Unknown high Cancellation Fees
by CalgaryConsumer on Sep 21, 2018
1 out of 5 stars
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I think they hire complete idiots. Let's assign you a Claims adjuster that DOESN'T call you or even call you back after 5 attempts. Oh wait, let me WORK FOR YOU and not the other way around. What kind of insurance company makes their clients chase them around for assistance? Am I on some strange planet where customer service is non-existent? One more thing...oh let's have your car towed to a Speedy Auto Glass that doesn't actually do glass repair. I'm simply annoyed. I am switching. Don't bother with THE PERSONAL - unless you wanna deal with idiots and spend half your day chasing them around.
I had a Ford F-350 dually truck insured that belonged to my late father and when I purchased a RAM 3500 dually with a box on the back to perform renovations on my new home I decided that switching my insurance to the new truck was the best idea as I really have not driven dads truck a handful of times since insuring it. FIRST they couldn’t “find” the VIN that I provided to them even though it was read directly from the previous owners insurance card and valid Alberta registration (the registry found it in seconds) and now they refuse to insure it as it is “too big” for me and want to pull claim history etc on me to prove that I can drive such a big truck (they still can’t “find“ the VIN) I am a grown man with a clean record and the truck that I pulled insurance from was BIGGER! These guys are ridiculous and truthfully my broker is not much help either, now they have left me high and dry with no insurance and I need this truck on the road. Tomorrow I will be searching for a new broker and insurance company and will take all of my business elsewhere, I will keep one of my 3 vehicles with them so they don’t charge me their extortion tax and come renewal time they can stick their policy where the sun doesn’t shine. Keep up the “good work” and congratulations on having a 1.8 review hopefully with enough real reviews from actual customers it will go down further to offset the 5 stars that I am sure are FAKE
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I've been insured with The Personal for several years now. Originally it was only auto but eventually added home too. My first claim was for my car after it was sideswiped overnight. I filed a report with the police and had to do some legwork on my own to track down the vehicle and driver that was responsible. DO NOT be lazy when you're filing a claim, no one cares about your own money as much as you do. I had a bad rep from the Personal who would not return calls, and after 3 weeks of going back and forth this agent went on vacation and I was lucky enough to speak with one of his colleagues. Within one day of speaking to this new agent, my claim was filed and everything was taken care of. With any business, there are going to be some bad apples and although the first agent was awful, the second one made up for it. I think in general all insurance companies are going to make it difficult for you to get your money back but The Personal did come through for me in this instance. If anyone knows of an insurance company that lets you file a claim easily and works with you instead of against you, please let me know, I'd be grateful. The fact that this got resolved and I got my money back/rental paid and was able to engage with a competent agent (the second one) is enough to give this company a positive review.
I was in a no-fault accident in June 2018. During the claims process, I dealt with a very efficient agent at The Personal, who was accessible by text as well as by email and phone. It was initially hard to reach the company via their toll-free line at the time of the accident, admittedly, but in the end, it did no harm. I felt that the claims process went fairly smoothly. They sent my vehicle to be assessed at a local body shop (in Etobicoke) that they trusted, and that body shop was also easy to deal with. They covered my rental vehicle, not for terribly long but without issue, at least. My own vehicle was determined to be a write-off. The value assessed for my vehicle wasn't unreasonable. I received payment in our bank account once I completed my end of things - the agent gave me clear instructions on what I needed to do. This is my recent take on their claims process. Can't comment on the cost of the policy, except to say that it may not be the cheapest.
The most horrible experience when I tried to cancel my policy. Highly disappointed. Agents don't know how that cancellation fee is being calculated. Spent 2 hours with 5 different agents and no one had any idea why $120 is being charged. Next day an agent called me and did some math which made absolutely no logic. No respect for the customer, no explanation. I was with this insurance company for 2.5 yrs but this doesn't matter to them at all. Other Insurance company provided a better policy at a much cheaper rate and no charges on cancellation if I stay with them for 1 month. (With Personal I was for 2.5 yrs...)