Location: Tennessee My wife (German) and I (US) bought tickets from the US to Canada with Costco Travel before things got rough. My wife still has her maiden name on her passport and my last name on her green card. We have both abided by the law and have no criminal history. It is a bit scary seeing Germans and other EU citizens detained in such traumatic ways, and I do not want my wife going through the same process. We cannot get our money back as the insurance does not offer refunds and Costco cannot offer any refunds on anything but Air Canada flights, which must have an end destination in Canada. Right now, I have a few options, but I would love to see what type of risk we would be taking here if we decided to go anyway. We really can’t afford to throw away that money, and it might be the risk is rather low. 1. I am contacting the German embassy to make a statement on her passport in relation to her green card. 2. I am contacting my credit card company to see if get a refund. I know some offer travel benefits and protection. 3. Get the refund for Air Canada and use those credits for visiting my wife’s family later through Canada. The downside is I would have to buy more flight tickets in a recessionary environment. We would love to change it to a domestic trip, but is there anything I can do to get my money back or make it safer to travel to Canada and back into the US

Last month, I was unfortunately the victim of identity theft and a scam. A scammer from Nigeria hacked my social media accounts, emails, and phone number. Worst of all, they somehow withdrew $3,000 from my checking account and spent it on cryptocurrency. At one point, they even asked me to send them nudes, which was terrifying. As you can imagine, I have been severely traumatized by this violation. I immediately filed a police report and contacted my bank to report the fraudulent transactions. Despite submitting supporting documents—such as emails showing my passwords were changed and login attempts were made from Nigeria while I live in the U.S.—Bank of America has denied my claim twice, insisting that I authorized these charges based on my purchase history. What’s most frustrating is that I have never purchased cryptocurrency in my life, so I am insulted to be accused of stealing my own money. As a young college student, $3,000 is a huge amount, and I feel furious and helpless. I am considering filing a claim with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but I’m unsure if they can help me recover my money. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to hire an attorney. What are my options? How can I get compensated? I feel betrayed by the bank I’ve been with for 10 years. If anyone has experienced something similar, please let me know.

A water line burst and flooded my kitchen. I was out of town when it happened (I think) because when I arrived home the floor seeped water when I walked on it. I filed a claim with Liberty Mutual on Monday. It is now Saturday, and I still don’t have an adjuster assigned to my claim. Is that normal? I have a water mitigation service helping. They seem to be trustworthy and helpful. Is there anything else I can do to increase my odds of having this go smoothly? Thanks for any advice you can share.

Hello, I have lemonade insurance for all 5 of my cats. Today I got an email that my claim for my cat was only partially approved (the exam and urinalysis) but not the X-ray. The X-ray was to also check the bladder for uti, and some crystallization was found. They also X-rayed his lungs and found out he has mild asthma. They did not approve the X-ray (and will not approve future asthma treatments) as they’re saying it was a pre existing condition, but it is most definitely not. He went in for sickness twice and both times experienced wheezing because of the sickness and with X-rays was not diagnosed with asthma those times, he also has a nasal anomaly/polyp that causes a funny sounding breathing from his nose, again not asthma but this has been noted in his notes. Has anyone had this happened and successfully appeal? My vet is great and would likely write medical notes or a letter or whatever to help me get his asthma treatment covered.

Our pet insurance (ASPCA) for our 7yo pit mix is up for renewal in May and they're raising his monthly premium by 30% ($75->$100) so I'm looking to shop around. What pet insurance do y'all have and do you like it? I've looked at a handful of quotes (Pets best, Figo, Trupanion, Nationwide) and they are all around the same price as ASPCA or higher, except for Lemonade (quoted at $81/mo). His current coverage and what I'm quoting with other companies is; $5,000 limit, 90% reimbursement, $250 deductible, wellness/routine coverage. Thanks!

Basically what the title says. In July of last year I got bloodwork done at my doctors office back home after graduating from a 4 year university. A few months later I get a bill for 700$ saying that they charged it to my former school's insurance as opposed to my CA state insurance. I've gone to my doctor's office multiple times and each time they've said they'll handle it but quest keeps sending bills I'm back in college and need to save as much as I can, is there a way to resolve this with quest? A relative is saying I should send a notarized letter explaining the situation, but I've also heard if I call quest and give them my CA state insurance info it should be better. Is that still possible, or has too much time passed? What's the best thing to do now

Seeking advice from folks involved in the auto insurance industry... A bit of background. We've been insured with State Farm continuously for over 30 years, getting both home and auto insurance from them. A couple of weeks ago we received a notice that they were dropping us from our auto coverage because there were 4 claims on our record: 1. An accident where my wife was at fault, where she hit a car in a parking lot. Our insurance ended up paying out about $3,000 for that accident (mostly to other driver.. very little damage to our car) 2. An accident where my 17 year old daughter rear-ended another car at low speed. There was minimal damage to the other vehicle (scratches on the bumper) but due to the age of the car my daughter was driving, the amount of damage to her car was high enough that the vehicle was totaled, and the insurance paid about $6k to us for the totaled vehicle. 3. My older daughter was riding her bike (pedaled bike, not a motorcycle) 4 years ago and was hit by a car who illegally ran a stop sign. The other driver was found to be fully at fault, and State Farm paid absolutely nothing for that claim to anyone. In Texas apparently anytime there is an accident with a bike and police are called, it gets reported to your insurance. 4. My older driver was riding her bike again 2 years ago and was again hit by a car who rear ended her as she was legally riding on a city street. Again, the other driver was found to be fully at fault, and State Farm paid absolutely nothing for that claim. State Farm said that those 4 accidents were enough to drop us from coverage. (Technically, it's a non-renew, when our policy ends in about 3 weeks.) While I personally strongly disagree with them considering the 2 bike accidents, their representative told me that they are within their rights to do so, and that they have indeed done so, and that "there is nothing you can do to appeal". That upsets me, but that actually isn't my question! Because we're being dropped, we've searched for alternative insurance. I have obtained quotes from a variety of companies, and found that Progressive is offering coverage that is comparable (actually, a little better) than the State Farm coverage we had, at a fairly significant reduction in cost over what we had been paying State Farm, so we're switching as soon as our current term with State Farm ends in a few weeks. On one of our vehicles that is currently insured (with comprehensive and collision coverage), we sustained hail damage on the car a couple of years ago, resulting in dents to a number of the body panels and a crack in the windshield. None of these things bothered us that much, and we've just let them go. However, we are considering filing a claim for that damage before we leave State Farm and getting them repaired. I'm not sure what the total cost will be, and it's a somewhat older car, so I'm worried that MAYBE the cost of repairs could end up reaching the dollar threshold where they would total the car, but there is nothing whatsoever else wrong with the car. Here's my real question: If we did file this claim with State Farm before we leave them, is there a potential that this could come back to bite us later with Progressive? Would having this claim for hail damage impact our rate with Progressive, either now or later? Also, if they did decide to total the car, it's almost certain we would choose to buy the vehicle back (not relinquish title) and then hopefully fix the damage on our own, as best we could, using whatever State Farm paid out after the buyback. However, would the fact that the car had been totaled impact its future insurability or our rates for insurance coverage? (We've had a history of always getting "full coverage" on our cars, even though they are paid off.) My understanding is that Texas does not require a salvage title on a vehicle if it is totaled due to hail damage, although I'm not positive of that. Any advice from folks "in the know"? Thanks so much!

I was in a non injury auto collision accident with another vehicle. My car sustained much worse damage than the other car. I went to get an estimate at SHOP A and it's $3,000 to fix and only need 4 days. I then filed a claim through my Geico insurance. They say there is no fault on either party so we have to pay through our own coverage. Geico has set me up with their Auto Repair Xpress (ARX) locations. The ARX shop says it may take 2 weeks of back and forth with Geico to get my car back. And I'd need to get my own rental since my insurance doesn't cover rentals. My question is, can I use SHOP A and use Geico? Or do I have to go through ARX? How will Geico determine how much they will pay for if they don't inspect my car?

I had a home claim, and State Farm issued a check made out to me, my mortgage company, and the down payment assistance program I used. I had both parties endorse the check (which was already kind of tedious process that took 2 weeks) and now US Bank says they won’t accept the mobile deposit because the payee doesn’t match the name on my account. I called customer service to explain, and they said US Bank won’t accept deposits unless the account names match. I did call after regular hours so maybe it’s an overnight service that has bad info. But surely 1) this isn’t a particularly unique situation and someone at US Bank has to know what the protocol 2) the standard here can’t be that I have to open up a bank account with both the down payment assistance program and my mortgage holder, can it? I feel insane that I can’t find any info about this online, so I’m hoping that means there is a way. ETA: Ended up having to mail it to a branch! But for future readers, no, you are not expected to set up an account with you and your mortgage lender, thank goodness!

I swiped the side of my car (no lien) and Insurance company adjustor said take pics and put in portal. Said damage was worth$3700 and cut a check minus the $500 deduction; $3200. As I checked with bodyshops I deposited check as one guy said it doesn't hurt with final claim. Several weeks later used an insurance approved shop, over a month to repair. That shops original estimate was $5800 then final $7,700. So they charged me a $500 deductible and then Said to pay them the $3200 from insurance check. But Insurance check already took out $500 deductible and the shop just charged my CC $500. Shouldn't it be $2700 I pay Sthem (3200-minus $500) Insuirance already held theduditble and then I get charged by the body shop too?