ICBC Auto Insurance Reviews

NEVER ever deal with them if you can choose otherwise. This is the worst government company that was set up in the history of mankind. If you have the misfortune to have to deal with them, I'd say get ready for the worst experience of your life.
They will basically extort money from you in every possible way without showing anything from it. Any conversation with customer service or representatives is reduced to "You have to PAY us big, deal with it"
I know this is a bit generic, but I am summing up all my experiences I had along the years with them. I had fender benders (both my fault and 3rd party). Everytime I had to pay big money to ..., you guessed, ICBC.
Insurance company should not be forced upon and shoved down your throat like nazi Germany. Everybody should be able to choose their own insurance company. I totally agree that everyone should be insured, but not by money thirtsy, greedy zealots. Not only that, but they make you feel miserable on any and every occasion they get a chance.
HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE. Can't state enough how ICBC should just desist from doing any kind of business. If ICBC would have to compete with ANY insurance company they will be bankrupt within a few days.

I got a rock chip on my windshield so I went to my local autoglass company to have it fixed before the chip became a cracked windshield. Most insurers cover the cost of a chip repair to save having to replace the windshield.
Not ICBC, they wanted me to pay $200 deductible to fix the chip which ended up costing me just $55 out of pocket. The advice from the ICBC claims rep Jeff was pay the $200 deductible and get a new windshield because they will not pay for rock chip repair.
And now they want to put our rates up another 4%.

I have been with ICBC for over 4 years! Recently I had a question which could probably only take 5 seconds of an ICBC agent's time. I called ICBC and they put me on hold for over 45 minutes, after more than 45 minutes an agent picked up the phone and in 1 second disconnected the call! I pay over 2500$ per year for very basic coverage at ICBC, never had a single claim before and now that I need their help while traveling in the States, there is no one in this insurance company who pick up the phone and answer a simple question! ICBC is terrible and the reason is no competition in BC.

my car was backed into my own driveway, i was hit and run. i pay for collision on my car. and someone smashed up all entire front bumper and grill, i called icbc and they said if it happens in a private driveway there is nothing i can do to fix this. i would have to pay for all the damage myself when someone else hit me. Why are we paying for collision when we still have to pay in the end.
I'm not happy with icbc an I'm glad ill be moving out of BC. I pay big money for what ???? Done with these stupid people that don't have the decency see to tell me they hit me. this has to come out of my own pocket, when i wasn't at fault.

My first week moving to Vancouver I had out of province insurance. A BC resident hit my car, caused a lot of damage. ICBC would not take a look at both cars to compare and prove BC resident hit my car. They told me first to get it repaired under my insurance and then they would assess accident. After getting my car repaired under my insurance ICBC states they can not determine if BC resident was at fault. Unbelievable! I had to pay my deductible of $500 and I was not at fault.

We're supposed to have laws that stop big corporations from forcing us to buy their products or services. All I do is pay more and get less with no other option

The FastCat Ferries was a big one. Air Care was almost the biggest but ICBC takes the cake. You cannot have an efficient or fair service when there's only one choice. We're supposed to have laws that prevent this from happening. If you drive in BC, you have to buy their insurance, that's the law. If you could only buy groceries from Safeway or only get a cell phone from Telus, people would be up in arms. How's auto insurance any different? Their rate hikes will always be more than any progress you make on their 'claim-rated scale' by being a safe driver. They will hand out employee bonuses however they want with ridiculous salaries, especially to the losers up top. But don't expect anything for being a loyal customer. Pay up!

Basic insurance covers almost nothing. You have to always buy "extra" stuff just to get a reasonable insurance package. And they always up-sell product with scare tactics. "Someone got sued for 5 mil, so you have to have it", for extra because the basic insurance is crap. "If you hit a Hydro pole you'll have to pay for replacing the pole unless you have collision", another scare tactic that just proves the basic coverage is junk. Then when you do have a claim, and you have all the insurance, they let you fight it out with their "accredited" body shop when the body shop does poor work. So I'm on my own to deal with the poor quality of body work? As a customer, ICBC should have your back and make sure your car is fixed properly. They do not have your back, believe me. I don't think ICBC'c top executives deserve their $500,000 pay-check.

True story. I was properly parked in a shopping mall parking lot, engine off. My passenger was stepping out of her side of the car. Someone pulled into the space beside us and hit my passenger-side door. ICBC decision? I was declared 100% at fault because when the open door of a car is hit by a moving vehicle, the parked car is always assumed to be at fault. Do they think the guy was driving with due care and attention when he hit a parked car? Did they consider the guy may have been drinking? Nope. Did they call my witness, the passenger who almost got hit? Nope. Instant decision. Parked car is at fault. If he'd killed my passenger he probably could have filed a claim for the cost of cleaning her blood off his fender. So if you hit the door of a parked car in a parking lot, don't worry, it's their fault. Only good part: he hit my door edge-on, so only a scratch to my door, which I'll touch up, so no claim from me. But the other car had fender amage, and filed a claim.