Hi all. I'm confused and a little suspicious. Long story short, had a tree fall and cause damage last year. Work is done, and the invoice came to roughly $65k (Siding + roof for garage and house). Insurance gave me roughly $62k, however I opted for a higher quality siding than the basic, so $3k was coming out of my pocket. That invoice is paid in full. For the main structure (house): RCV is 49k ACV is 42k So there's about 7k Dwelling Recoverable Depreciation that is available. However, my insurance rep is making that 7k as a payment to a sub-contractor that I've never heard of and in the email stated that the 7k is going to my contractor. Why are they getting 7k more when I've already paid the invoice? I'll push back on the payment but I want to go in with facts but I can't seem to wrap my head around it. I've asked the question to my insurance rep 4 days ago but she hasn't responded. Can anyone ELI5 what exactly is going on or am I getting bamboozled? Thanks!

We first joined at around $30 but it is now $150 just 3 years later! While I appreciate that they respond through email, will make up reasons for care reimbursement rejection - and they don't seem to have a transparent appeal process!

We recently got hit with a $300 rate increase on our 6-month Geico auto policy just because we updated our odometer. Here’s the timeline: - We bought a used 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV in August 2024. At the time, the odometer read ~30,500 miles. - In January 2025, we started a new auto policy with Geico. - Now, in June 2025, we updated the odometer to 36,500 miles through their system. - After this update, Geico increased our premium significantly. I called a Geico agent, who told me the system assumes 36.5k miles over the entire life of the car, starting from the car’s model year (Chevy Bolt EUV 2022). Since it’s about 3.5 years old, Geico calculates our annual mileage as ~10,400 miles/year, even though we’ve only driven about 6,000 miles in the 10 months we've owned it. She also said that California law prohibits them from adjusting the previous odometer data, even if we can prove when we bought the car and how much we’ve actually driven. That part sounded the most questionable to me, but I’m not sure, which is why I’m here for some advice. I’m not trying to cheat the system, we just want our actual usage reflected accurately. I can provide documentation of the purchase date and odometer at the time (from the bill of sale or DMV forms), but I’m not even sure that can help since the Geico agent said there’s nothing they can do to adjust the previous odometer. My questions: 1. Is it true that California law doesn’t allow insurers to adjust for actual usage if it wasn’t reported at the start? 2. Has anyone successfully appealed something like this with Geico? 3. Should I just start shopping around now for another insurer that works better for low-mileage drivers? Appreciate any insight or advice. This feels really unfair and arbitrary, especially since we were trying to be honest and accurate with our info.

Location: Winnebago County Illinois. It's hard for me to know where to start with this. On April 3rd I received a letter that there is a petition to revive a judgment from 2009 for small claims. I want to know if there is anything I can do to fight this. or to have it denied. Back in 2009 I woke up one day with a garnishment on my paycheck and found out that a company called Midland Funding LLC. placed a garnishment on my wages for a debt they claimed they were owed by me. When I reached out to the creditor, I was able to get some information and they served papers to an address I've never lived at and did not recognize to a person I do not know. I tried to explain to them that I do not recognize the debt and that it was fraudulent. They said it was too late and there was nothing that they would do about it. The garnishments would continue. I was too broke to afford a lawyer even though they were taking between $50-$80 out of every check. It was still less every check than it would have cost me to get a lawyer, and I did not have any savings. I was in my late 20s and there was not a lot of information back in 2009 for legal support. I also did not have adults around me with experience or advice on what I should do. so being young and dumb I didn't pursue it after about 2013 the garnishments just stopped on their own. I still had the same job, and I figured they collected whatever they thought they were owed. They sent me a notice that they filed a petition to revive and collect $2152.22. What I have done so far: I went to my county clerk's office online to look up the case. I did some Google searches that recommended I fill out what's called a response, explaining why I do not feel that this case should be revived and found some forms online. If possible, I would like some guidance on how to best to fill out my response in a way that would give me the best chance of the judge denying their request, and how I would submit the forms to the court

This is my first rodeo with homeowner’s insurance (Liberty Mutual) and it’s a nightmare. Looking for advice on how to proceed. The backstory is that a local company installed a new appliance in my home and bungled it. Their mistake caused some water damage to my kitchen and major damage in the finished room directly below. The appliance company gave information for their insurer, but when the initial water remediation was done and uncovered the extent of the damage, I filed a homeowner’s insurance claim instead and figured they would subrogate. I currently have a wall in my kitchen down to the studs with some cabinet boxes, trim, and the dishwasher removed and sitting in my sunroom. The counter is being held up by a piece of scrap wood. There are some minor signs of gapping in the hardwood floor that is usually hidden from view, so I’m hoping to let it ride. Meanwhile the room beneath the kitchen is uninhabitable. One wall is down to the studs with no insulation (exterior wall), LVP flooring removed, and holes in the ceiling from water remediation equipment. I received a repair estimate from a local contractor for $25k (HCOL area, home value approaching $1mil). This includes insulation, sheet rock, plaster, paint, baseboards and trim, ceiling repair, LVP flooring downstairs to replace what was there, reinstall of existing cabinet boxes, and plumbing. It does not include new cabinets or counters. My claim with Liberty has been in process for 8 weeks and a field adjuster came out 2 weeks ago with radio silence since then. The contractor has also been contacting Liberty for updates. Liberty called today and said the field adjuster calculated $700 to repair the kitchen and $2300 to repair downstairs for a total of $3k. I understand it’s an initial offer and figured I won’t come out of this without burning cash of my own, but it doesn’t cover the cost of materials let alone labor. And there’s not even a guarantee that my custom cabinets and counters will come out the other side looking the same. What do I do from here? Do I eat $20k up front and turn around and sue the appliance company to be made whole? I thought that was why I had homeowner’s insurance but this is a real nightmare. And to top it off I’ll be adding a newborn to the mix in less than 8 weeks with my house in shambles and no dishwasher (first world problems, I know).

I just had a Total Loss on my home which was insured by Amica Mutual. Almost all reputable insurance carriers pay out the face value of the policy. Amica decided to use an obscure New York loophole to "AVERAGE" out what THEY feel I should get instead of what I paid for. They offered me less than 50% of THEIR ADJUSTOR'S replacement cost with the balance paid out after "THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL".

I got an email today regarding an upcoming Progressive insurance payment of $455. I spat my drink and went to look up my policy and to my surpriced, Progressive added a Random dude to my Policy. I have no idea who he is at all. I called Progressive support line and they said they automatically added him because they "Think" he lived in my House. I was pissed and told them i did not consent or even call them to add him. They told me that i agree to their terms and condition bla bla. I got literally no heads up or any phone calls what so ever. They claimed the mailed me about the new change. I rarely check insurance docs as they are either bills i already paid or policy info. To make it worse, this dude has 2 Serious ticketsand an at fault accident. I been a loyal member for over a decade. 0 accidents, 0 tickets. They told me to call them on Monday to fix this "easy" mistake. I was gonna wait till Monday but i couldn't let this mistake fly so i cancelled my policy. I drive my car like once every few months anyways.

I was in a car accident about a week ago. Allstate (the other drivers insurance company) accepted full liability for the accident, so I am filing my claim through them. Long story short I have a 2007 Lexus ES 350 with 67,000 miles and they are talking about totaling my vehicle over $3,000 in damages. I live in Florida, so I believe there is a 70% rule, but this would put the value of my vehicle at about $4,300 dollars. It’s Kelly blue book is approximately $8,100. I get the final word tomorrow, but say they total the vehicle and attempt to pay me $4,300 dollars. What are my options? Should I just lawyer up immediately? Is this type of thing that I even take to court? Thank you for all of your help in advance!

I'm probably going include an annoying amount of detail, so feel free to skip to the tl/dr. A little more than a week ago, I was struck by a car while riding my bike on a sidewalk (legal in my area). The driver was turning right and only checked to his left. I slowed and thought he saw me (FL allows DARK tint). I was wrong. He impacted my tire and my knee only stopping when I stuck his passenger window with my fist. My first words were "did you even fucking look?" at volume 24. That prompted a "calm down lady". I saw red about the same time that I noticed his EMT cadet uniform. The officer who responded didn't ticket him. But the crash report is clear that he is at fault. The officer asked if I would be willing to allow the driver to pay out of pocket if the damage was property only. I'm not a monster wanting to throw barrels into the path of this young man's life so I had the wheel repaired and ignored the minor cosmetic stuff. I texted him the $33 bill from my very reasonable bike guy. He swore he would send a check. (I do not want him having access to more information than he currently has). Well guess what? Yeah. I'm just done. I want to make a claim on the policy on the police report. But it's GEICO, which us also my own insurance policy. Will the pidling petty little claim red flag me to my own carrier? Tl/dr Emt cadet hit me with a car. Got very lucky with a tiny amount of damage. Will Geico ding me if I file a claim since he failed to self pay?

I submitted a claim for a Wellness Benefit. Date of service: Feb. 2025 Aflac denied the claim on the grounds that a Wellness Benefit had already been paid out this calendar year. But the last Wellness Benefit had been for a date of service in November 2024, so last year. The only way I can figure it is that my policy began in May 2015, and that by "calendar year" they mean May-to-April, not January-to-December. Or.... are they wrong to deny my claim?