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On November 1, 2021, I had an accident. It may have been my fault, or maybe not. No one came out to check the accident site, and the curb I hit was never checked. At the very least said curb should have been flagged as it was unfinished and jagged at the end. There was so much unprofessionalism that occurred I wouldn't have the space or time to record all of it. My experience with this company finally came to closure the first week of May, 7 mos. for a small, simple, and easy claim. My agent at Drayton Insurance was the only one who did her best to see my needs were met. However, this was to no avail and I had to follow up on everything. This included speaking with claims managers, economical managers as well as the Insurance Ombudsman. Days and weeks went by before I would get a response from someone. I would give my concerns only to wait again for another professional to respond. There were adjusters who claimed to have contacted the body shop and a car rental company. With my follow up I found this was not the case. There was so much more neglect, dishonesty, and unprofessionalism that happened during those months that I'm left feeling very uncertain, and unprotected in the event of another incident. I'm still dealing with the stress that Economical's lack of customer service and informed ability has caused me and wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
I had a bad experience with Economical insurance. Especially the adjuster name Robert. I wish I can give less than one star to this guy. He is super rude and never ever answers the calls and emails…. He didn’t provide any rental car... My car is sitting in towing yard for more than a month now…. Never ever go with this insurance company!
We recently had a collision with our vehicle. We contacted the insurance company immediately (Economical) and they walked us through the process and what we needed to do. The claims person we talked to (not the adjuster) was sympathetic and understanding and provided clear and accurate steps for us to take and what would happen next. After they had done their due diligence, the adjuster contacted us, advised the car was a "total loss" and provided us with the amount they offered as settlement. The amount offered was in line with current pricing for the car being written-off, off and even included the sales tax on that price. We were more than happy and satisfied with the way the adjuster and others handled this claim, and the amount paid out on our behalf. We strongly recommend this company as they have proven to stand behind the insurance provided and offered fair compensation in a most difficult time.
It is April 8th, 2022 and I am still waiting for management to respond to my last request... These claim adjusters lie, change facts, ignore all correspondence and never look out for the insured's best interest... Although liability should have been fully established months ago... I am still being given the runaround... Soooo, I guess I've been paying for full coverage just to be screwed by my own insurance company... Best believe you all are getting sued! Disgusting behaviour this company has...
9 weeks to process claim, 1 week since completed claim documents and still have not received any money
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I had to make three claims with Economical, one for attempted theft and then another for an actual theft of my truck. After the theft, I waited two months for repairs to be done and then my truck broke down a day later and then they refused to cover the additional repairs even when the shop deemed them related to my vehicle sitting for two months waiting for them to approve repairs. It took five months to get it back and had to pay $1700 out of pocket for repairs that should have been covered. My third claim was after a rollover and I was suddenly informed that they didn’t have collision insurance on it when I had been under the impression for six years it had full coverage. I’ve been paying $150 a month for six years for them to do absolutely nothing when I totalled my truck. I was left with the hefty tow bill, ambulance bill, and now a totalled vehicle. Steer completely clear of them I’ve had nothing but issues and am out thousands of dollars in both money into my truck and in paying for useless insurance.
My mother had home insurance and car insurance with economical. Last year in July she passed. I told them she passed. My dad told me he closed her accounts. They continued taking money from her accounts. I called and spoke to the broker and told them she had passed away. I provided ALL documentation including her death certificate which they asked for. They said my dad was the one who had to cancel it because he was executor of her estate on paper because he was her next of kin/husband. (I explained to them that my dad isn't all the mentally since my mom passed away) but they insisted so I gave the contact info to them. Since then I have been receiving bills to my house from her insurance constantly every 2 or 3 days I get 2 or 3 letters from them asking for money for a policy I closed for a person who passed. I keep telling them to stop. They keep sending them. At this point its harassment
I had an accident in New York State on March 23, 2022, at 8 pm. I called Economical at 6 am on March 24 to report it. A nice Afterhours agent took the information and gave me a temp claim number. Told me to wait on the claim adjuster’s phone call and not leave Buffalo, NY to go back home to Canada.
I called Economical at about 1:30 pm on March 24 as I had not received a call from an adjuster. I ended up giving much of the same accident information a second time but the call ended up with “I’m sorry but I (the agent on the phone) can not get you a rental vehicle because the system won’t allow it.” Again, I was instructed to wait till an adjuster called. I was given a claim number this time.
We had a person drive us to the entrance of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, NY. We walked across to Canada and then arranged an Uber ride home to Hamilton, Ontario.
Our insurance broker called on March 25 to see how it was going and instructed me to get my own rental vehicle which I did and keep all receipts.
Saturday, March 26. Still have not received a phone call from an adjuster.
So basically, don't believe promises of 24/7 emergency assistance from Economical Insurance: it doesn’t exist!!!
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Please do not use this insurance. They are awful. We had an accident on January 11, now is March 10th, nothing happens in our process. They don't even answer an email or phone call.
I had someone hit me and it was a hit and run and they never got back to me even the OPP or police don't give anything been waiting for a police report for over a month! The insurance industry is a big SCAM! All they do is take your money!