Hi all, I'm trying to figure out the best way to proceed with insurance as my policies are set to renew in about three weeks. I have Allstate for both auto and home insurance, and I get a $300 discount on both the auto and home premiums as a result. My home insurance for this coming year (12 month rate) is set to be $2270 - when I looked online and talked to a couple of agencies, the lowest I got was \~$2800 with some of those quotes going well into 3k and even 4k. I'm not sure why my home insurance rate with Allstate is so good comparatively to other agencies, though the discount section does mention responsible payments (haven't missed any mortgage payments) contributing to a $600 bonus, and a loyalty bonus of $250. On the other hand, my auto insurance rates are way higher than anything I'm being quoted on. My rate for the next 6 months of auto insurance is $1262 for a 2021 Subaru Forester. As far as classification goes, I'm 26, male, and married. I've had a single accident just under 5 years ago (late 2020 - minor bump to the car in front of me, and I was the at fault driver). Upon doing quotes with other agencies using the exact same deductibles/coverage amounts, I got anywhere from $770 (from a local independent agent) to just under $1000. I'm trying to determine if it's worth swapping to another agency for cheaper car insurance, but I'd lose my bundle discount and the convenience of handling all of my insurance from one place, with one agent. Would y'all say it would be better to stick with Allstate, or should I try and pursue a better auto policy?

I bought a brand new 2025 Kia K5 a few weeks ago. I financed it through Kia Finance. I temporarily unfroze my credit to do so. It has been a few weeks now, and I have received two letters (one from Wells Fargo, the other I forget) stating that my request for a loan was denied because my credit is frozen. I think Kia Finance is trying to sell my loan and they cannot. What should I do? Is this going to cause a problem?

I have a pair of Sphynx cats—both female, spayed, and 1.5 years old. Right now, I have Trupanion for their pet insurance, and overall, I’ve had a good experience with them. That said, one of my girls had an allergic reaction earlier this year that required multiple follow-up visits, and the out-of-pocket costs for exams alone really added up. I reached out to Trupanion, and they said I’m allowed to have a separate wellness plan from another provider to help cover things like exam fees and routine care. So now I’m on the hunt for a solid wellness plan—mainly one that covers exams, vaccines, and most importantly, the annual HCM screening for both girls. Trupanion might or might not cover that since it’s kind of a gray area between diagnostic and preventive. I’m betting they’ll treat it as preventive, so I want a backup plan. Any recommendations for wellness plans or other insurance options? Every time I think I’ve found a good one, I come across a flood of awful reviews (though I know that’s just the nature of insurance). I do plan to call and confirm coverage details before signing up, and I’ll also ask if they can review my girls’ vet records to determine what they’d consider pre-existing. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Today my 3 year old hit the gas pedal on the golf cart and ran it into my other kids electric scooters/ the wall in my garage. I hopped off to grab stuff out of the back “trunk” type thing and next thing I know it’s gone forward and hit the house. Thankfully she was okay. She was scared, I was scared. We had a good cry. I have insurance on my golf cart. I called them up and they said after the deductible, the repairs to the golf cart would be covered but the damage to my other property (my home, my car, the electric bikes/scooters, my built in shelves and other random smaller items) will not be covered because I own those items. They said had it hit someone else’s scooters/house/car that would cover it. When I got the golf cart, I called my insurance agent so I could add it to my homeowners policy and she said it was cheaper to have a separate policy for just the golf cart and to go through progressive. So this is what I did. I called my insurance company after hearing this news from progressive, and they said they could cover it under our homeowners policy- but that we would have to pay that deductible too. It wouldn’t be worth it to pay both deductibles. I am just surprised that progressive isn’t covering any of the personal property damage. Is this a normal thing?

Bear with me as I’m a bit new to car insurance renewals, (this is my first car)! 😭 I have Geico So my renewal date is this month and it’s stated in email that the amount due is $353… my regularly scheduled amount paid a month is $240. I wasn’t sure if the $353 was just a renewal fee for now and after paying I would go back to paying $240 OR if the $353 was my new monthly payment. I didn’t want to wait and find out so I went to my Geico app and had a chat with a representative. I asked and was told: “I really appreciate your patience here! Okay, so the reason for the double payment you are seeing is because, although this plan does not require autopay, it does require you to be paid ahead. Since you were no longer enrolled into autopay your payment planned switch over to this plan at your renewal. If you were to decide to reenroll; your payments would all, be $237.28 monthly. But you'd need to make the payment of $237.28 on or before August 19th to be eligible. Once you do, you'll have the option to enroll and switch back over to the regular monthly plan.” This confused me because in email it says I owe $353 so I feel obligated to pay that and not ignore it. To confirm I asked them to clarify and was told to do exactly that. Ignore it and it will adjust. I responded: No problem. So sorry but l'm a bit confused because it says I owe $353 by the 19th... so do you mean I pay that and it goes down to $237? Or just ignore that and pay $237 on or before the 19th? they responded: “Correct, that is going to show this way since you're on the payment plan that requires you to be billed ahead. You pay the $237 and once you do, the billing will adjust when you enroll back into autopay and switch over to the regular monthly plan. Yep, you got it! Ignore that and it will adjust automatically once you enroll again.” I went ahead and enrolled in auto pay and it adjusted my payments to $260 after paying the $353…I’m guessing it’s because I have to pay the $237 first and then enroll in autopay? I don’t know, I’m so confused… I’m thinking of calling instead of doing an online chat just to protect myself from the madness. It doesn’t feel right because it feels like I’m ignoring my bill especially since I didn’t even know I’d be paying a little less than my usual unless I spoke to a representative. Feels like a cheat code in a sense lol… Lastly, I JUST realized that it was showing me the $260 as an updated payment (after the $353) the entire time on the email. I was just so in a rush. I’m all over the place, sorry lol… but that doesn’t change what the representative said so I’m still stumped.

Looking for advice on dealing with an insurance dispute with prior insurance company. In July 2023, a hailstorm damaged my home’s Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) that had rolled roofing on them. Company initially agreed the panels needed replacement because rolled roofing couldn’t be reapplied per manufacturer installation guidelines. They first classified it under Ordinance or Law (ORD) coverage. Later, they changed their stance, saying it wasn’t ORD, but still wouldn’t move it under Dwelling Coverage. They paid $5k but refused to pay the remaining $8,606 for full replacement. Key points: • Manufacturer guidelines require panels to be clean and debris-free before rolled roofing can be reinstalled — which wasn’t the case after removal. • During demo, water intrusion was found. FBFS says they don’t cover “water seepage,” but there’s no proof it existed pre-storm. • Multiple adjusters were involved. Insurance company hasn’t provided their “expert” who allegedly inspected the panels. • Delays in their claim process (over 1.5 years) worsened the damage. At this point, I’m debating whether to send a letter of intent (basically putting them on notice before litigation) to try and get the $8,606 paid, or just go straight to filing a lawsuit for breach of contract/bad faith. The whole panels had to be replaced because rolled roofing couldn't be reinstalled and needing to get the roof back to pre storm condition. The water intrusion found 1.5 years later has nothing really to do with the initial insurance coverage in my opinion. Has anyone dealt with this or a similar situation? Did sending a letter of intent work, or did you have to sue to get results? Will they say fine okay it'll cost us more if we do get sued even if we win and decide to pay the $8606 instead? Next, even though they closed the claim, I'm filling another complaint with the states department of insurance.

so long story short, i was side swiped the lady who hit me admitted it was her fault. i filed a claim with her insurance and they called me and sent me a link to an app to submit photos of the damage. the damage is scratches and dents on whole passenger side of my truck, along with damages on the wheel. i get a call the next day stating they went over the 'initial estimate' value at $330.87 lol, i took it a body shop to get an estimate for all damages and i got a quote for $9,800.. a little confused how the initial estimate works, i called my adjuster but they do such a poor job explaining it to me as you can sense english is not their first language and when i ask what that means they just repeat and read the statement to me. its the first time i have ever been in this kind of situation, can anyone help me? i have been stressing, but was blown away when they quoted me for $330 to repaint, and do body work and buy a new wheel on $80,000 truck.

Been a loyal member for years. Got a rock to the windshield of a 21 Toyota Prius Prime. On March 8. I reported it and it got pushed to Safelite. They are the contractors that ACSC uses to replace auto glass. However for some administrative reason. ACSC failed to approve the claim to Safelite. After weeks of phone calls i finally get an approved claim. However they require additional ACSC approvql to unstall the requested OEM Glass. This gets approved. After 5 days i call back and i am told thatbwhen the glass gets in they will call to scheduleinstallation. This Morning Auto Glass Now calls me to make an appointment. Im there 20 minutes early. I come back ajd wait in office. Tech reports that he cannot run the OBDII decice that is required to calibrate the safety systems in the car. I ask if they want to call the insurence company, and return my deductable? They insist on showing me that it dosnt work. But they can replace the windshield with out calibrating the systems. I refuse. Tech gets on the phone with someone that walks him through connecting the device to my car. It works. I am again waiting again. Do I complain to ACSC? Safelite? Do i find a new insurencw company? Thanks in advance!

Hi, First off, let me list out my situation quickly: Washington State College Student Insurance: Medicare --> EMI Health (Switched, received pay raise) Today, I checked into my dentist for a cleaning. I informed the front desk person I had switched insurance providers. She didn't say much, but checked me and said I would meet with a patient resource person after my appointment. I went back, had what I thought was just a cleaning. I went to the waiting room, then had my meeting with the patient resource specialist who told me that my insurance was no covered. no worries, what does a cleaning cost? $70? No issue. Well no. They did a "scaling" thing because my gums were inflamed so the total is $209. In this meeting was the first time I was informed about the scaling they did to my teeth. I have no recollection at previous appointments of them mentioning scaling or anything. I was never disclosed any cost because if I would have heard $209, I would have dipped quick. Is there anyway I can get out of this? I feel kinda screwed over because I had no idea what they were going to do to my teeth or procedures performed. It was my impression it was just a cleaning. I understand it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to verify my dentist is in my network, so I own up to that. It is mainly the scaling thing... I have a phone call with the dental supervisor. What should I say? I want to be as respectful as possible. Thanks

hello. i posted about this before, but three weeks ago, a drunk driver hit me and totaled my 2016 subaru. we just got our bill (to be paid by his insurance, all state): around $9,500, and an additional $1,000 to $2,000 with a rental. i need to go over my belongings for damage, but i had a $600 dog kennel (gunner) too: waiting on an email to see whether or not this needs to be replaced like children's car seats. his insurance wants to fix it, not replace it, although we only bought my subaru at around $10,000 (we spent a few thousand on repairs, but not anything big: my parents wanted new brakes for peace of mind). how badly will a rebuild that large damage our ability to sell? should we fight it: and how do we? we live in colorado.