Is anybody else's Figo insurance going up 40% in 2025? My rate is going from $425/yr to $700/yr. I reached out to Figo and they blamed inflation of all things, saying nothing could be done about the price. I was told Figo was one of the better companies by all my pet owner friends & family, but they have never covered a claim and at these rates it would be cheaper for me to just put aside $50/mo. Really frustrated and looking for advice.

Hello all, I am here hoping to find some clarity as to what happened and if I did anything wrong. For context I am chronically ill and have ESRD (end stage renal disease), I am on dialysis 3 times a week, awaiting a kidney transplant. For the last 3 years I have had Medi-Cal and it was handled through California DPSS. This has been the case since I applied. Even when I went into kidney failure and went on dialysis, my medi-cal was still handled by DPSS. I even subsequently applied for Social Security Disability and still my Medi-cal was handled through DPSS. I was just hospitalized last month for a week, so I know that my insurance was definitely still active at that point. Well today, I called my PCP to make an appt and was told my insurance was no longer active. After HOURS of standing in line at the DPSS office, I find out that my medi-cal was transferred to Social Security at the end of March - Without giving me any notice: not even so much as a letter. I’m baffled… I now have to restart the process of picking out a medical group and all that stuff… how did this happen?? Why?? And did I do something wrong????

Had anyone else had a sudden very large increase on their auto insurance premium? I've had allstate for 1.5 years now, and it suddenly jumped up by over $100 a month with no changes. This seems to big a hike to just be rising insurance costs. Has anyone had a big increase as well? Or suggestions for what to do? I can never seem to get an answer from Allstate. One customer service person told me that Florida was having storms and this impacts insurance prices (I don't live in Florida). I'm thinking about just changing insurance companies :(

Title pretty self-explanatory. A lady hit my car in the mall parking lot while I was inside shopping. Car is a 2005 Chevy Malibu with 306K miles on it and a few minor dents and scratches. The damage caused by the lady who hit my car is significantly worse than any previous damage incurred and exceeds the value of the vehicle, so her insurance company wants to deem it a total loss and offer about $2K. I took the vehicle to a body shop to get my own estimate, which came out to be $3.7K. Insurance company doesn’t want to budge on previous estimate. I get that the car is old and not worth anything, but I’ve learned how to keep it running and can afford its maintenance. I can’t currently afford to get a new or spiffy used car, but I’m also not sure $3K is enough to get a solid cash car that won’t break down on me. I also live in Georgia, where having a salvage title isnt really an option. What would you do in the predicament? Any advice is appreciated.

My car is being considered Totaled based on the accident photos. To determine the value of the car the adjuster is asking me to take pictures of the inside of the car only. I requested for them to send someone over to look at the car in person, and they say they don't send appraisers to look at cars, that they only base it on the pictures. They said that if I wanted to get the car repaired that I can, but they would consider it as "Salvaged" and there's a process for that. They would send me a salvaged title, etc. Wouldn't they assess it lower based on inside images only? What about the rest of the car, they don't care about it? What can I do about this. I have also let them know I paid for my registration, bought some new lights, tires, etc. recently, and they asked for the receipt of these items, which I will send but how can I know that I'm not being offered really low? What makes me the most concerned is that I had a body shop come see the car and they tell me that they consider the car's value much higher than the repair. This is why I wish they could bring someone over instead. The car aside the accident part, is in great shape, why can't they be fair and bring someone to do this properly? This is being done by the other driver's insurance.

Someone hit my crappy but reliable car on the way to work a few days ago and their insurance (state farm) is trying to declare the car a total loss, but the cost of the car won't come close to getting me a new used vehicle of the same quality. The damage to the car is mostly cosmetic with only about $1000 in repairs required to get the car on the road again. But ~$4000 to repair the cosmetic damage. The mechanic suggested I try to call them and let them know that I wanted a lower payment in exchange for the car not being totaled but whenever I call state farm I'm immediately redirected to their total loss department. Is it at all likely that I'll be able to instead do a cash claim so that I can keep my car or am I just competely fucked?

I am located in the US and like the title states my PHI was shared from my companies absence manager (Sedgwick) to my employer. Essentially someone at Sedgwick forwarded all my documents needed for the leave to my employer and they retaliated against me by accusing me of being too sick to return to work even though my doctor cleared me. This went on for about 10 months before I was allowed to return. I spoke with a representative from Sedgwick on a recorded line and they stated it would be against the law and HIPAA to disclose my records with my employer beyond the fact I was approved for the leave. I am in a high earning job ($150,000) and lost out on nearly $120,000 worth of wages during this time. Would I be eligible to sue Sedgwick for the lost wages considering I was cleared to return to work and my documents were leaked to my employer resulting in retaliation and harassment?

**THE PROBLEM** Our dog is a 7 year old English Bulldog. We had been with Nationwide pet insurance since he was a puppy and LOVED them! They were absolutely outstanding but then in 2024 their premiums went up like 3x-4x out of nowhere. I looked for some new providers and SPOT came in with a decent price (although still much more expensive than we were paying before). Our policy with SPOT started in August 2024 and Nationwide was cancelled the following month so there would be no lapse in coverage. **THE BACKGROUND** In November, he started having difficultly walking. I took him to the new vet he's been going to for the last few years and said it's hip dysplasia and is recommended stem cell treatment (we have stem cells stored with Ardent from when he was a puppy). I submitted the claim for his doctor visit and associated blood work and they denied it saying pre-existing condition. Apparently, in his medical records, back in early 2021 I had taken him into our previous vet because he was vomiting. They were concerned of a blockage (maybe ate something) and took xrays. They had made an incidental mention that bi-lateral his dysplasia was noticed while checking for blockage but that was it. I didn't even know about it. He never had any trouble walking, he was never seen for it, never received any treatment for it, and was never talked about or mentioned again by his previous or current vet. **THE QUESTION** Do I have any grounds or avenues for appealing this denial of coverage? On paper, they are saying pre-existing condition which I understand but he never was seen for it, never had signs or symptoms, never treated for it, and I didn't even know about it. It was an incidental comment 4 years ago while checking for something else. Since English Bulldogs are prone to hip dysplasia, I don't think it would be uncommon to observe some level of it - He was only 3 years old at that time. I live in CA if that matters.

Got a crack on windshield recently and just found out there is no specific "Glass coverage" policy for me. What I'm trying to say is if I wanna use my insurance to replace the windshield then I need to use the main accident coverage or something to cover it and I have $1000 deductable since Safelite gives me a $1100 quote and if I use insurance it will make my rates higher in the future, so it's kinda worthless and means I have to pay the $1100 windshield by myself. I've heard some ppl have a specific glass coverage which means it will cover any glass replacement with 0 deductable and will not affect my rates. So my question it's the CA thing or did I just pick the bad company? I have Statefarm for now since it's the "No.1" insurance company and I just don't wanna any trouble if one day I have some damage and need to claim. If it's the company, any recommendations? Ty.

Hi all, I have a ragdoll cat who just recently turned 1. We’ve had no health issues thus far. I start seeing this subreddit pop up and saw horror stories of HP. A couple questions: 1. I know a big part of if reimbursement is diligence. Our breeder did a health check on our kitten and gave us the paper work when she handed him over, but we still haven’t submitted it into HP (I know that’s on us). We started HP about 15 days after the exam. Will that paperwork be okay to submit now? 2. We are currently paying $30/month. Are we better off switching now instead of dealing with HP long term? Thanks!