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by Anonymous on Apr 11, 2012
2 out of 5 stars

Calls were not returned.Had to wait too long for calls to be answered.

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Over 3 hours to get a name change on a policy

by ronny on Dec 13, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

All I wanted was a name change on a policy of RBC and was on the phone for 3 hours. This is the worst service I can ever imagine. How bad would it be if I had a claim?

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Getting connected to RBC customer care support team is a nightmare.

by Shiju on Oct 11, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

RBC insurance service is great, but to get connected to an insurance customer care support team is a nightmare.
The average wait time is 1.5 hours to 2 hours and they have big challenges in calling back service.
Looks like they are understaffed and not able to meet customers' needs.

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Impossible to approach

by Glee on Oct 4, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

We have home & auto insurance with RBC Insurance. It is simply impossible to get in touch with their customer service. I tried to contact them on phone for a continuous week every single day and failed. It’s a hopeless and pathetic service.

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On hold for over 2 hours and then they hang up

by Shelly Maiorana on Oct 3, 2022
2 out of 5 stars

What is wrong with these places? You can't even speak to a human being for over 2 hours wait and then they hang up on you!!! Leaving RBC Insurance and going with a different insurance company that actually cares about their clients. RBC Insurance has no clue about customer service...

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Long Wait Times

by Sarah Flynn on Sep 14, 2022
1.5 out of 5 stars

I have been with RBC for our home and vehicle insurance for over 7 years and the wait times are ridiculous. I was waiting for over an hour this morning and am currently online waiting over 1 hour 33 minutes (and ticking). This happened to me about a month ago when I needed to make a change to our automobile policy (close to 2 hours on hold). Ridiculous!

Word of mouth is the best (or worst) advertising and I will be advertising to friends, families, and co-workers to look for an insurance company that focuses on customer satisfaction in a timely and effective manner and to stay away from RBC.

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Call Response Times and Call Quality

by Unsurprisingly Disappointed on Aug 9, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

Difficult to leave a negative review without sounding frustrated or bitter. I have been with RBC/Aviva Insurance for the last 7 years. I have 3 cars and a home insurance policy.
Every time I call, whether AM, mid-day or PM, call wait times are in excess of an hour. I called at 3 pm EST yesterday and was told my wait time would be between 1 hour 6min and 1 hour 58mins. I called again this evening and the wait time was between 1 hour 2 min and 1 hour 40 min. This is not a short-term temporary issue. It has been getting worse over the last number of years. Further, hard to believe Covid is the reason as these are home-based call centre agents.
This is not customer service. I am not sure what management is thinking, but they will be losing customers, including my business. In many cases, speaking with an agent about re-rates, coverage details, what-if scenarios and optional policy changes, etc, is necessary as it cannot be accomplished effectively via email or standard FAQ availability.
- Depending on the agent, once reached, the agent's quality and knowledge base is becoming more of a hit-and-miss experience.

- Why have they eliminated the call-back feature? If management maintains call response times at this level (1 hour +), a call back option should be easily accessible and offered to the client while on hold as an option. RBC used to offer this feature. What happened?
Last I looked, RBC and the other CDN FIs have been performing very well from a profitability standpoint. Management should be investing in additional agents to address this service response and quality issue. Increase the compensation and management may have a larger and more capable pool of candidates to select from.

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3 - 4 hours of waiting

by Tim on Aug 5, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

3+ Hours of waiting over the phone and while holding they want you to listen to their brainless and annoying recordings. When you connected ZERO HELP. They treat you like a slave. Come on RBC, That’s how you get the status of Canada’s largest company!

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Horror show - Unbelievably slow service and very high rates

by frustrated client on Jun 30, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

I have been a home/car/life insurance client with RBC for decades. Now it is impossible to get hold of them, and their auto rates have more than doubled over the last year.

Yesterday I waited 3 hours to talk to an agent, and then spent another 1.5 hours talking to her (not her fault the rates are sky high), and a full 24 hours later, I still haven't an email confirming the new policy details. Spent another two-30 mt long attempts to contact them today with no availability.

They give you a better (marginally albeit) rate if you are a new customer. I can't wait to find a new insurer - as soon as I do, I am dropping them.

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Just a really bad experience

by So frustrated on Jun 24, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

Over the last three years, they worked hard to get rid of me as a customer. The form to fill out when Aviva become the underwritten was a horrible experience. I had to go into a branch for help because the people on the phone have conflicting answers. Then on renewal time, I had to provide every person who lived in the household who could drive. I thought doing once on that form was bad enough but they could not find it following years and I would have to track it down again. They made me feel like a criminal and it was my fault it was not there and if I did not provide it I would not be covered. You are on the phone waiting for two hours to get someone to speak to if you are lucky. When I went to cancel I was asked why and I basically stated the above and said thank you and that is it.

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