I have State Farm and pay about $750 monthly for my several cars and teenager. Every carrier I quoted with (the major ones that everyone knows) All wanted $1,100 or more per month for exact same coverage. These people are crazy!!! The $750 I think is already too high. 3 cars, 1 truck, 2 adults and a teen. No accidents, tickets, or claims for anyone, ever. Going to try a local broker tomorrow. Maybe they can help. Are other people seeing the same crazy differences when getting a quote? Any good experiences using a broker and anything I should watch out for? Never used an independent broker.

I’ve been reading and have found out that many considers equitable a terrible company. However all the information I’ve read is more from an investing point of view rather that this scenario. So is it equally as terrible for 401k as with investing? Am I good to take advantage of the 401k while working here (I’m not planning to work there for years or anything) or should I just get that money and invest it myself on an IRA fidelity’s account?

Accident Location: USA, florida (my residence and my driver license is central usa) i once had a car accident while driving rental car in florida Rental car's insurance company charged me for Diminished Value and say if i don't pay that they will get to some florida state's govt agency and take away my driver's license. What are they saying basically and is this even possible? The car accident case was dismissed and i'm not guilty.

I have messaged optumrx several times to stop automatically filling medications for me. I would like to do it manually because many times my doctors send orders for as needed medications that I use maybe once or twice a month and have years worth of usage from constantly having it sent. Despite attempts, they never fix the problem. What can I do? Age 28, state FL, gross income 80k

We recently adopted a new puppy. We went to add her to our nationwide policy and payout after deductible is only 70% now. And the policy works as a reimbursement system. If I remember correctly, deductible is $250 and premium is $1000 a year. Is there anything better? Obviously we want to get something affordable that won’t go up ridiculously high as she gets older. Thanks!

Hey Reddit, I’m a 27-year-old male, single, no spouse or kids, living in Mississauga. I moved to Canada last year on PR, got my G license, and financed my first car (Honda Civic Hybrid 2025) in late November. I’ve had Wawanesa auto insurance ever since, paying $750/month through automatic withdrawal. Here’s the full picture:- I originally got this car not just for personal use, but also with the intention to do Uber Eats. I wanted to stay completely legit, so I was upfront with every insurance provider I contacted. They all told me that due to my lack of Canadian driving history, I wasn’t eligible for regular commercial insurance. So I went through a broker, and he found me a commercial policy with Wawanesa that would cover Uber driving. I also have a main job just 30 seconds walk from my house, and I have a couple of major licensing exams coming up, so Uber is going to take a backseat for the next few months anyway. That’s why I’m thinking of canceling my insurance or switching to a non-commercial plan, but here's the problem:- I’ve heard that canceling before the end of the term means Wawanesa could charge a short-rate cancellation fee, and someone said it might total around $3,600 upfront in my case since my policy started around November, 2024. I simply don’t have that kind of money in my account. If I don’t cancel, they’ll just take another $750 in the first week of April, as usual. Also worth noting:- I have a clean driving record since getting my G license here in Canada, except one camera ticket I got in Brampton for going 7-8 km/h over the limit. I’ve used TD Bank’s auto insurance calculator and it showed that I could probably get a non-commercial plan in the mid-$400s—which is way more reasonable. The broker who arranged my current plan hasn’t been very transparent & hasn't even been responding to my calls or texts recently, so I’m planning to contact Wawanesa directly when their office opens. So here are my questions while I lose sleep over this:- 1. Any preparation tips on what I should say or talk or do on my upcoming phone call with Wawanesa? (I'm completely new to all of this) 2. If I cancel now, will I still be charged the full $3,600 upfront? 3. Can I negotiate or pay the cancellation fee in installments? 4. If I do cancel, what should I look out for? 5. Is there any way to downgrade to a non-commercial plan instead of canceling altogether? 6. What would you do in my situation? Any personal experience with Wawanesa or brokers? I know I should probably just call Wawanesa and ask all this, and I will once they open. But since I can’t sleep and this is really stressing me out, I figured I’d toss it out to Reddit too. Appreciate any advice you all have. Thanks!

I've always had a fairly good experience with State Farm. I had a fire claim around 10 years ago and they paid promptly. I also had a boat claim several years ago and, in spite of some issues, they paid that as well without too much trouble. Last year they increased my homeowner's premium from $2k to $3k; then in November a tree fell on my house. Most estimates for repair were in the $20-30k range. State Farm's adjuster said the damage was less than my deductible ($9800). I also tried to get quotes from companies that State Farm suggested. These seem to mostly be brokers for contractors and not contractors themselves. 2 never responded, 2 inspected and declined to bid, and the 3rd submitted a bid to State Farm that was the same as all the bids I received. As of last week, my adjuster was still "working on it". Meaning, I assume, that they were just going to wait it out until I gave up and did the work by myself. Note to State Farm: your strategy worked! Sitting on a claim for 4 months while a roof leaks is a good strategy for not paying a claim. I've repaired much of the damage myself (basic carpentry), I paid for the tree removal ($3500), and I'm paying for a replacement roof. All of the roofers who quoted said it would be $15k to fix the damage and $20k to replace the entire roof, and since my roof was getting old, I opted for replacement. I'm getting close to $30k spent. Yesterday I happily canceled my policy and switched to another company at 40% less for the exact same coverage. I understand that State Farm is in business to make money and not to pay claims, so I expected them to lowball the repair cost, but 1/3 of actual cost is just silly. What annoys me most is all those years of wasted payments for insurance that wasn't really insurance. Hope this helps someone else not learn the same lesson the hard way.

I managed two older buildings one built in 1950 and one built in 1900. The company's own them for 13 years and never had a insurance claim. Country financial, which is owned by Farmers I believe, did a risk analysis is dropping 45% of their older homes Are there any companies out there that are easier to cover older rental properties with older rust but still in good condition?

Location: UK I had an accident in December of 2023, which was third parties fault totally. Unfortunately they decided to completely ignore all correspondence from my insurance company and their own for as long as they could with deadlines, and drag this whole process right out, then at the last minute dispute it. This went on and on back and forth until November 2024 (almost a year after the accident and after the threat of court proceedings) when they decided to admit fault at last, and agree to pay. The solicitors that took over the claim for us emailed to let us know, there will be no court and our excess will be returned to us shortly, great! Except it’s April 2025, and we’ve still received nothing, the last email reply from solicitor I received was in January, telling me the third parties solicitor had assured them they had requested payment from third party. Since then radio silence from solicitors and no reply. I know it’s only £400 excess but it’s a matter of principle to us and with the current cost of living we definitely need this money back! Does anybody have any legal advice or insurance advice? As I thought admiral (third party insurer) would have to refund us our excess within a certain timeframe surely..? 18 months is mad! Thank you everybody in advance for your help, you’re all amazing!!

I have Aetna with acupuncture coverage. I had seen a provider 6 times, 3 times in 2023 and 3 times in 2024. All of the visits were coded CPT Code 97811 and CPT Code 97810. In 2024, I saw the provider in January, June, and July. For some reason, the visit in June was denied and Aetna said it was experimental. But the provider billed using the exact same code as before and after June 2024. All other claims had been paid. I'm at a stage of appealing this decision. But I'm wondering if anyone has any insights into why a claim would randomly be deemed experimental when it was paid as normal otherwise?