I have auto through the lizard. Long story, so I apologize in advance. In May, I bought a new car, and wanted to add my husband and the new car so we would all be on one policy. I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to cancel my policy and make a new one, but that’s what ended up happening. I called them and asked if they could reinstate my old policy and add the 2. A supervisor got the approval to do it and transferred me to a lady in a department I’m not sure of. That lady told me I should keep the new policy because it is cheaper. I asked if both policies were exactly the same. She went line by line and confirmed they both had the same coverage. I asked why the new policy was cheaper if they were exactly the same. She told a story about how each policy is owned by different companies and they set their own rules of how they want to handle it. I said, well if you’re saying they’re exactly the same, I guess I’ll keep the new one then but only because you confirmed they were the same coverage. She was typing the whole time and said she was writing the notes in an email. Fast forward to July, the first car (not the new one) got struck by lightning and I tried to file a claim. They told me I didn’t have comprehensive or collision and refused to help. I tried having supervisors try to locate the recording of the phone call with that lady, or find an email or transcript that showed the full conversation. They are saying it doesn’t exist, and there is no recording of it at all. If they could find it, they could retroactively fix the comprehensive and I could continue with the claim. Supervisors also have said that manager level and above calls don’t get recorded. Is there anything I can do at this point? I know they record everything, but they are saying it doesn’t exist. I don’t know what else I can do.

So long story short was involved in minor car accident that I was not at fault for , this happened on 3/3/2025 and I didn’t get any information from the adjuster after having the car looked at until I decided to call to see what was going on and they somehow missed to file something so I didn’t hear back until 3/27/2025. The adjuster was adamant about me signing and cleaning my car out from the place that repaired it which I did a few days later , which it was considered a total loss and I received the estimate/ Salvage value and all of that again a few days later after having to ask for it. Now since then I cannot get a hold of anyone I’ve sent countless emails and phone calls and just today text messages to the Total Salavage department of Erie Insurance as I didn’t even agree to the repair costs or the amount they want to give back to me , I’m unsure what to do currently I just would like a status of where my vehicle is even at , I wanted to at least have one more shop to check it out and get a second opinion but now it just seems unfeasible at this point having to wait and wait and wait, so yeah first accident never dealt with anything like this so any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I know I'm calling them first thing in the morning to talk with an attorney, but is there any advice for a situation like this? I owe them just under 14k, they personally gave me a settlement and I emailed it to them (5k settlement) but National Debt Relief never finalized on anything, and now they are suing me.

Had a house fire, insurance adjuster said i get 5000$ a month for up to 12months for a rental equivalent to my house (3/2 2000sqft) Well 3 months went by and I decided to move into my own rental house , it’s a 1/1 while the repairs on the house are being worked on. Now he’s saying he will only give me the going rate of a 1/1 … which is somewhere around 1500-2k, which is a big difference from 5k. My question is if that 5k per month mine? Something I can fight for? Or do I only get the exact displacement fund I spend , up to 5k

I am 21 and the oldest “dependent” on the insurance aside from my parents, we are under Molina/Medicaid. We are a family of five, with 2 minors in the home, our ages are: 50s, 50s, 12, 16, and 21(me). My parents file taxes together for a sole proprietor business that they own. Earlier in the year, we renewed are insurance and everything went smoothly and we opted to enroll in the system where Molina automatically enters your tax information for you that they receive from the IRS. My parents typically make ~80-90k combined, but after business expenses, taxes, and bills, they only bring home 30-40k a year. Basically, our family lives off of the 30-40k, NOT the bigger number. This hasn’t changed at all in the past few years, nor has it been an issue for our insurance. However, this year, we received a notice in the mail that none of us are eligible to stay on the insurance and that our insurance ran out on March 31, 2025. While I’m planning on calling Molina soon, I did see that it states that we made nearly 90k, when that isn’t the case. I think this may be an issue from the automation system not taking the accurate data for us. Does anyone else have similar issues or can explain my situation? Edit: my parents’ adjusted gross income is 30-40k for those who may be confused. I’m sorry if I didn’t clarify earlier Edit 2: I figured out the issue. I got off the phone and it turns out they never received our tax info, so we have to reapply. We’re planning on visiting our county insurance office and they just need some proof of income. Thank you for the comments!

My car is a **1989 Honda Civic RT4WD Standard** — these are practically unheard of now. I know insurance companies won’t pay for uninsured upgrades, but I recently spent **over $8k** on paint and body work to restore it to factory condition. The paint, trim, wheels, and tires are perfect. Unfortunately, we had a hailstorm while I wasn’t home, and the car got **hammered**. The insurance company is using comps from the much less desirable **2WD automatic** version, which sells for around $5k. I can’t even find a standard RT4WD for sale, but the closest condition autos I can find go for close to **$10k**. Similar Japanese “Beagle” versions are also around $10k. The insurance company says they can only use **dealership** listings (not private party), and since neither I nor the adjuster can find a dealer listing for my model, they’ve offered me **$4k**. I know it’s worth much more. I’m looking to get a **3rd-party valuation** but don’t know where to start. Has anyone here actually used a company for this and can share their experience? I can Google, but I’d prefer first-hand recommendations. Once this is resolved, I plan to move the car to **Hagerty** since they seem to handle collector/older car valuations much better.

Got a quote from GEICO like around a week ago for 299 and month for full coverage, it’s the cheapest one I found compared to other insurance companies charging me 2x that at 18 I called GEICO and ran through the quote with him for a 2022 Hyundai Elantra limited he said it will be 304. That car ended up getting sold I found a new car I wanted clean title not a rental 7k miles 2024 Hyundai Elantra sel I got quoted $299 for it last week. Now I did another quote for the same car it’s all the same info I had last week and now it’s at $540 a month. I called and the GEICO guy said “rates can go up” and I highly doubt they go up $250 in a week. He did say my $299 quote sounded unrealistic and they whouldnt quote that when I literally have the saved quote on my GEICO app. I’m just wondering is this normal? And I can still buy the $299 a month quote right now since I did save it but I am scared they will raise my insurance prices to 550 a month after the 6 months. I do have screen shots of both quotes but just can’t add them. Should I buy the $300 a month quote since it’s the cheapest I found or will GEICO raise my rates after 6 months.

When we adopted our dog (now 6 years old and 44 lbs, a mix of at least 5 different breeds) we took out what I considered to be a “catastrophic plan” to insure her and help us avoid difficult healthcare financial decisions when she grows old, or sooner (though hopefully not). The policy has a $1,000 lifetime deductible per injury/illness and no maximum benefit. When we took out the policy it was $25.03/month. It is now up to $57.15/month. A 128% increase over 6 years feels pretty steep, especially when she’s statistically speaking less than 1/2 of her way through her expected lifespan. Should I be regularly shopping around the same way one does with auto or homeowners insurance, or are the chances that I will find a better value now that she’s 6 low? I remember reading when I took out the policy that with pet insurance it’s better to insure early when the dog’s health risk is very low to “lock in” a low rate and picked Trupanion because at the time they advertised modest premium increases being a feature that differentiated them among their competitors. I don’t feel like 128% over 6 years is modest, and if the increases continue to increase at the accelerated rate they have been doing so, I feel like it may be worth surveying the field to see what else is out there. I like her coverage and feel that it works for our financial situation. (We are fortunate that we can afford regular wellness visits and any unexpected medical items < $1,000). TIA!

We’ve had Haalthy Paws since my two dogs were puppies. One is now 11 and one is 7 or 8. I just got this email that our monthly premium is increasing to $650 a month!!!! We can’t switch — they have preexisting conditions. This feels predatory. Is this legal? Has anyone successfully negotiated this?

Is it even legal for Healthy Paws pet insurance to increase premiums at almost 200% in CA? This is outrageously high!! Anyone experiencing the same? #healthypawspetinsurance