We recently had to file our first homeowners insurance claim in the 6 years we’ve owned our house. We had a huge storm with 75+ mph winds and torrential rains, tornadoes etc. We randomly had the wood paneling in our living room (interior wall, other side is a bedroom) sustain water damage. It was wet and mushy and all warped. We want it fixed because we don’t want mold growing etc. roof is 4 years old so we aren’t sure how water got in. We also need a professional to figure out how this happened. Anyway, State Farm says it’s covered under our policy. We have a $3,000 deductible. They said they deduct the deductible from the money they send us for the repairs. We don’t pay it up front. (We are waiting for a callback from the contractor they helped us find). To me that sounds like if it’s going to cost $6,000 to fix they take off $3k and we only get $3k. My husband thinks we get the full amount for the repairs which makes no sense to me. State farm has to pay themselves the deductible. We had a total loss on a car last year and they took the deductible out of that and we got less money back for our payment. So that’s why I think we aren’t going to get the full amount (which is not going to be helpful we don’t have a ton of money right now). So anyone know who’s right?

Found an insurance for my mother who is not the US citizen that is relocating to the US to continue with diagnostics and treatments for cancer since she can't continue in Ukraine die to limited options. She's got a b1/b2 travel visa. I had a fake insurance purchased before, not I think I found something legit but not sure. Any suggestions? Marketplace company heightenedhealthinsurance got me a AetnaCVS Health insurance that qualifies her for a good coverage considering her status and pre-existing condition. Is it possible?

I have had Embrace pet insurance for my dog and cat for 10 years and they have always been Awesome and I have a 90% Reimbursement Rate on covered claims . They have covered many claims and have helped alot . I do pay a hefty monthly price to have this peace of mind. I’m use to an annual increase that’s incremental but a 55% jump from 220 a month is just outlandish in my opinion to 340 a month now . Have you experienced a High Rate Increase also?

I'm so offended by the "hard breaking" beeping, that when I get to 40mph, I've unfortunately started driving through yellow lights and barely miss it turning to red. I've always slowed at yellow lights before Snapshot. I always go the speed limit. Realistically, there's too much traffic in my town to be able to drive safely without hard breaking. Just want to share because if I'd known, I would've opted out of it.

On June 10th I was rear ended while stopped at a red light by a woman who was texting. She got out and immediately admitted fault and the incident was caught on my dashcam. Now, two months and ~$20k worth of repairs later, I have my car back. I drive a 2024 Kia Sportage, roughly 18.5k miles on it, top of the line trim package. Prior to the accident the car was in perfect condition. Geico (her insurance provider) has offered me $5k in diminished value. Is this worth even bothering with negotiation, or does the little guy always lose?

I am 24, and I got my license at 19. In the past 3 years I have had 3 accidents, 2 of which the car was totaled/not worth repairing. We have Geico, and to renew the plan with me on it they’re charging is about 8k per 6 months, or about 1300 a month. When my dad tried to shop around, the only other company willing to take us on with myself as a driver was Progressive, and when all the details were filled out they wanted to charge us even more. Since I am a member of the household with a license, I have to be on any car insurance plan he gets. We have two other cars, so selling my car wouldn’t impact my dad. I was thinking that after selling my car, I could use the money to pay for ride-sharing. Also: if I turn in my license now and try to renew it next year, will the premiums go down or stay the same?

I am a trusting person. I will state this upfront. We switched home insurance carriers last year. I was told by someone that they discontinued our vinyl siding and to purchase or look for a matching endorsement for it when I switched. I talked with the insurance salesman who I asked if they have a matching endorsement for vinyl siding. He said “it is not needed” i then asked clearly “if one side of our house is damaged and the siding has been discontinued you will replace all of the siding correct?” His response was “yes we will make it right, we will make you whole” Low and behold. Massive hail damage to one side of our house. Our siding is discontinued. Insurance says we will just try and match it to the best we can. Is there any recourse here?

Bought our townhome 3 years ago, had home inspection, etc. Home was built in 2011. Ryan Homes, should have known as they are known for being built terribly. Fast forward to now, looks like the corners of most window frames (wooden part) are rotting away. Again, this house was built in 2011! I now see when we bought it, the owners must have had the defects covered up with caulk and paint etc. Is this something home insurance would fix? I'm sure the building warranty is expired since it's been more than 10 years since it was built.

Hi, I recently adopted a 1 year old retriever mix and he was limping so we had to get him checked, turns out the doctor said while playing he might have hurt himself and he will recover in 2-3 months but now I was planning to get insurance from SPOT or ASPCA , they have specifically written knee and ligament conditions are pre existing forever so for example if my dog gets arthritis later in his life, would that be a pre existing condition? I am trying to find the insurance for my dog, I had pretty bad experience with FETCH so definitely no FETCH for us. Can you let me know what's the best insurance I can use to insure my dog given this curable injury is not considered pre existing for any bigger condition.