RBC Insurance Auto Insurance Reviews

Short and simple. This is all the negative stereotype of an insurance company rolled into one. They have no empathy towards customers. They make a lot of decision that negatively impacts the customer. Then penalizes them for wanting to cancel midterm. So on top of a premium increase for no reason. They also charge a cancellation fee for moving to a cheaper company. Just laughable!

This has to be the worst ever customer service department I've ever had to deal with or even imagined existed. My insurance was abruptly cancelled because of "material change risk" I was told because of some phantom "two at fault accidents in the past six years". Now consider this .. I've gone to every length to prove to there people after days of waiting half hour to one and a half hour on the phone to speak to someone. After all of that and their so-called escalation, absolutely nothing has budged even though I have all the proof that I have no at fault claims in my history of driving. Now I'm left with no insurance and cancellation on my record that will take forever to go away. Moving to RBC insurance has to be one of my worst mistakes and it's very regrettable indeed.

I was with Aviva for one year - had no claims and a clean driving record, but no longer am because of the following. Their renewal process is needlessly complicated - they mailed me a renewal application in December, which I then had to mail back. Why the renewal isn't automatic like other insurance companies I don't know but I hadn't had any reason not to renew, so I dutifully sent back my completed application in January. I then got a phone call saying that my application was incomplete because I hadn't filled in N/A in 3 places! I thought it was ridiculous that I had to mail off an application in the first place, and that they couldn't just accept my verbal confirmation for N/A to be filled in. Keeping in mind that they take some time to process your application, and I got this phone call shortly before my insurance was about to expire, this seemed shady. In any case, I filled it out quickly and sent it again before expiration. I then had to call them 2 times to see what the progress was, waiting on hold for minimum 20 minutes each time, and they kept saying someone would call me the next day with a quote once it had been processed. No one ever did. I find it very unbelievable that I can get a quote by calling in if I am a new customer, but that they cannot give me a quote for renewal until the entire application had been processed. The third time I called I spoke to a lady who finally said that my renewal had been approved and that it had been mailed out. At this point, my insurance had expired, and this is when I found out what my quote was: $300 more than the previous year! She assured me I still had time to cancel before my card was charged, and did not mention anything about a cancellation fee. So I waited until I received the mailed out package and then called around and found a much more reasonable quote with TD ($450 less). I then called RBC back to cancel my renewal - at this point, the guy said that as my policy was already in effect, I would be charged a cancellation fee, plus the insurance for 2 weeks, which worked out to a whopping $291. This made me really upset because that is a lot of money for me. It was still cheaper to go with TD, so I still cancelled but I am really unhappy with Aviva's shady tactics. If it was this hard for a simple renewal, I am glad I never had any claims with them. Also, they have changed their policy so that you have to pay the entire premium upfront, which is a huge expense. Buyer beware and I hope my review has at least helped someone.

Similar to the other person, I too had to reapply for my auto insurance with a firm debt to me. I called to ensure, no pun intended, I did it correctly. I did not and my policy was cancelled because the form was incomplete. The broker told me to look for another insurance policy. I was a client for 9 years. I am now addressing the issue with my property insurance. I would not be surprised if they are trying to get rid of me as a client. My rates were very reasonable as I am finding out as I scramble to get insurance through others. Do not trust this company or their processes.

Had a 5,000 claim in 2015, in 2017 Aviva partnered with RBC as the underwriter and then they cancelled my insurance 1 month before my renewal!!! RBC said AVIVA sent me a re-application via snail mail (which I never received). Because I didn't "reapply within 2 weeks, they sent a "registered" letter informing me my policy is cancelled and they no longer want me as a customer. AFTER 15 years of being a customer, never missing a payment! No changes in my vehicles or driver rating. (They actually said they would NOT cancel my House insurance! LOL). BEWARE, Aviva now RUNS RBC insurance and the complaints line I called said they are targeting longtime customers and snuffing them out as most have a declining deductible clause (my $500 deductible was at $0 because of my 15 years of "Loyalty"), haha. They ACTUALLY said I qualify for the exact same coverage after the RBC agent issued me a quote and I would have NO lapse in coverage, HOWEVER, there would be $150 rate hike and I would lose all accrued loyalty benefits such as my declining deductible, which was at $0, so re-set to $500. RBC's bait and switch predatory practices are despicable, I don't believe they ever mailed me any re-application/renewal forms and obviously by not emailing me or calling me to notify me about pending policy cancelation (they had my email and home phone number on file for years) they obviously targeted me and are looking to get rid of long-term customers. The RBC insurance Rep apologized for AVIVA's unscrupulous corporate tactics as this is new to RBC, she sounded embarrassed after admitting she is getting multiple calls from longtime customers with similar complaints. Note RBC does not target new customers, within the last 2 years, rather longtime loyal customers they want to get rid of. Good luck RBC, I'm lodging a complaint with the Ontario Insurance Ombudsman and notifying my Union, my workplace as well as my friends and family to steer clear of RBC! AVOID the renewal cancellation hassle by RBC auto insurance.

Wait times to speak exceed 90 mins now..once connected, service is okay. Offered apologies for sending renewal late by 10 days but if I am late by 1 day, I will have to pay cancellation fees. No apologies excepted. With RBC for last 8 years but it has gone down into sewer now. Time to throw them out just for making me wait 90 mins on phone every time you call.

I got quote for my car, my husband's car and house insurance from RBC. They were very nice when I called to set up the insurance. They gave me a quote which I was okay with. And after a week they sent me a letter telling they increased our insurance policy premium by $60 more than quoted just because I forgot to mention about a speeding ticket my husband got about 2 years back and they already charged that amount from my account without my permission or acceptance if I want to continue my insurance with them after increased premium. I called them right after getting the mail and explained everything to an insurance advisor. I told him I literally forgot about the ticket but I thought you guys will pull up the drivers abstract and will inform me if there are any changes. The guy told me he understands and I can cancel the insurance if I want but I should get insurance with a different company before cancelling so I don't have any lapse. I got my insurance with TD and called RBC back to cancel it. After cancelling all the insurance the guy tells me they will charge me almost 1 and a half month worth of insurance premium as a penalty fee for each insurance for cancelling it and I have no way other than paying for it. So I called TD back and explained again and they were generous enough to cancel my insurance with them without any penalty. Now I am stuck with RBC to pay $60 extra each month for 12 months coz I don't want to pay that big of a penalty fee. The advisor was not willing to help me in any way neither he would transfer me to anybody to help me out. Worst insurance company ever seen. First time dealing with RBC. Never again in life. Stay away from them.

The people that RBC has underwriting them (Averia or something like that) are complete not to be trusted. They cancelled my auto policy because I drove to another province with my vehicle and while I was there I purchased a house and called them for a quote. The vehicle is now back in the province of registration and insurance. But the nice thing about this company was that there was no phone call etc...just a letter stating that my policy was cancelled as per my request...(which was another lie as I did not request it but they did try and drag another G note from me because I had my vehicle in another province for a short period of time) and they had reimbursed only a portion of my insurance premium without my knowledge to my credit card prior to my receiving the letter.... So I am unsure how long I may have driven my vehicle with no insurance. Government should be taking a closer look at these companies and their business ethics.

I originally had both auto and home insurance with RBC. I had called to cancel my home insurance as I was no longer living in the home. I then called to change the address for my auto insurance and they asked me over 20 questions, I was on the phone for about an hour being placed on multiple holds. It was a horrible experience. All I wanted to do was change my address which is something that should have been done in 5-10 mins max.
Very upset with the service and the unnecessary questions.

when I talked to the manager she even refused to give me any discount to keep client or to keep business I really disappointed, they took double payment and now I lost almost $ 280 with no valid reason