This is a wild one and I'm just looking for some kind of guidance or advice. Try and make the story short, my wife got into a car accident this morning, the car was in her mothers name who passed away and there was a lien on it so we weren't able to get it in our name but the car was on the insurance. This morning, on her way to work, she turned at light and was hit by a 1990s Jeep. After giving insurance information, we went home and contacted our insurance company. Found out we didn't have insurance, when we did, or we thought we did, back in February 2025, I registered a new car with AAA and got insurance. The lady specifically told me I had insurance and said we were good until August, but all she did was sign us up for road side service. I have a receipt of when I went in as well. My car I added was also on the account, but everything else was missing. I filed a claim and they're going to do an investigation. I'm just feeling like I'm in a black hole right now and am super confused and worried. I really can't afford to be put in this situation currently and thought I was covered by insurance this entire time.

I have auto, home owners, etc and recently applied for Long Term Care Insurance with Nationwide. I did the application over the phone with the agent, then did the (hour long) Q&A. A few days/approx a week later, I got this email from the agent "Nationwide approved your application for CareMatters II Life with LTC policy." I thought the vernacular was strange, because if an application is complete, the 'application' is approved but the policy isn't. I decided to let sleeping dogs lie and left it alone. 1+ week has gone by and still no policy. I followed up with the agent and was told "they would be in touch “shortly” with an updated timeframe". A week goes by and nothing. I called the agent and he looked in the Nationwide portal and said the policy is still processing (I don't recall the exact term he said). Does anyone understand what is going on? Is Nationwide still reviewing my healthcare records? If so, why would the agent conflate "approved your application" with the more colloquial "your policy is approved".

I am in a situation where I need a surgery so will 100% hit my out of pocket maximum. The max, 8K, is fortunately something we can readily afford. The only thing that scares me are all the scary stories about how they get completely screwed over for supposedly covered procedures and are in debt tens of thousands at once. What I do to prevent this possibility or are those detrimental stories are from people who do not have any coverage??? My insurance is with United.

My car was parked and hit by an amazon delivery truck. They were delivering packages to either my apartment or one next door. He side swiped my car leaving the parking lot. Luckily a person saw and tried to flag him down and he sped off and drove off. The witness then reported it to my apartment management who got the video footage from their surveillance cameras. I have the photos of the amazon truck hitting my car, a clear view of his license plate, a witness, and a police report (although the policeman said he couldnt read the state on the plate but i figured that out later and gave it to my insurance so it might not be in the report). I called amazon and got two different reps who barely spoke english. I ended up calling my insurance (state farm) and they were great and said i should do a claim as typically this doesnt affect premiums. After i initiated the claim last week, yesterday i finally got a call back from amazon who said a rep from ARC, their dedicated claims (third party?) company, would reach out next week. I researched ARC and all the reviews are awful. Everyone says they lowball you and take months to settle. Should i just go through with the claim with state farm? I havent gotten any estimates yet. And my rep for state farm said this would likely not raise my rates. But im guessing the fix will be several thousand for a new fender and bumper and maybe wheel rim. I havent had a claim in 10 years and felt good about that, but just wanna make sure im not doing this wrong. Thanks.

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I need advise/help on how to proceed. I live in Houston Texas and have lived in my house for about 11 years. We had some hail damage to our roof that happened last (2024) and have had at least 4 contractors come inspect our roof nd give us a quote. The cheapest quote so far is $9000. My home insurance is with All State. They sent adjuster to take a look at our and finally say the damage they see is not much and at most would cost $3000 to fix which is below our deductible. I am so upset. I have diligently paid for insurance for 11years without submitting a single claim and now I have a legitimate one they are giving us the run around. How do I proceed from here? There is absolutely no way to fix the damage for $3000. How can I make the insurance company pay for this? I am lost. Please any advise is appreciated.

My husband has a herniated disc and possibly arthritis, and we’ve been putting off going to the doctor because we’re confused and stressed about what our insurance (Cigna Wellfleet Student) will actually cover. We’re in Rhode Island. From what we can see, the MRI isn’t fully covered under our plan, and possibly other services aren’t either. A regular doctor visit would cost us about $50 out-of-pocket (not sure about the exact term), which isn’t awful, but feels kind of pointless if we can’t afford to get the necessary tests like MRIs anyway. What’s really throwing us off is that a friend of ours, another student with the *same exact plan*, broke their foot, went to the ER, got an MRI and whatever else was needed, and only ended up paying $100 for the ER visit. That’s it. We’re super confused. We’re also hesitant to call the insurance company because we’re scared they’ll be vague or misleading on purpose, or try to hide what’s actually covered to benefit themselves. We feel really stuck and just want to make the best decision for his health without going broke. Has anyone had experience with Cigna Wellfleet Student plans, especially in RI? Any advice on how to navigate this or what we can do to get clearer answers?

I got into a car accident almost a year ago. The person I got into the accident with was insured by State Farm, the accident was in late May, she opened the policy at the beginning of May. At the time of the accident when I called State Farm to attempt to file a claim with their party’s insurance, I was told they couldn’t find the policy in the system. Upon following up numerous times State Farm ultimately denied coverage and I had to open a claim with my insurance. I was not at fault if that matters… My vehicle was totaled out, I paid my deductible and bought a new car with the check issued by my insurance. My insurance was unable to recover my deductible from the driver or State Farm and ultimately sent the file to collections. After the file was sent to collections they were able to recover the deductible, however are unable to tell me who made the payment. Fast forward a year later I get a call from State Farm regarding the accident. Apparently the driver was covered at the time, and they’re offering a settlement. I called my insurance to inquire if they knew the driver was covered and they sent over a copy of State Farm’s written statement denying coverage… accept the person listen under “Our Insured:” doesn’t match the name of the driver which is the same name on the policy information. My question is, I already signed the release for the settlement but this something worth following up on? I spoke to State Farm to ensure the party was actually covered and they confirmed she was. Or should I just wait for payment and let it be?

We recently had to file our first homeowners insurance claim in the 6 years we’ve owned our house. We had a huge storm with 75+ mph winds and torrential rains, tornadoes etc. We randomly had the wood paneling in our living room (interior wall, other side is a bedroom) sustain water damage. It was wet and mushy and all warped. We want it fixed because we don’t want mold growing etc. roof is 4 years old so we aren’t sure how water got in. We also need a professional to figure out how this happened. Anyway, State Farm says it’s covered under our policy. We have a $3,000 deductible. They said they deduct the deductible from the money they send us for the repairs. We don’t pay it up front. (We are waiting for a callback from the contractor they helped us find). To me that sounds like if it’s going to cost $6,000 to fix they take off $3k and we only get $3k. My husband thinks we get the full amount for the repairs which makes no sense to me. State farm has to pay themselves the deductible. We had a total loss on a car last year and they took the deductible out of that and we got less money back for our payment. So that’s why I think we aren’t going to get the full amount (which is not going to be helpful we don’t have a ton of money right now). So anyone know who’s right?

I've been a loyal Farmers/Foremost customer for 10 years, claim free. But when I had interior drywall damage, they wouldn't cover anywhere near the cost of the repairs. I gathered three quotes, but the Farmers Rep said they were all "unreasonable" and suggested I keep looking for cheaper options. My rep told me he basically punches numbers into a computer, and that spits out the estimate. He doesn't actually talk to contractors, just does "what the computer tells him". Anyone else experienced something similar with Farmers or other insurance companies? If so, open to sharing about it?