When we adopted our dog (now 6 years old and 44 lbs, a mix of at least 5 different breeds) we took out what I considered to be a “catastrophic plan” to insure her and help us avoid difficult healthcare financial decisions when she grows old, or sooner (though hopefully not). The policy has a $1,000 lifetime deductible per injury/illness and no maximum benefit. When we took out the policy it was $25.03/month. It is now up to $57.15/month. A 128% increase over 6 years feels pretty steep, especially when she’s statistically speaking less than 1/2 of her way through her expected lifespan. Should I be regularly shopping around the same way one does with auto or homeowners insurance, or are the chances that I will find a better value now that she’s 6 low? I remember reading when I took out the policy that with pet insurance it’s better to insure early when the dog’s health risk is very low to “lock in” a low rate and picked Trupanion because at the time they advertised modest premium increases being a feature that differentiated them among their competitors. I don’t feel like 128% over 6 years is modest, and if the increases continue to increase at the accelerated rate they have been doing so, I feel like it may be worth surveying the field to see what else is out there. I like her coverage and feel that it works for our financial situation. (We are fortunate that we can afford regular wellness visits and any unexpected medical items < $1,000). TIA!

My dog just turned 8 and her insurance with pets best doubled. Where im at financially is not great, im just able to get by with my exisiting bills, part of why i have pet in isurance, for the chance something terrible happens like a broken tooth or torn tendon or whatever may happen. Shes healthy. Has allergies but theyre not on her med record as far as i know. I just am trying ti debate if i should set the money aside each month for an emergency fund for her, rather than pay the insurance fee. My fear is something qill happen before i have a good savings, though i usually try to have $1000 emegency money for pet or car stuff, im not quite there yet atm. I have decent credit so if something happe ef im sure i can do a payment plan of some sort. Idk im just wondering if its worth it anymore at the price theyre expecting. My 3 yo dog is clumsy as hell so im keeping his insurance. I just know theres going to be a day he falls the wrong way and tears a tendon or something hahaha! Any advice is really welcome, im just so broke these days and i really want to find the best option that ensures my pup can get the treatment she may need in an emergency.

Hi, I cancelled my policy with Allstate on July 29th after paying my July 1st bill with my next bill date being August 1st. Cancelled my renters and auto in one swoop through the online chat, though next day I realized they hadn't cancelled my auto. Only my renters, I contacted them again. They backlogged the effective date for the auto to the 29th as the renters was. I already thought they were trying to get an extra payment out of me there, hoping that I wouldn't catch it... The reps on chat assured me that I wouldn't owe my next payment on the 1st since I cancelled my policy previous to the payment date. The next day I checked to ensure the auto cancellation went through and it did show effective so I went ahead and turned off auto-pay. Next day there is a charge on my account for $302. Today I had the time to call so I called Allstate. First rep asked me some questions and then put me on hold for 40 minutes, only for another rep to answer. Second rep told me that my bill has been sent to collections and gave me the number to call. I called collections and they haven't received anything due for me.... I called Allstate again.. Last rep told me that the extra $302 was due to the cancellation of auto-pay on my already cancelled policy.. Also stating that technically my due date without auto-pay would've been on the 18th of each month, which she said if i hasn't have turned off auto-pay they would've owed me money. This is genuinely not making any sense to me and feels like a gigantic scam. None of the reps at Allstate are willing to waive my balance due to an incorrect charge. Do I just wait for the bill to hit collections and then dispute it? What can I do about this? I'm also infuriated that I spent in total two hours on the phone for this.. lots of misinformation all around and no resolution.

I'm thinking of changing my renter's insurance of 8 years Assurant (Actually did some research and did not hear good things about them) to bundle with USAA. My apartment company has an "insurance fee" as part of the lease which covers liability, so all I would need is coverage for property. Since liability is now part of the lease, I was thinking of dropping liability from renter's policy to save some money. Is there any reason why I should keep liability on my renter's policy that I can't think of?

I’m a new cat dad — I adopted a pair of cats two weeks ago, completely unaware that they had any medical issues. One of the cats turned out to have a fungal ear infection, a respiratory infection, and digestive issues that included diarrhea. I took them to the vet right away to get checked out. Things started to improve, but I still brought him back to the vet because of the persistent diarrhea. We made some dietary changes, and it’s getting much better, but I decided to submit a claim anyway. Unbeknownst to me, Trupanion has a 30-day waiting period. I signed up through my State Farm agent and didn’t really read the paperwork since it was highly recommended to me. Now, Trupanion is claiming that the cat has a pre-existing condition of gastroenteritis and that they will not cover anything related to it moving forward. I called them, frustrated, because — from what I understand — gastroenteritis is a very broad term, kind of like saying someone has an “upset stomach.” You can have an upset stomach from cancer, or from bad sushi, and those are two completely different issues. I talked to a Trupanion rep for about 20 minutes trying to understand the situation, but they basically told me my only option is to appeal and try to get the diagnosis changed. That’s really it. They did mention that if, in the future, a vet determines the cause of the gastroenteritis is due to a separate or unrelated condition, it might be covered — but at this point, it seems like the burden is entirely on me to prove that. So now I’m left wondering: what’s the point of having pet insurance? I understand it’s helpful for big things, but if he ever starts vomiting blood or needs hospitalization, and they trace it back to a condition labeled as “gastritis,” will they even cover it? The rep said maybe, but I’m honestly not convinced.

They advertise they never raise rates due to age. I got insurance when my dog was a puppy and in the two years ive had her the rates raised annually from $40 to $50 and now $60. It sure seems like they raise rates based on age, unless you are telling me that vet care has increaed by 50 percent in my city in the last two years. Even in the very email they sent about the rate increase, they said "Trupanion is unique in that we never increase your monthly cost because you’ve submitted an invoice or because your pet ages. "

Over halfway through pregnancy. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas on Monday stopped the majority of my local hospitals from being in network. Was told to fill out a continuation of care and I would be fine. I’ve called BCBS customer service and have received either non-answers, or have been told that since I’m pregnant, the only thing they will cover is my OB’s costs. That means: labwork would be out of network, my hospital/facility fee would be out of network, my child’s care would be out of network once they are born. My OB only delivers at the out of network hospital system. I’ve been trying really hard to find someone that is in network in my area to take me as a new patient due to being so far along. Any insight?

Hi Few years ago I had Vodafone broadband which was absolute shite, i had numerous engineers out to try fix the issue but they didn't fix it so I decided to cancel the direct debit and go elsewhere. I've been paying the amount back to BPO on a payment plan which isn't long off done ive made my own payment notes as I don't trust these people. Today I've opened a letter from BPO who say Vodafone has passed them the debt and I need to contact them to make repayments, the amount is also higher to what I had left What annoys me I've been paying these clowns for over 11 months and after checking my standing orders it shows it's still set up and is being paid every month the reference number is the same on my standing order to what's on the letter today What do I do ignore them or email them ? Location: UK

Hi there. Last year in April 2024 I bought small business insurance through Chubb because a client job required it. I paid the annual amount in full at the start. When the year was up in 2025, I didn't renew. They sent multiple bills and I didn't respond because my client was vacillating about continuing the project and I didn't want to spend the money if I didn't need to. Then they sent a notice saying that the policy was canceled, which I expected given I had not paid. But they kept sending bills and emails and it was annoying so eventually I replied that I was not intending to renew, I understood the policy had expired, and if I decided to re-insure, I would be in touch. All of a sudden they came back with a new amount for "earned premium" from the time the policy was canceled for non payment until the time I told them I wasn't planning to renew. Is this standard and normal? To be clear, I paid the full annual amount up front, and just didn't renew the policy by paying for a second year. Their explanation: We apologize for any confusion. There appears to have been a ceding issue on the non-payment cancellation. Therefore, the cancellation effective date is 6/4/2025. The earned premium is the premium amount from the coverage effect date of 4/2/2025 to the cancellation date since the policy cancelled due to non-payment. Can someone advise if this is normal? It's not a huge amount and I can suck it up, but it feels crooked to me because I presume if I had tried to make a claim after the first year was up without having paid, they would not have covered me.

Hello I 31f bought my car 2 years ago and got progressive insurance. I signed up for paperless and honestly I don't go on my policy and look. My insurance increased even though i never changed anything. I look and see they added somebody I don't even know who lives where I used to live. I asked why they did that and I was told my info was sold to a 3rd party and through that information they added her. I never got a notice or gave my permission. Has anybody else gone through that?