kevin_standlee | Paid, But Not in Full

The payment from the AAA trip interruption insurance claim arrived over the weekend. To my annoyance, they did not pay the entire claim because they only pay for the first 96 hours after the "incident," which in this case means that 96-hour clock started when I called AAA to have them tow the Astro from where it broke down in San Jose to a shop near the hotel where I had been staying. In retrospect, instead of claiming the extra hotel nights on top of what I'd already planned (I was going to spend that night in Fremont anyway and drive home on Sunday), I should have started claiming from the moment of the breakdown, including that Saturday night. They would have still denied everything after 96 hours, but it would have more or less worked out evenly, as I would have paid for the final night but not for the first.

Anyway, I deposited the check and sent the money toward my IHG credit card on which I'd charged the hotel nights, so at least that is settled as much as it ever will be. It's more than I would have had without the insurance coverage.