This question is more a curiosity than anything. I have a dead 25-30’ tree leaning towards my house and an arborist confirmed it is an imminent to my home and must be removed. When I contacted my homeowners insurance, they said they would only cover damage to my roof if the tree fell, but wouldn’t cover the removal of the tree. What’s the logic behind this? I’m sure some actuary determined it just cheaper to deal with the roof, but the face value cost of replacing likely my entire roof versus the cost of removing the tree it seems like a no-brainer. I’ve already accepted that I’ll need to pay for it, I’m just curious if any insider insurance folks can clue me into the reasoning here. Thanks! ETA: Okay, I get it now. Thanks to all the folks who gave helpful responses, it cleared up a lot and might have saved me from a big headache!

Wife got into an accident. She was stationary at an intersection. Other car turned into her. Our car 2013 Elantra suffered a cracked bumperl We took it to Maaco ..they estimated 2115 or so. Progressive accepted responsibility. Like a fool i verbally told them I would accept cash settlement, They sent me their estimate which was $915..yikes....havent received check yet.....do I have any recourse?

2024 I met my deductible for the first time so I decided to see a sleep doctor. Found the doctor through my insurance portal as in network. Went to my visit, no payment as my insurance is accepted. A few months later I was billed as out of network. I call the doctors billing office and they assure me they are in network, they will resubmit to insurance. I get another bill, doctors billing department reassures me that they are in network, resubmits. Now in 2025 insurance and doctors office confirm that the doctor only became in network for my particular plan 10/1/2024 and my two appointments were in September 2024. Very suspicious. Is there anything I can do to get out of paying? Everybody was on the same page so I am not sure what happened? I suspect the doctor forgot to renew with my plan and so it went into effect the following month of my visit?

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 DO NOT RECOMMEND this pet insurance company if you hope and expect your dog to live a full life. My dog is now 11 and had a cancer issue that was successfully taken care of 2.5 years ago. And I am 69. I just received a rate increase from $83/month to $216/month. That’s a $133 month increase. Triple my monthly rate. Healthy paws suggested I lower my rate by increasing my deductible. Or lower my reimbursement rate. Any way I calculate it, it basically comes out to cost me the same. And the cost would be prohibitive to go somewhere else at this point. I WOULD NEVER HAVE CHOSEN THIS COMPANY IF I KNEW THEY WEREN’T IN IT WITH ME FOR THE LONG HAUL. They were hoping my dog would die before they took a hit on their profits with my dog. The rep told me there’s nothing they could do for me. I told her it was easy to triple my rate. It should be equally easy to lower it back down. She said no.

I’m having. Hard time with them right now!! I got my female cat spayed n hernia repair through the local spca low income program before I got her insurance Fast foward she now has pet insurance with trupinion since Jan she was spayed/hernia in September They keep emailing me n calling me for records on her spay n repair said they have contacted the SPCA n they haven’t emailed back ! I contacted the spca they don’t keep records or notes form the spay program So they emailed them n told them that! So now they are saying without proof she was spayed or hernia repair if I ever file a claim it may take longer to resolve stuff! I’m starting to think I’m paying them monthly for nothing ! I got insurance so I didn’t have a huge vet bill if she needs to go to the vet n cause they pay direct ! Anyone else have this issue? I mean what happens when someone gets a cat off the street or wherever n it’s already been spayed etc but they don’t know from where n don’t have records! Ugh! I feel like I’m wasting money!

I just got a good quote on home insurance but the car insurance is more than triple what I’m currently paying (I don’t think that’s what they want the triple to be known for). Has anyone else experienced this with AAA? I triple checked with her that I heard her correctly. I work from home and rarely drive so I have a mileage based plan. This is not that. She said at least one vehicle needed some kind of coverage and it could just be liability.

TN/ Progressive So i damaged my car a few weeks ago. My insurance sent my car to a body shop. Body shop had stated needing to disassemble the car but like also needing to wait for a mechanic to do so because if something was wrong the mechanic would need to fix it. Issue is they don’t have an in house mechanic and parts needed to be ordered. The mechanic didn’t come in after parts arrived until a day or two later. Now as they are fixing it, they need other parts ordered. This is quoted to take a whole extra week after 2 weeks with my car only being actually worked on a few days ago. A friend said I should express more frustration and should get some sort of compensation. I’m not sure what kind to expect or from who. I feel like my insurance should have sent my vehicle to a place that would have properly fixed it at the quoted time which was a reasonable time frame. But now it’s quieted for a week later and interfering with tracking I have. Can I get my insurance to pay for a rental e

Hi, yes a throwaway account cuz im a bit nervous So starting a few weeks after changing insurance providers, the pharmacy accidentally (?) put some meds on the wrong insurance(multiple times tbh, and the last one was over 6 weeks after the insurance had been stopped?!) . i get a notice maybe a month later saying i owe them quite a large sum of money. I go back and forth for about half a year before i was able to get a check from my new insurance to cover it. It isnt even the whole amount, but it helps. Now im so frustrated w the old insurance for putting us thru so much hassle. I tried to do a payout w them for like half the amount for all the trouble and after their review, they denied that request. But what if i were to let it go to collections and then do a lump sum payout with them? Any ideas how badly that would affect my credit? Im floating typically around 800 so i have decent credit. Or does medica debt even count towards credit score? I feel like i cant find a solid answer to that…im in the midwest usa for reference. Or even, what am i mot considering by doing this? I could def use the extra money, this whole situation was not my intention. It was rly super stressful tbh. Thoughts? Thanks everyone in advance! Any suggestions advice etc welcome.

I faxed in a request to cancel and cash out an unneeded long-term care policy. I noticed I was billed again, about a month later. I received in the mail that same day a letter denying my request because the signature doesn't match what they have on file. I called Allstate and they told me all I can do is resubmit and ensure the signature matches, but it'll be declined again if it still doesn't. I was told I'd lose the accrued value if I disputed the charge or stopped the payments. I'm at a loss. My signature hasn't changed. Any suggestions?