Find forgotten money and negotiate insurance refunds
From the linked report, eric Allen asked Meta's Muse agent to search state government databases for unclaimed money, and it ran the scan for his wife too. Separately, Frank Chien had Muse phone his insurer, Amtrust, to cancel a workers comp policy and get a refund. Allen's scan took six minutes and located about $730 in store credit, a $272 refund and about $800 for his wife.
- Agent or tool
- Meta Muse
- Topic
- Finance
- Reported on
- Blog
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Money tasks are tedious but high-stakes, which is exactly where a careful agent helps: it does the checking and paperwork while a person keeps the final say. It is one of 65 sightings filed under Finance on Agent Sightings (number 5 by interest), and one of 34 involving Meta Muse.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Meta Muse or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Finance task: find forgotten money and negotiate insurance refunds. Tabulate numbers, mark uncertainties, and do not file, pay, or submit until I confirm.
Tip: Keep the agent in 'propose, don't pay' mode: let it gather numbers and draft messages, and approve any payment or account change yourself.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2026/09/25/ai-agents-are-helping…. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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