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Ms. Toad

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18. Yup.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #9)

Thu May 7, 2026, 06:19 PM

Thursday

I think part of it in my case was the fact that the accident happened at a time when there was a sudden increase in accidents because of a spate of bad weather. I think they just wanted to throw money and be done.

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"Am I an idiot" question....regarding auto accident and insurance [View all] Bettie Thursday OP

They're looking for a subrogation claim to get some of *their* money back. Ocelot II Thursday #1

Well, they should be honest about that Bettie Thursday #2

That only makes sense if parent and son are insured by different companies. Ms. Toad Thursday #6

Or the insurance the OP is referring to isn't the car insurance but the health insurer's agent, Ocelot II Thursday #10

It is actually my insurance company Bettie Thursday #13

That is odd, then. Ocelot II Thursday #14

Health insurance doesn't normally apply to pain and suffering. Ms. Toad Thursday #15

True. Without knowing more it's a impossible to say what was going on here. Ocelot II Thursday #16

Agreed. It doesn't make sense on the face of it. n/t Ms. Toad Thursday #17

An UBER driver took me home Submariner Thursday #3

Exactly what I was thinking Bettie Thursday #4

Your 17 year old has their own auto insurance/liability policy, rather flvegan Thursday #5

Nope....he's on our policy Bettie Thursday #7

Suing a 17 year old dependent, living at the residence, on the same policy flvegan Thursday #11

Something trump would do. The spread of crazy evil. off-the-clock Thursday #12

I keep the pain and suffering in my back pocket, in case I need it as leverage. Ms. Toad Thursday #8

Isn't it weird how they are so insistent on weird stuff? Bettie Thursday #9

Yup. Ms. Toad Thursday #18