A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.

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    1 day ago

    Insurance company trying to evade one job it is supposed to do

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      You get hired to help out a business in a emergency situation. You do nothing and get paid month after month. A couple years go by and finally the phone rings.

      Hey man, we really need you right now! Come on in!

      “Claim denied, I will see you in court.”

      insurance

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        7 hours ago

        Some of them probably don’t even have the means to help, they just get lawyers to avoid accountability and write ridiculous terms for their policies, and in the EXTREME case they actually need to fix something they probably outsource it lol