re counting it as a policy change which is stupid. I work as an actuary in auto insurance and I’ve never dealt with this sort of stuff. What should I do?

Location: Georgia, USA Hello everyone- My brother was in a motorcycle accident April 6, 2024. He was in ICU for a month and discharged in July, 2024. During that time he did not have his phone, access to email, or ability to check standard mail. My brother was a PE Teacher and football coach in the state of Georgia for 27 years. All of his insurance premiums were paid for once a month in his paycheck. The state of Georgia agreed to early retirement with benefits beginning July 2024. Blue Cross informed him last month they were dropping his insurance for delinquent payments. His appeal was denied. My brother is looking into COBRA as well as ACA. What steps should he be taking to get the necessary pain medications he needs daily? Thanks!