My insurer (Admiral) got in touch with me late last week advising me of a claim on my account that I needed to check. Unfortunately I was on holiday so have only had a chance to look into it today. However, I haven't been involved in any incidents at all - ever. I've never hit another car, had an accident, or been involved in a crash. My car has zero damage, no bumps or scrapes, even the paintwork is pristine (I use it infrequently) I've never once claimed on insurance, or even needed to. I checked the claim date and I happened to be travelling to London and back that day from Birmingham for work (my once in a lifetime trip, last minute so couldn't catch a train conveniently). I can say for sure that I wasn't involved in an incident that day as I spent it all either on a motorway or parked at a hotel attending a conference. The claim itself has no information attached for me to refute. I haven't had a chance to call them yet (it's on my to-do list for later today) but have emailed them asking for more information/clarity. What do I do from here? I'm confused, surprised, frustrated, and very worried that it's going to affect my insurance or future costs. Is it a fraudulent claim, or have I been claimed against in error? Any advice is much appreciate :)

I'm probably going include an annoying amount of detail, so feel free to skip to the tl/dr. A little more than a week ago, I was struck by a car while riding my bike on a sidewalk (legal in my area). The driver was turning right and only checked to his left. I slowed and thought he saw me (FL allows DARK tint). I was wrong. He impacted my tire and my knee only stopping when I stuck his passenger window with my fist. My first words were "did you even fucking look?" at volume 24. That prompted a "calm down lady". I saw red about the same time that I noticed his EMT cadet uniform. The officer who responded didn't ticket him. But the crash report is clear that he is at fault. The officer asked if I would be willing to allow the driver to pay out of pocket if the damage was property only. I'm not a monster wanting to throw barrels into the path of this young man's life so I had the wheel repaired and ignored the minor cosmetic stuff. I texted him the $33 bill from my very reasonable bike guy. He swore he would send a check. (I do not want him having access to more information than he currently has). Well guess what? Yeah. I'm just done. I want to make a claim on the policy on the police report. But it's GEICO, which us also my own insurance policy. Will the pidling petty little claim red flag me to my own carrier? Tl/dr Emt cadet hit me with a car. Got very lucky with a tiny amount of damage. Will Geico ding me if I file a claim since he failed to self pay?

I was in an accident back in April. At the time I did not have insurance on my car. The driver who hit and totaled my car admitted fault. Since I didn’t have insurance at the time I contacted their insurance company(Corvel) myself. After 2 months of constantly calling I was able to get in contact with an agent and she was able to compensate me for the car damages and towing charges. She later said she would take care of my medical. I was supposed to gather my medical records from the day of the accident and my medical bills and email them to her. I sent them back in the beginning of June and have not heard back since. Ive emailed and called and have heard nothing. Is this worth pursuing or should I just call it a day and be grateful for what I have received?

When I bought my car in 2022 i was living with my dad in florida and he signed for the car with me, in order to bring my payments down a bit the dealer recommended he be listed as the owner and i am the co-owner. I have since moved to Illinois and I was looking to bring down my insurance by getting my own policy, but he ended up receiving a threat to suspend his license for the car not being insured even though it was, so i just added him to my policy anyway. Now I’m trying to get a new policy because unfortunately my dads been in like 3 accidents in the last few years so State Farm dropped me after i added him on. Does anyone know if the primary owner HAS to be insured even if across the country or if he could file something specific proving insurance without him being listed? Or would i be able to just make myself the primary owner even though i’m still financing the car?

I just got car insurance for my new car and I got a letter days later saying they were missing a “signed application” from me. What does that even mean? I then called the customer service line and they put me on hold for an hour so I gave up. This was first acceptance car insurance

I recently signed a lease for a new apartment. I currently have AllState, however they don’t allow Landlords/businesses to be additionally insured under my policy. So what insurances do allow landlords to be additionally insured? NOT an additional interest. I can’t find any information on this! And every customer support/agent I talk to gets very confused.

2019 Toyota Camry / New York / GEICO My husband was running late to work today and on the way there, there was a slow car right before the entrance to his job. He went around that car and his car slid and hit into a pole. No one got hurt. He said the car drives fine, the damage seems to be on the cosmetic side hopefully but he doesn’t know for sure that nothings leaking or broken inside. None of the sensors are going off. I wish I could post a picture. He contacted GEICO online since he’s still at work and couldn’t call. They made him take pictures without any detailed explanation about the state of the car and offered him 3k for the car. We are 4K away from paying off that car. We are not in a financial state to just get a new car and we were so excited to finally stop the crazy payments on the car. What do we do? Do we take the 3k and use it towards a new car? Or is there any chance to contact company directly and see if there’s a chance to fix the car? Sorry if my questions seem silly, I don’t know much about insurance or cars. Just want to ease some of my husbands worries if I’m able and have a clear way forward. He’s shook up and freaking out about how stupid he was to make such a mistake especially when we were about to be done paying it off. If you have any advice thank you in advance.

Hello all! I was a passenger in a non at fault accident two years ago. My lawyer filed with the person that hit us, and then used my underinsured at the time too (with geico). We just switched insruance and our 6 month premium is 300 dollars more than if I didn't have that claim 2 years ago. Is it normal to have my car insurnace go up because of a non-at fault claim where I was a passenger? Thank you!

In May, I rearended another vehicle. My fault, I'm a dumbass. The damage was to my left front bumper, which was pushed back into the tire, the left front fender, and left headlamp. At the scene, the truck was not drivable due to the bumper being pushed into the tire, so I called a tow truck. The tow driver showed up and offered that rather than towing, he could hook his winch to the front bumper and pull it out to make the truck drivable again. I was good with that plan and it saved money for the insurance company on the tow bill. A couple days later, I take the truck to the insurance company's DRP shop. I told them all of the above. A couple weeks go by, I go to pick the truck up. They fixed everything EXCEPT the left fender, saying that the damage was unrelated due to a "soft impact". No one from the insurance company ever called to discuss. In reality, the fender looked dented in from partial reformation when the bumper was winched out. But again, no one ever called for the partial denial of damages and just left it to the body shop to tell me. So I filed a DOI complaint citing the lack of investigation by the adjuster. The DOI rep never called me but closed the case, stating that the insurance company did nothing wrong. The DOI letter cited the appraisal clause in the policy, however, at this point I'm more angry about the lack of communication and investigation by the adjuster as it was very shoddy and incomplete work. I also don't think hiring an appraiser would be particularly effective in arguing related damages (but maybe I'm wrong?). I don't think I'm able to sue over damages due to the appraisa clause in the policy but would prefer to sue for bad faith. Or maybe I should just walk away and pay to have my fender repaired? Anyone have experience here or ideas on what I should do?

I purchased a brand-new 2023 Porsche Macan S for $82,000. After taxes, the total came to $86,000. I also purchased all available extended warranties and protection plans through Porsche, covering the engine, transmission, wheel/tire protection, paint/weather discoloration, etc., bringing the total investment to approximately $102,000. As of 2025, the car has only 14,000 miles, mostly from commuting to and from work. The vehicle was in excellent condition with no engine damage. Recently, I was involved in a collision accident, and the fault was determined to be entirely on the other party. Unfortunately, my insurance company has declared the car a total loss because the repair cost is around $40,000, and the vehicle would receive a salvage title, thereby reducing its market value significantly. My insurer has offered me $72,000 as the settlement. This situation leaves me $30,000 short of what I initially paid, even without factoring in the warranty and extras. 🟦 1. Can I still negotiate with the insurance company after they totaled my car? 🟦 2. Should I buy back the totaled car and fix it? 🟦 3. I had 5-year warranties — if the car is totaled after 2 years, will I get refunded for the remaining 3 years? Thank you to anyone who sees this message and replies back.