insurance

CVS customer speaking in car with caption 'that the reason my medication is so much more expensive this year than last year' (l) CVS Pharmacy building with sign and blue sky (c) CVS customer speaking in car with caption 'at first the medication company keeps the price low to get you in the door' (r)

‘To get you in the door to get you hooked’: Customer says CVS pharmacist told them the real reason their medication price went up this year

'Your doc needs to do some fighting for you.'

On Apr 26, 2023 by Phil West

person speaking with caption 'When I accidentally hit a car last night and the person told me I was all good and to go home' (l) car in driveway with police car on street with caption 'The cops being at my house because it was reported as a hit and run' (c) person speaking with caption 'When I accidentally hit a car last night and the person told me I was all good and to go home' (r)

‘Never trust a strangers word’: Woman says she was accused of hit-and-run after driver told her not to worry about it

'Always exchange car insurance even if they say no.'

On Apr 11, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

person speaking with caption 'Know your policy' 'yeah so I've been paying $321 for car insurance for the last' (l) person speaking with caption 'Know your policy' 'what car so she told me that my Cadillac that's been broke down for over a year' (l) person speaking with caption 'Know your policy' 'is what I was paying the $321 for' (r)

‘Why did nobody teach you what car insurance was for?’: Woman says she’s been paying $320 a month for car insurance when she doesn’t even have a car

'That’s a strange way to put money in your savings.'

On Mar 7, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $447,037.53 (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $481,261.12 (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $542,785.39 (r)

‘It’s crazy to think hospitals think that’s reasonable’: Parent says she was charged almost $1.5 million for the birth of her triplets

'Most ppl don’t even make that in their entire lives.'

On Jan 19, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

Man speaking with hands together and shoulders shrugged (l) Chipotle burrito wrapped on brown paper (c) man speaking on speaker phone holding receipt (r)

‘Bro got a refund’: Man asks Hinge date to pay him back for Chipotle—because they’re not going on a second date

'I was wondering if maybe I could text you my Venmo and you could just kinda pay me back for that meal.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture

‘Zero out of 10’: Progressive insurance worker quits—along with nearly half of their training class

'It's not just me, because nearly half the training class I started with is no longer there.'

On Aug 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

‘You’re telling me all these people unalive spouses for no reason’: TikToker’s video on using life insurance while still alive goes viral

'My family friend used his to buy acres and build a home.'

On Jun 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

woman speaking looking left hand up fingers together (l) Health Insurance paperwork scattered (c) woman speaking hand on chin caption 'Part 2 with how you handled this' 'then... she wouldn't give me any more into & I hung up changed insurance... again' (r)

‘How about you transfer me over to someone else who isn’t sexist’: Woman says insurance company refused to speak to her without talking to her husband first—even though she’s the primary insured

'They must have literally just seen a man’s name and were like, ‘he must be the primary,’ and put him first.'

On Jun 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Man with disabilities trying device that could help him eat (l) news reporter friend of man speaking caption 'Blue Cross needs to be held accountable' (c) Man with disabilities showing the motion of his arm (r)

Blue Cross Blue Shield called out for refusing to cover man’s assisted eating device

'What is the point of insurance at this point? Who are they helping??'

On Apr 21, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

African American man in hat caption ' QUESTION FOR ALL WHITE PEOPLE!!!! ' (l) White guy with hat (r)

‘Best damn lawyers in the game’: Viral TikTok urges Black people to buy life insurance to end wrongful police shootings

He believes insurance companies would find a way to stop the killings.

On Mar 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

IRL Tech

Insurance won’t cover wheelchair for man with no legs

'Apparently the fact that I have prosthetic legs means I have no need for a wheelchair.'

On Nov 1, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

Waymo will provide insurance to self-driving car riders

It's free of charge.

On Dec 20, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

The truth behind Mar-a-Lago’s unpopular flood insurance policy

Some critics see it as advantageous to rich beach-front property owners.

On Sep 9, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Donald Trump threatens Congress, insurance companies if new healthcare bill isn’t passed

Here's how Trump could still send the insurance markets into chaos.

On Jul 29, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz