They advertise they never raise rates due to age. I got insurance when my dog was a puppy and in the two years ive had her the rates raised annually from $40 to $50 and now $60. It sure seems like they raise rates based on age, unless you are telling me that vet care has increaed by 50 percent in my city in the last two years. Even in the very email they sent about the rate increase, they said "Trupanion is unique in that we never increase your monthly cost because you’ve submitted an invoice or because your pet ages. "

We were rear ended by an uninsured driver. Had to file with our provider which is USAA. Today we got the repair estimate and the car is being deemed a total loss. All it needs is a new rear bumper and an exhaust. Repairs after our deductible are $700ish. Looks like the payment to us is $280. We're freaking out a bit. His car is older. It's a 2010 Foed Escape with 150k miles. We knew it wouldn't be worth much but $280? After searching around in our area, they are going for around $3k. Is there anyway for us to keep it and fix it ourselves? My husband is a mechanic and can get all this fixed for less than $700 easily is there anyway to do this without getting a salvaged title? If not, what are our options with insurance coverage moving forward? We cannot afford to buy another car right now.

Every six months I get a big envelope from Statefarm with all my car insurance details and prices. It also comes with a bunch of small booklets, think they are called "endorsements". Anyways the one I got said I would owe around $350 . It also says "This is not a bill". Now today I got my bill electronically. But it says I owe $450+. Unfortunately, I recycled the original paper bill that said I should owe $350. Was that $350 likely for some shorter duration? I did remove something from my insurance a few weeks ago so maybe they sent me some pro-rated amounts?

Is there a difference in how United Healthcare covers their insureds if it’s through the workplace vs the ACA (marketplace)? I currently have UHC through my work and it’s not as bad as people say. I’m thinking about retiring early and getting UHC via the marketplace but I’ve been reading there is a huge rate of denials or delays for basic care. Is there a difference between the two? Anyone had UHC via their work and then switched to the ACA UHC?

Hi! Thought id share my experience with my cat! He is 4yr - i have had Trupanion since i adopted him a year+ ago. He had no pre-existing conditions. I specifically asked agent of dental was covered and they said yes. He has been to the vet a couple times - first time visit, ear infection, worms from new kitten we got, etc. The vet has briefly checked his teeth previously and said a little tartar but overall healthy gums. Friend got a new cat so was asking about my policy - reading the “fine print” is that dental doesn’t kick in until first post-insurance dental/oral examination. I immediately emailed and asked that his dental coverage has kicked in - they said no because they have no notes from vet. I said she probably didn’t note because there was nothing of note…asked if i got her to confirm they could put into effect retroactively. They said yes. Vet sent over full records to them - vet “briefly” checked mouth with said assessment on 12/11/24. They said it will take a couple days to process but will get back to me. Still waiting and can update but wanted to just flag!!! I also checked because he may have some mouth issues that i flagged to vet a couple weeks ago (still undetermined) but glad i did because i could see their potential denial saying “he didn’t have an oral exam prior blah blah blah.” Anyway TLDR - check the fine print!! They are so sneaky and if they fight me on this i will probably cancel.

Hi all! So I'm in the appraisal process for my homeowners- mine is a hurricane claim (wind only not flood damage). Do they halt processing stuff like ordinance in law while they are in the appraisal process? What about personal inventory items (yes, 5 months since milton and they have done nothing with that)? I want them to see the house stripped down so we still have another month until appraisal. What should I do? I have waited a very long time to replace things. I need stuff like a frige and other essentials. Atleast for the personal items i feel like i should get atleast an "estimate/supplement" thing generated before they start using it as a tool to negotiate paying me less.They said it will be resolved at the end but they have not been forthcoming to resolve anything nor do we see an end in sight. We are kinda going out on a limb and assuming that we are going to sue even after appraisal. It's Florida and this is with citizens if that info is relevant.

No claims in 12 years with Allstate. Hear their home claims are a nightmare. Hear good things about Amica. Carry homeowners, 2 autos, and an umbrella. Would cut my auto insurance half but double my homeowners leading to a wash prior to the amica dividend payment. Couple questions: What do you use to calculate your replacement cost for a house? Do you make any changes to that calculation if the policy has an overage waiver? My Allstate is 20% and the quoted amica is 30%. Any reason to carry additional structures if I don’t have a fence or our buildings? Any others to look into for insurance? With amicas rates in auto, it could make sense to break out my homeowners if we don’t choose to bundle.

Has anyone else had issues with them. Recently had hail damage to home and they gave my contractors heck. The adjuster did a half azz job while taking notes for the claim. Contractors came and wanted to add more due to the OBVIOUS DAMAGE that was left off. They denied it. Meanwhile im watching my neighbors get their siding replaced along with their sheds lol. Im between these two homes at that. They also called contractors lying saying photos weren't real and I had to go and prove and sign off that they were. You pay as you should and when its time to use them they nickel and dime you.

Friend was in a MVA where she was going straight, CV was coming down driveway. CV did not stop, was given citation for reckless driving. She was injured, sought normal treatment. Ambulance/ER/PT/some testing. She had wage loss. VA is the state. Allstate found their insured 100% AF. Zoom forward over a year, 7 months out from SOL in VA. Demand got sent. 1 month after demand sent, Allstate changes liab states 'obtained data' speeding at 12.8 mph over limit on our side. That REALLY is not adding up for this road. There were no skid marks and she slowed down and moved into the other lane trying to avoid but the guy never looked... The PR shows she was doing the speed limit, however, the officer did not arrive or witness any speed. The other guy admitted it was his fault on the scene, but by the time he was being given the citation his fam was there insisting she was speeding(they didn't even see the accident... would be biased anyways). I find it mighty fishy it would take this long for any process to be started on an EDR and I work in insurance, I've never even seen a claim where EDR was pulled on a personal auto. I don't know how they obtained any data bc at this late in the claim I think chain of custody would be an issue and also the extraction method. I'm not sure where that vehicle has been bc it was a TL. Since VA is pure contributory, now with the reversal it's heading to our insurance, which is fine, we had the coverages. The issue lies with the pure contributory. If our insurance also finds the same, they could deny as well is my understanding. I doubt they will, but it's still quite concerning. How is this not a bad faith claim? Doesn't the VA statute say they would have to get permission to access that type of data? Don't they have to be forthcoming on how they obtained that data? This is a very weird situation and could end up costing a lot of money if both ins companies end up denying liab. Allstate already paid for the TL a long time ago. My understanding is even if the title was signed over, the VA statute states they can't access without request since they are an insurer and not using the vehicle for daily routine use. I'm not 100% they pulled EDR, but I can't figure out anything else that makes sense with that verbiage they are delivering. Any ideas?

I wanted to share my experience, as reading other people’s stories on reddit is what made me go with this company and i’m so glad I did. I’d heard lots of good reviews, and my partner had no issues with reimbursement with PetsPlusUs so I decided to try them out for my dog and cat. After my cat had surgery to remove an obstruction, they paid me back the exact amount I expected to be reimbursed, and it was very straightforward! I even forgot to update my address for my insurance so it didn’t match the bill, and it was fine (I think partially because I only moved 5 minutes away so my premiums weren’t affected). The only slight annoyance was I needed to give them ALL vet records, and they wouldn’t process my claim until I did (so please keep all your pet records safely in one place), but I suspect the same would be true for all pet insurance companies. My cat is about 1.5 years old, and her insurance is $35 a month and they repaid $2,100, so it’s been absolutely worth the money. While at the ER, a dog came in that was hit by a car and trupanion wouldn’t cover a penny. I overheard the staff talking about how terrible trupanion is for repayment (and its way more expensive than pets plus us).