RBC Insurance Auto Insurance Reviews

I have been with RBC auto insurance for 15 years. Aviva is sending out application forms to renew your insurance. I got mine registered mail on Friday and sent it the next business day, October 1st. RBC said it would take 2 weeks then said four weeks. It is now November 1st, almost 5 weeks later, and still nothing, and my insurance expires Nov 11, so now I need to start looking. RBC cannot even call them to see how it is going. What kind of broker is that? Also, no more monthly payments, which is fine, I can pay the full amount. I do not Recommend RBC auto to anyone anymore. I have sent at least 10 people to them and now telling them to get out while they can

Long long long wait time on the phone just for a minor change and simple inquiries. I've been a long time customer but would consider switching insurer. This has happened after Aviva bought the RBC insurance business. Should actually deserve a zero rating.

I have been a customer with RBC insurance for over 10 years. I will not be renewing my auto policy with RBC because of the lengthy wait times and the incompetence that I have experienced when dealing with their agents. I recently had to deal with RBC insurance over a small auto insurance claim and the whole process was extremely painful. For example, I was informed to wait for an adjuster to call me but the adjuster never did call the number I provided. Called again and left a new number and again no return phone call. The adjustor decided to leave a message at my home number in spite of me reminding RBC insurance agents several times that we were away during the summer. Very poor communication skills. Unfortunately, RBC insurance has gone downhill since Aviva came into the picture. I don't remember having lengthy wait times in previous years when contacting RBC, when changing vehicles, etc.. It now takes over an hour each time. This was a major problem when asked to fill out some forms Aviva required as the agents are never available for help within a reasonable time. The required paperwork also asked very obscure questions such as the weight and how many cylinders for each vehicle that even the RBC agent could not help me answer. When asked about the total of my last claim, again the RBC agent could not give me that information because he had yet to receive it from Aviva although the accident happened three months prior. Again, very poor communication. I also encountered a problem when trying to send Aviva some insurance renewal forms before the deadline. In spite of calling Aviva customer service directly to forward the paperwork, their agent gave me the wrong email address. As a result, Aviva cancelled my policy when the application was not received on time. By the way, my family and I have been responsible customers with RBC for over 10 years. My claim was around six thousand dollars with no prior tickets or convictions within our family. The RBC agent gave me some fabricated excuse that I was at fault because I should have gotten the correct email address from him and not the Aviva agent in spite of having the original email as proof that the paperwork was indeed sent on time to their "Aviva Care Centre" general mailbox. Unbelievable! Perhaps they should rename their general mailbox "Aviva No Care Centre" as they definitely do not care about their customers. The RBC agent politely replied that I could reapply for their auto insurance as a new customer, that I would have to resubmit all of the forms, and that the whole process would take approximately two to three weeks. I replied, "No thank you".

I pretty much echo what everyone else says. I've been "customer" for 14 years and never had an issue until Aviva came into the picture. I've experienced everything from long wait times to poor customer service to a claim that turned into a 6-week wait just for a windshield replacement! We have 3 cars and our house with them. Needless to say I'll be hunting for a new provider but unfortunately living in Brampton it won't be easy.

I have been a Home Insurance client with this company for a few years. This year I decided to add Auto as well. The process started over a month ago whereby they mailed me an application. I filled it out and emailed it back to them promptly. No one called me to give me any feedback. I called and I had the same experience as the others - callback in 1.5 hours and then the agents have no clue what is in front of them. They told me that someone tried calling me, however, I could not reach as my number was not valid. I told them I am calling from that number. Then they told me that my phone probably does not accept blocked number calls and I said to them why are you calling from a blocked number. Your display should clearly state RBC Insurance and you could have emailed me. Then they proceeded to tell me what corrections I needed to make to the form, which I did and scanned it back to them. The same cycle/ no callback. I called/ 2-hour callback/agent now says that there are additional changes to be made. I asked them why do they not accumulate all the changes and advise rather than doing a piecemeal job of going back and forth. Long story short - it has been over a month of me going back and forth, I have called to follow up again and again and I still don't have an answer from them. If they have so many problems dealing with a simple application from a 5 star rating driver/customer, who already has a good history with them on the home insurance side, I don't know how they will deal with anyone who has had bumps along the way, is not computer literate, does not have a scanner, cannot wait by the phone for 2 hours at a time only to be told that your valid number does not work or accept blocked calls.

Called a week ago, used the system prompt to get a callback, no call. Called this morning at 10:23 AM, used the callback feature again, the system said a callback is in 43 minutes, finally got a call at 1:30 PM, 3 hours later! I have had to sit by the phone for 3 hours to make a simple change to my auto policy! I have had enough and will move my policies covering two vehicles and my home insurance to another insurance company. Too bad this rating system does not allow a "zero" for "easy to connect"!

This company is the most greedy, ridiculous, and disgusting insurance provider ever! I moved out of Canada and needed to cancel my auto policy. They won't refund me the full extra month I already paid, "because I cancel before the expiration date". How can I keep the insurance policy if I moved out of Canada??? Even after I provided my insurance proof in the U.S., they still refuse to refund me the extra month. Shameless greed

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.

Hello, I had very bad experience with RBC claim from 26 June 2018 and still going on and I am still waiting for my refund but they are not answering as well as no one wants to take responsibility even not my adjuster. I called as well as emailed every day and asked to talk with supervisor or manager but they always refused me and told me that they can not pass to supervisor...as well as they are not resolving my issues...this kind of worst service I am getting from RBC... Now RBC enforce me to change my insurance company...

Wait time is insane - 2HRS. They put you on hold to check and calls get disconnected