My car was hit from the side by an SUV. After getting advice from this subReddit, I opted to allow USAA to use a Toyota collision shop in their STAR network to do an inspection vs. going with a non-STAR collision center/appraiser (I still can pay for this out of pocket if needed). The consensus of this subreddit was that USAA collision centers are decent and wouldn't try to skip out on repairs just to keep estimate under the 70% threshold for totaling a vehicle (that was my concern as the car was hit near the hybrid traction battery and I believe it should be replaced) The STAR-network shop contacted me individually and is demanding me to sign full work authorization forms and power of attorney before doing an inspection/estimate. In my state, I am legally entitled to an itemized estimate before authorizing any repair work. I'm okay authorizing an initial inspection but I do not want to give full repair authorization AND assign them power of attorney before reviewing and approving

I currently have Healthy Paws for my 4 year old (soon to be 5) dog. She has been with them since Dec of 2023, - almost 2 years - and my premiums have increased twice so far (once after the first year and then once again because I moved and I've never hit my deductible yet). My policy covers 80% with an unlimited payout and a $500 deductible. I currently pay $73 monthly but when I first got my policy it was \~$58. I see a lot of posts on this forum about the premium increases from HP and it makes me nervous for the future, especially when dogs are hitting 10 and premiums are sky rocketing to unaffordable rates. My question: if you have an elder pet, what insurance do you have, how long have you been with them, what is your policy and how much do you pay? I've found HP easy to deal with and I like having an unlimited policy, but the premium increases make me nervous. What insurance company has comparable policies that don't sky rocket their premiums as your pet gets older?

Location: Seattle, Washington Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice or similar experiences. A few weeks ago, a driver crashed into our house. The impact broke our front door, left insulation exposed, and traumatized my family. My wife witnessed the crash, screamed in panic, and we have video with audio capturing her emotional reaction. Since then, she’s been unable to sleep, cries at loud noises, and constantly fears it could happen again. Our 8-month-old baby was also in the house. While some say “babies don’t remember,” there’s real research showing even infants can be affected by trauma — especially when their caregiver is distressed. We had to cancel a planned international trip in September and also dealt with harassment from a contractor who was supposed to do repairs, adding even more stress. We submitted: • The video showing my wife’s panic • Travel cancellation documents • Research on trauma in infants Despite all of this, Safeco (the driver’s insurer) is only offering $500 for emotional distress. They say we haven’t “proven” our case — even though the trauma is documented and undeniable., no real explanation. Has anyone dealt with Safeco before in a similar situation? Is $500 a typical offer for something like this? What would you consider a fair amount based on the circumstances? Thanks in advance — this situation has been overwhelming for our family, and any insight or shared experience would mean a lot. I used ChatGPT to explain this situation here.

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?

Healthypaws is raising our premium to $35/month/cat, have had general cat insurance but almost nothing has been covered - their issues (cat herpes early on, recently anal gland stuff) is hardly covered or not at all. Looking at catastrophic/accident only insurance - is this worth? Do you have a company you like/hate less than all the other companies? Looked at PetsBest which is suspiciously inexpensive at $6/month vs aspcapetinsurance at $22/month for the same coverage. Any help is appreciated!

I filed a renters theft claim through Allstate in September 2024. Our adjuster calls a couple of days later going over the process and the next steps. We’ve submitted the police report, receipts and a ton of pics. A different person who works with our adjuster calls and has us resubmit everything about 3 more times. We’re now 6 months into this claim and have heard from our adjuster other than that one time when they first called. The other woman, we haven’t heard from her since January. We have been trying to get ahold of both for months. I finally get a call last week saying they have everything they need and that our adjuster would call that same day. I got really excited hoping this nightmare with them was going to finally come to an end. Here we are a week later and not a word from either of them and now I’m pissed. I have been cordial this whole time and now I’m at the highest level of pissivity. At this point I’m losing my mind because why is this taking 6 months? Why is there no update? Why can’t I get and update or get ahold of my adjuster? Customer service refused to let me speak to the adjusters supervisor. What else can I do at this point?

Got this chat request today from Healthy Paws. I don’t have a policy with them, I just comment when I see the insane premium hikes they’ve been doling out lately. Healthy Paws, folks are starting to ask questions about your rate sheets and what you publicly disclosed and what you actually charge consumers. I’m not an actuary, so I’m no expert, but it’s wild to me that any state would sign off on a 200% 500% or even 1000% increase. Maybe they did. But it is feeling a bit shady. You should publicly disclose your algorithm and show us! There are lots of people here who would love to see this information provided transparently. We all expect annual increases. It’s the name of the game. But we don’t expect to pay faithfully for years and towards the end of our pet’s life, have our premium jacked up so high as to be an insult. So unless you have some kind of reasoning for that…or a promise to fix it, it’s impossible to recommend you anymore on this sub by most people with brain and a conscience.

The claim was for dental surgery (periodontal disease). The reason it was denied is that the cat had no previous medical records showing his dental condition. They also said that no single exam is going to be enough to establish he didn't have previous dental problems, they need to see a record of his health over time. I do realise that dental is a separate category as far as most insurence companies are concerned, but I also wonder if they won't use the same reasoning in future claims. How can I prove something wasn't a preexisting condition if I don't have records? Some background: My cat who is now 8 year old, grew up as a partly feral street cat in a non western country. Yearly vet visits for cats are not common practice there, and with him being the kind of cat that requires sedatives in order to get in a carrier, he ended up visiting a clinic even less than the average cat. In short he has barely any medical records from before arriving in Canada last year. I was actually a little surprised to see that I could even get insurance for a cat his age, but now I'm starting to suspect that they're just fine with taking my money but will never approve a claim. TLDR: Should I cancel an 8 year old cats insurence if he doesn't have any previous medical records?

Hi all, Just got my car back from a shop. Took over a month after multiple supplements and back and forth between geico and the shop. Geico ended up being $1000 short still from what the shop wanted and I ended up paying out of pocket to get my car back. Geico said they would not reimburse me (when I brought it up), however after some research and speaking with some on reddit and the shop, they state geico will reimburse me bc of my policy with them. Can anyone provide any insight or guidance in how to proceed if this is true? Thank you

Age: 40+ State: California Income: 0 (unemployed) tl;dr: I had some election snafu made by the COBRA management company where they just re-enrolled me in PPO which was $900/mo. I opted to go for a cheaper Kaiser option for $300/mo. Somehow I see when they fixed it, my PPO still shows covered and I have nothing regarding being enrolled in Kaiser... what should i do? Longer: So in my COBRA payment portal it shows I'm paying for Kaiser (cheaper) option and I have been paying for this coverage since the start of 2025. I haven't had to use it and I am just now needing to refill a prescription. Also, my old company switched up their insurance at the start of 2025, so even if I stayed on my PPO it would have changed providers. Anyways now that I need to refill a prescription I started looking through the docs I received and realized I never got any sort of Kaiser welcome packet but did receive a PPO insurance card, so I figured I would register on their site to see if it would let me. Surprisingly it did and the PPO shows I am covered. Now, normally I am one to do the right thing, but insurance is inherently evil... so part of me wants to go fill my RX using this PPO coverage and see what happens. Is this a bad idea? I definitely cant afford for them to go back and charge me an extra $600/mo. What do you all think?