As the title states, I was involved in a slow motorcycle collision with a Tesla. I was lane filtering the far right lane on a 3 lane one way street. The Tesla turned right into a parking lot from the center lane without indicating directly into me. The video shows I was in the city (Downtown San Diego) marked lane going 20 mph but due to parked cars in designated parking spots to the right, Geico immediately claimed I would likely be found at fault. This is because my insurance claimed it “technically” isn’t a lane due to parked cars for some reason. This call was not 30 minutes after filing the claim at the scene of the accident. The agent over the phone made it very apparent they weren’t going to fight the fact that the Tesla who turned did not indicate nor check mirrors/blind spots. Sorry for the long read but can I fight my case to my own insurance (Geico) to avoid an at fault claim.

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice on a situation that’s gotten pretty stressful. I live in San Diego, California. About two months ago, I was driving around 2 a.m. when a pedestrian ran into my car. He was running across the street diagonally, apparently intoxicated, and hit my car right as the traffic light turned green. I called emergency services, and he briefly lost consciousness but regained it and was taken to the hospital. I also have a witness who saw the whole thing and gave me their phone number and statement confirming that the pedestrian caused the accident. At the time, the police report clearly said the pedestrian was at fault. My insurance company (Geico) told me they would handle everything and assured me they had collected the report and all the relevant information. Fast forward to now: the pedestrian hired a lawyer and is suing me for bodily injuries. I just received a letter from Geico informing me about the lawsuit and requesting my statement again (even though I already provided it right after the accident). It seems like only now they are actually trying to gather the police report and contact witnesses. I feel that Geico hasn’t been proactive at all and may not be acting fully in my best interests. In the letter, they also mentioned that I have the right to hire my own attorney, and if I do, they will communicate directly with that attorney instead of me. My main questions: Should I hire my own lawyer in this situation, or is it better to just let Geico handle it? What are my chances of recovering my insurance deductible from the pedestrian, given that the police report and witness both confirm he was responsible? Is it true that a police report can be easily dismissed in these cases? Could hiring my own lawyer make this situation worse or “bigger” than it already is? Any guidance, suggestions, or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your help.

Our dog insurance is $450 a month for a HCOL area in California. We use Fetch. It covers two small dogs, a 13 year old and a 6 year old. We have had pet insurance for 5 years, and not once have we needed to use it. Instead, it's just paying an exorbitant amount for a potential issue that has never appeared. It has become completely unaffordable for our family. As a result, we are strongly considering going off pet-insurance for the foreseeable future. My family members and I have different ideas of how to handle future medical issues, however. I would do anything for our dogs and believe prices are reasonable to save my dogs' life. But my parents (note: I am a college student) believe it's too great an expense, and if a major condition arises that costs over 10k, the best option would be to put the dog down. Do you know of any cheaper options? Or other ways we can ensure medical treatment?

I bought a car rental through Kayak/Priceline in November and was offered rental insurance through RentalCover. Purchased the rental insurance and got a policy. During the trip I caused some damage to the bumper and it had to be replaced so I started a claim with RentalCover, but it's been sitting at the status "under assessment" for over two months. The rental company has a claim specialist asking me for an update every week. I've tried contacting RentalCover multiple times through email, chat, and the contact form but I've never heard back for an update on what's going on. They have no phone number available to speak with a person. I'm not sure what to do. I'm afraid the rental company will demand payment, but the rental insurance is completely unresponsive. Do I just keep waiting? Get a lawyer? Try to claim with my normal insurance? Edit: the accident occured in Colorado.

I’m new to the private insurance world, so if anyone knows the answers to these questions, I will take any bit of knowledge given. Here’s what I’m working with:  **-Priority health - HMO ($1,300 family deductible) -Through my employer, Corewell Health** **-State of Indiana Anthem - Healthsync POS with HSAS - ($6,000 family deductible) Through my husband’s employer in the state of Indiana**  * ***How do deductibles work? Policy states "You have to meet the deductible before coverage kicks in"?***  \[I’ve had Priority Health since 1/1/25 (Anthem did not become active until 3/1/25). Priority is saying I have met my family deductible of $1,300 but I am positive I have not paid anything remotely that close in office visit copays or on prescriptions. I’m happy about this, but it seems to me that I had some sort of coverage since the deductible is already met.\] * ***Is it beneficial to notify both insurance companies so that they are aware of “the coordination of benefits”?***  * ***Can I pick who my primary insurance is (for doctors' appointments and prescriptions)? Or does it not matter who is primary and who is secondary?***  \[I might be speaking too soon, but despite the higher deductible, it seems like my husband’s insurance, Anthem, is better.\] * ***Insurance math…??*** I recently picked up a prescription, and the pharmacy processed the insurance claims as follows: * Priority Insurance (primary): $15 copay * Anthem Insurance (secondary): $11 copay The pharmacy combined the two insurances and calculated the total copay to be $7. I'm unsure if this was processed correctly. My question is, with two private insurances, shouldn't the prescription be covered in full, resulting in a $0 copay? Additionally, will I still be responsible for paying an office-visit copay for in-network doctor visits under both insurance plans? \[My logic is that if I'm paying full premiums for two insurance companies, I should receive full coverage between the combined two insurance companies."\] * ***Do I have to run both insurances when filling a prescription?*** \-My husband is prescribed disposable insulin pumps, which required a prior authorization. However, the PA process took months to complete due to communication issues between Corewell Health and Priority Insurance. Fortunately, his disposable insulin pumps are now fully covered by Priority Health. Here's the question: Until the prior authorization expires, is he required to file claims through Anthem when picking up refills? Note that Anthem became his new insurance provider on March 1, 2025, through his employer, and was not involved in the current prior authorization. \[There are numerous prescriptions that Priority Insurance refuses to cover, but Anthem will. It seems like having to use both insurances could be a double-edged sword. The primary reason I have two private insurances is to mitigate the issues with prescription plan exclusions. Specifically, one insurance company will cover certain medications that the other will not, and vice versa.\]

Location: cook county, Illinois I was recently involved in a car accident. I was stopped at a stop sign, behind the white line and on my side of the road. I was waiting to turn left. Another driver who was driving on the perpendicular road ended up making a left hand turn on the road I was on. She ended up hitting me by driving head on into me. After she hit me I approached her vehicle and in a non aggressive way (however I was irritable) I asked why she hit me/ how she did not see me? She claimed she was distracted by her daughter and simply did not see me and hit me head on. She was very apologetic and admitted fault. I contacted non emergency police to come to the scene so we could exchange info. When police arrived they took our statements and the report states I was at the stop sign and driver admitted not seeing me and hitting me. The report also states I was not obstructing any road ways or her lane of travel. I figured this was pretty clear cut. However I recently found out through my insurance company that the other drivers insurance is now denying taking liability and claiming I am at fault because the driver is now reporting to her insurance company that I was in her lane and not giving her enough room to make the turn. Even though police report states the opposite and she admitted that she hit me to police because she didn’t see me. The police also stated in their report that she was at fault. The husband of the driver who was not present at the scene reached out to me via text the day after the accident to apologize for his wife hitting my car and requesting to fix my car by not going through insurance because he did not want his rates to go up. I did not respond to his text and simply just started the claim through my insurance. I am speculating this angered him and he is now encouraging his wife to change the story to now find me at fault. I obtained a copy of the police report and I am currently waiting on the body cam footage from the police that recorded our statements that night of the accent as proof that the other driver admitted fault to submit to my insurance since the claim is now in the arbitration process. I also sent screenshots of the text message the husband sent me as further proof as an admission of guilt to my insurance. I am curious, I know at this point the insurance companies are dueling this out and will present my proof to a third party and the decisions will eventually be made to determine who is at fault if I am understanding that correctly. But is there anything else that can be done? Can I go after the other driver for providing fraudulent information/ lying to her insurance? Or will that be determined in the arbitration process? Her insurance claimed they did a “careful investigation” and are denying my claim because they find me at fault. However it does not sound like her insurance obtained the police report so I am unclear as to how they performed a “careful investigation”. Lastly, is anyone able to provide any insight into the likelihood of me winning this arbitration case and if there is anything else I can/should do?

GEICO removed my telematics discount after a month. Not exactly sure why the score seemed fine , in the high 80s, and it had been used regularly. It is what it is, not sure I see the point in arguing with them. It drained battery any way. However, I’m concerned about how much more it will go up at renewal. Anyone have experience with this?

I'm starting a new job in a month. It's remote, and I live in southern Arlington, VA. The health insurance the company provides is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, because it's a Michigan based hospital. My to-be manager (someone I know from a previous job) lives in Arizona and he said the pickings of doctors have been lacking due to it being BCBS of Michigan and he's in Arizona. I'm wondering if anyone has had similar experiences? Should I take the BCBS of Michigan health insurance (which doesn't cover anything birth control related so I'd have to get something to supplement that) and hope for good choices of doctors in Arlington, VA? Or go onto my husband's insurance with Kaiser Permanante even though it's more expensive?

Location: Virginia I use Choice Home Warranty (I didn’t realize how scammy home warranty companies were until recently, so please don’t comment about that). They are requiring I pay a portion of a repair because it’s considered a “modification.” I pointed out that my particular policy covers up to $250 of modifications, and they are saying that that $250 was applied to a previous repair and no longer available. However they will not provide me any written documentation or the recording of the phone call where they stated this. Do I essentially just have to trust them, or are they required to provide proof?