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Claims take far too long to settle

by TM on Apr 25, 2024
1.3 out of 5 stars

My truck was stolen March 1st. It’s now April 25th and I still haven’t received any settlement. They’re saying it’s because the truck was found, which restarts the whole process. I gave them all the information regarding that on March 21st. April 12th no one picked up the truck or went to look at it. I still haven’t received any settlement from them. Even when calling the adjuster and leaving voicemails saying “please call me back” I get emails saying “sorry I missed your call”. Timelines they give are not accurate and you’re lucky to get the response of “I’ll keep you posted as soon as we can move forward”. I’ve had to take a loan to purchase another vehicle since their claim is taking so long, leaving me with interest I shouldn’t be dealing with.

Their rates are great. But if you have a claim, at least in my case, their rates reflect the service.

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Horrendous experience

by Samuel on Jan 28, 2024
1 out of 5 stars

I made a claim for my car a while ago and customer service would always give vague answers on the progress of the claim, or they just don't give you an answer. There must be a reason why getting a policy from them was so easy; it's because they will absolutely make you pay for that later on when you have to make a claim. They will make sure to make the experience as slow and frustrating as possible.

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Worst company ever

by Dino on Jan 12, 2024
1 out of 5 stars

My policy was up for renewal October 22. I received an email stating rate increase in September prior. I called sonnet on September 26th advising that I wouldn’t be renewing as increase in my policy had me shopping around. I received a better rate and insured my truck with a different company. My daughter’s car I reinsured with sonnet as it came in reasonable alone. On October 23, sonnet charged my credit card for the new policy I instructed not to initiate the month prior. When I called to rectify the situation, they recorded as if I canceled my policy on that day which was fraudulent as I instructed not to renew. Of the 715 dollars they took without permission, they refunded me 28. I was supposed to eat 687$ for one day of insurance when my vehicles were both insured elsewhere. I contacted the Better Business Bureau and reported my issue. Days later sonnet got in contact with me to resolve. I sent proof of insurance for my truck with slips for October 23 start date as well as their records of me paying first and last on my daughter’s car through them. Nothing refunded. Forcing me to dispute charges with my credit card provider. They refunded the illegitimate transaction after investigation within five days. Then I received an email from sonnet that they would be attempting to withdraw forcing me to cancel my credit card.
For sure I would say stay away.
To further my frustration. Sonnet reached out to rectify the situation requesting I contact them. Sonnet has not taken my calls and sent my fraudulent account to collections.
Recently emailed me with account renewal with chance to settle at the same time collection agency is trying to collect the old account. When I expressed concern about collection, they stopped taking my calls.
Worst customer relations ever.

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Worst experience and unprofessional to say the least.

by Steven S. on Dec 23, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

4 days to respond after claim, tried to decide outcome from only other party info after 6 day's (never asked for any info from me like dashcam footage, testimony of events, etc). Stuck with towing and storage fees as a result of excessive time passed due to their disgusting response time (tried to use covid as excuse, as if no other adjuster could have been given the case). Premiums keep going up with clean driving record but when something happens you get this kind of service.
BEWARE and go with anyone else but this company. I am moving my business along with family and friends I recommend a few years back with me to a company that knows their industry and treats their paying customer's better.

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Offended by the service.

by Dilly bar on Dec 6, 2023
1.5 out of 5 stars

Everything was all fine and dandy, I was happy with the rates. Soon as I missed a payment after three years of not missing one, they sent me cancelation warnings and I kept trying to email the same email they were emailing me from telling them to try to take the money out but it wasn't working. Finding the number for sonnet online was nearly impossible. My policy got canceled and the day of the cancelation they took the money they owed from me when they could have just kept the policy going by taking the payment I missed out of my account.

Trying to get a new policy was a nightmare. They kept sending back the application as incomplete and I got help from several representatives all saying okay its good now, just try re submitting it. Three weeks and 5 applications later they finally just ghosted me. Your the absolute worst. Wasted my time and treated me like shit after I was a faithful customer for three years grrr

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Horrible communication

by Carthea on Nov 3, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Great example of "you get what you pay for". They have lower rates, but you pay for it in other ways if you have a claim. Having an adjuster that doesn't answer calls or emails made it impossible to get a rental car (even though it was included with the insurance) after being rear ended. Car is getting repaired, but having to miss several days of work and pay a deductible for a not-at-fault accident is ridiculous. Though friendly, the people who answer calls say they have no way of helping- it's up to the non-responsive adjuster to approve the rental car. Being left stranded without a vehicle for several days without an adjuster to help has made this experience much more stressful. Save yourself some money and go with a reputable company, even if it means paying a bit more in premiums. It will pay off in the end if you ever make a claim.

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Cancelled

by Maemaejunior on Sep 25, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

They Cancelled our insurance for something that wasn`t relevant to our policy! We called & spoke with an agent & they looked at our policy & said that they didn`t see anything wrong. They asked us to sent a drivers abstract report for each driver & they would review our policy. I spent money for the reports & sent them as I was told. I emailed 3 different times & they never responded to any of my emails. They are not a very professional insurance company to deal with!

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If I could give them 0 I would

by Stephanie Jean Lynk on Oct 31, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

Last year I signed up for Sonnet Auto Insurance and with probably millions of others, I had a major cut back on my hours causing financial hardship I did miss two payments and I paid the first one per agreement. The second one was due to when I signed up for Direct deposit I was advised that my banking account was already on file from a previous claim from 2014. The only issue was it was an older bank account. I tried MULTIPLE times to contact Sonnet, via email and phone; not one person returned my call until it was too late and the payment bounced I tried changing the payment info and was advised to contact customer service. It was a week and no one could get back to me.
No, not that they couldn't they wouldn't. Bottom line I had the money for the second missed payment and was not able to get in touch with anyone to give them um customer service yet no service. If you're here weighing the pros and cons I believe the numbers speak for itself

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100% increase rates

by Karen S on Apr 14, 2020
1 out of 5 stars

I had a policy for one year - no claims - a five-star driving record. Sonnet sends me a notification to indicate I was approved for policy renewal - what they failed to disclose was that my rates were doubling. That’s correct - DOUBLING. A 100% increase. I asked for an explanation and was told that the Alberta government approved a 20% increase... OK, so what about the other 80%? No explanation was available. I asked to speak with a senior person - “sure we can have someone call you...” NO call and a week pass. All this during COVID when many insurance companies are lowering premiums for people. GOODBYE SONNET!

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