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 a 2025 Toyota Camry with 14,000 miles. It got covered with a coating of cement. The insurance company offered me $3,700. My Toyota dealership has said they will take the car plus $5,500 and give me a new 2025 Toyota Camry. Is there any way to negotiate with my insurance company for the additional $1,800? The body shops are coming back saying it's going to cost between $5000 and $8,000 to fix. That doesn't include diminished value which I could file after it's fixed. It seems to me that offering the insurance company $5,500 to close this claim forever is a really good deal for the insurance company because they will almost certainly spend more if I get the car fixed. Any advice on how to get the insurance company to agree? I'm buying the new car regardless. It's being shipped in and I'm picking it up Thursday. Edit to add: my insurance company will have to subrogate with the contractors insurance company. The contractor is 100% at fault.

I have been a State Farm customer for almost 40 years. I recently was in my first serious automobile accident where the repair costs are around $25,000. State Farm has been hellish to work with and dragged even just the start of repairs out two months. It’s not over yet, but it’s pretty clear I’m gonna end up having to pay a pretty good chunk of that out-of-pocket. The body shop tells me that most namebrand insurance companies are difficult to work with. He suggested one of the high-end brands like Chubb or Pure. The more I think about it it seems like I could go with a low rate company and for that once every 25 year incident just pay for the repairs myself. As long as I have injuries and liability covered, it feels like I would come out even. My question is this. Should I go with a different company that is more white glove service like Chubb? Or should I find some cut rate company where I at least know up front I’m going to have to pay out-of-pocket for an repairs like this but save money and headache in the long run? Or should I just stay in the middle with SF? FYI, I do have good umbrella coverage too.

Hi all, I’m in a common and frustrating position revolving around paying for health insurance. Here is my situation. I work part-time and go to school part-time, so I don’t qualify for full-time benefits for work or any equivalent part-time healthcare offers in Michigan So that’s the first part. I gross about $600 a month working and my healthcare premium is $650 a month alone for BCBSM HMO Gold plan. It just is not feasible to pay that much for healthcare anymore- especially, out of pocket in full. What I do have is Medicaid and CarePayment accounts that help me cover the costs and pay down medical debt in a reasonable time frame. I need some coverage because I have a mental health condition and commonly use: medications, psychiatry, therapy, and labs. I am wondering if I can get by just with MI Medicaid. Is that risky since Medicaid has very low reimbursement rates? Or is it reasonable to go with Medicaid and just try to be frugal medically? What I want to avoid is going for routine procedures and leaving with a $1200 bill, AND paying $650 a month only to use it half hazardously. Thanks.

I ran the same quote three times and I keep getting different numbers. One quote said $300, the other said $330 and then I get an email saying it’s $196. What’s going on here?

I'm in a little bit of a conundrum. I have both a Roth IRA and an Individual Brokerage Account with Charles Schwab. I also had a retirement account worth $15,000 including a Roth 401k with John Hancock, but then I changed jobs. I decided to roll the money from John Hancock over to Charles Schwab to make things more simple by having everything with the same institution. They said they would send me two checks made out to Charles Schwab. I looked today at my John Hancock account and it now says my balance is $0, so I'm guessing they have issued the checks. John Hancock said there will not be a 20% tax because it is a rollover. However, I called Schwab and they said there would be a 20% tax. I kept asking questions about it, but the gentleman said to consult a tax specialist. I don't have a tax specialist and I'm not trying to spend a lot of money to consult one. Also, Charles Schwab said the checks need to be for the exact amount going into the Roth, and the exact amount going into the Individual Brokerage Account. I never gave those numbers to John Hancock. What would you guys do in this situation? I really don't want to lose $3,000 due to taxes if I can avoid it. Also, can I trust Charles Schwab to give me the best advice for me here since they have a personal interest in getting the money into their bank?

Hey yall I was involved in a rear ending accident last week in Texas and when I called progressive (the information I was given by the person who hit me) they informed me that his policy has not been active for some time. I have now contacted my insurance and informed them of all of this and they are looking into it. Just curious if anybody has ever seen this or seen a fake insurance card? I tried googled and can’t find anything of this sort! It looks very legit. I imagine he will also be in trouble with the police in some way for giving false insurance to them. He already had 2 citations for having expired plates and hitting me. The cop informed me his insurance was good when he gave me the write up but I assume he didnt check as they said it’s not active. It was written up for 3 months from 7/2025-10/2025 which progressive says they do not even have policies for that short of a time. Seeking any advice for anybody who has been through this! I’m assuming I will end up having to file with my uninsured motorist.

I have a almost 2 year doodle whom I just spent over 7K on for sugery to remove a sock.2 days after surgery the site got infected and the sutures ripped. I’ve been looking at pet insurance reviews but it all seems so overwhelming and it feels like the good and the bad are balanced. Currently i’m looking for a company that will pay up front which based on what i’m seeing that would be Trupanion as i’m constantly living in fear and has gotten extreme anxiety from always thinking he’s gonna swallow something again. I’ve always swiped out my savings to practically save his life. Any advice or help would be appreciated!!

I received an email recently that I would not be able to renew my 4-year-old cat's pet insurance through ManyPets due to the company no longer providing policies in the US market. They said I would be hearing from another company, Odie, about a new policy. I looked up Odie and it seems to have very low scores on Trustpilot. Has anyone else lost their ManyPets coverage? If so, who did you go with to replace it?

I was rear ended at a dead stop and it caused $13k of damage. I have a Hyundai Palisade with only 9.5K miles on it. Allstate accepted fault, but they are denying my claim for loss of value. They are saying since my Palisade was in an accident (also rear ended) three years ago ($17K damage in that one) that there would be no additional loss of value. I find it hard to believe the second accident would diminish the value of my car by ZERO. What are my options here? Thanks in advance!