I was referred by my PCP to a physical therapist and was going regularly to appointments where I was only charged a $15 copay. However, after one of my appointments where my PT used a new technique (biofeedback training), my insurance is saying that service is denied and trying to charge me upwards of $400 for this one appointment. My insurance provider is United Healthcare. When I go to their website and try to "estimate cost" of this procedure (code #90912) it says that it should be covered by my $15 copay. However, when I called United to ask why it was denied, they said that there was a form called a PRA that they sent to my provider and it was not returned, so they didn't have enough information and denied it. I was told by the provider, my PT, that she never got this form and I also reached out to the billing department for the medical group, Sutter, to have them try and follow up with insurance or look into it, and was told that they would and I'd hear back within 30-45 days. Now my insurance is saying that, since they denied my first appeal, I only had so long to appeal that and the deadline is approaching. The "patient advocate" told me that either myself or the provider has to write a letter to United Healthcare Escalation center and ask for a secondary appeal, but was super vague on what exactly to say or write. I called back Sutter, since it had taken so long. They said they had 30-45 "business days" to review it, but they'd mark it as highest priority. I don't think I should wait for them, but am unsure what exactly I can say to get United to resend these forms that my provider says she never received. Any guidance?

So Lemonade had me take some house photographs and asked some questions as we’re approaching the first renewal of our home insurance. Separately, we had some hail storms and our roof got beat up. I had a roofer take a look and he said the roof is a bit old (the pictures he took supported that) and it has impact damage. Well as I’m researching my options, Lemonade says they are dropping us because we have a tree that is close to the house, it’s a small one, and our sewer line is cast iron under the house. Since the hail damage occurred under the Lemonade insurance, is it worth trying to file a claim before they drop me? Will it make it harder for me to find insurance? I imagine a damaged roof is harder to insure than a new one but I’m not sure

I unwisely booked a 4 day festival ticket that I don’t think I can attend. I have a pre existing condition and at the time, I didn’t consider how my impaired my mental and physical stamina is. I’m trying to file my claim but I’m worried because pre existing conditions are excluded. I’m seeing a psychiatrist and therapist about OCD however (which factors into why I can’t go all four days). Will Allianz accept this reason and documentation for it?

Hey, has anyone ever dealt with owner guard gap insurance. I have been calling them for 5 days and emailing them and no one answers. It seems to only be one person that is working that is in a total different department. They don’t even have a headquarters if anyone has been in contact with them please let me know. I’m just trying to get a hold of anyone because someone totaled my car and I’m left paying out of pocket. Thank you for your time.

Is it even legal for Healthy Paws pet insurance to increase premiums at almost 200% in CA? This is outrageously high!! Anyone experiencing the same? #healthypawspetinsurance

So, how do you go about selecting a breed when buying pet insurance when you have a mutt? I did a DNA test on my dog and she's like 2/3 Cattle Dog and Chihuahua, and then 1/3 3 other breeds. I bought Pumpkin Insurance and selected Mixed Breed 11-25 pounds (she's 22 pounds and shouldn't get any bigger). Here's the kick in the pants- I asked what to do if she gets more than 25 pounds. They said, well, they won't accept Mixed Breed and they base breed on vet records. Why...why do they even have Mixed Breed as an option, then?? It's going to cost me an extra $136 a year to change her to a Cattle Dog Mix. It frustrates me because my dog weighs 10-27 pounds less than the average ACD. I can still cancel Pumpkin, and I'm tempted. But will it be any better with any other company? I assume they all operate the same way.

My policy just renewed this month, my overall policy went from $2300 to over $2800. I had an accident back in 2023, very minor rear end tap. (I was at fault) the other party didn’t bring litigation against me until 2 months before the statute of limitations went up this year in april. My insurance company did pay out the settlement, and I was told I did not have a surcharge from this incident, and that if my insurance was to go up from this accident it would have happened in 2023 when the accident occurred. My insurance company (USAA) informed me of a state-wide increase being put into effect and that this increase on this renewal was only a portion of the overall increase. I’m just very confused, and unsure how it would increase that much if it wasn’t from this prior accident, and my driving record outside of it is totally clean. Been with this ins company for 6 years now, and I don’t want to switch as i’ve enjoyed it thus far but feel like I have to now that i’m being priced out of it. anyone in massachusetts have any insights?

Location: Toronto, Ontario CANADA 🇨🇦 A representative from Scoitabank assured me that I could extend the interest rate deduction program on my credit card for another six months, pending approval when the initial period ended. Unfortunately, when the six months were up, I called again and was informed by a different representative that the previous one had provided incorrect information. They explained that Scoitabank only offers this assistance every two years and that I was not eligible for help at this time. I was completely unaware of this policy, and the unexpected return of regular interest charges on my account has caused me significant emotional and financial distress. Upon research I found that Scoitabank has violated the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) established in 2002, c. 30, Sched. A, s. 14 (1). The calls are all recorded. Scoitabank conducted an investigation and determined that they would offer me $368.00 for my distress, along with the closure of the case. My question is, can I pursue additional compensation for my suffering? Am I entitled to request more than what they have proposed? Thank you for your time to respond! 🙏

Healthypaws is raising our premium to $35/month/cat, have had general cat insurance but almost nothing has been covered - their issues (cat herpes early on, recently anal gland stuff) is hardly covered or not at all. Looking at catastrophic/accident only insurance - is this worth? Do you have a company you like/hate less than all the other companies? Looked at PetsBest which is suspiciously inexpensive at $6/month vs aspcapetinsurance at $22/month for the same coverage. Any help is appreciated!

I hope I'm in the right sub for this but I'm not sure, if there is a better place for this post please let me know. So I got into an accident that I was at fault, I do not have collision coverage, and I still owe about $19,000 on the vehicle. I asked my insurance and without coverage there is nothing they can do. It is not drivable and the air bags deployed. There is heavy front end damage but the rest of the vehicle is fine. I've only taken it to one shop for an estimate because I don't want to keep paying for a tow to get different quotes and they all end up being close to the same amount anyway. The estimate I got was $20,000 to fix it, so I'm not going to be able to afford that, and even if I could I don't see how that would be worth it. The car before the accident was probably worth $20,000 - $25,000 at most. (2022 KIA K5 GT LINE). I have pictures of the vehicle as well but wasn't sure if I was allowed to include those in the post. So as far as I see it, it's going to just sit somewhere until I pay off what I owe. So instead of paying a storage fee to keep it somewhere (my apartment doesn't allow vehicles that aren't drivable to stay in the parking lot), I want to either sell it or scrap it. Whatever I decide to do with it, I want the next tow to be the last. If I can make a little bit of money on it, great, if not then like I said if I can at least avoid a storage fee or paying to tow it several times that's a win for me. Anything I do make would go straight towards paying it off anyway. I'm already pretty screwed, paying on a car that I can't drive so I'm trying to see my options and cut my losses. I've gotten suggestions to declare bankruptcy, sell it, scrap it, keep it, sell all the parts individually, sell it as a whole for parts. A lot of the issue is, I don't think I can sell it, even to a salvage yard, without paying it off first, so what do I do with it until then? That's going to take a long time for me. I can't afford to fix it, can't sell it, scrap it etc. What do I do? And I understand I'm not going to make money on this, I understand I'm screwed either way, I understand that I will not financially recover from this for quite some time. So I'm just asking what is my best course of action to cut my losses as much as possible? Is there a way to sell it before paying it off? Do I need to let the lender know about the accident? Is there a different way insurance can help even though they said they can't? Is there a service or organization that helps with this sort of thing? Should I declare bankruptcy?