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The premium is always up for no reason even if you don't have any claim. If you have a claim, then it's even worse.
I've been with the Personal for the last 11 years. No changes in address, no claims, nothing...and suddenly this year JUST a 10% increase in my premium ...of course with some lame reasons...they have to pay claims because there are a lot of distracted drivers on the roads ...and so on...I don't remember me as being a part of the сompany profit and loss sharing... This has to STOP... One star rating is a little too much ..but I cannot put 0 or go in minus...
I've had my cars (truck and wife's car), a motorcycle, and my home with them for the past 6 years. Every year you kind of expect a small increase, and they were never more than 1%. However, this year on the renewal, it jumped 11%. No claims and no change to driving records. I ditched for Johnson's insurance. Auto was the same but house ins. was $400 cheaper with better flood coverage even.
I was happy until there was a claim. I was unlucky to have two back to back incidents and opened my eyes to how big of a scam artists these guys are. They lie, they don't want to pay, constant battle. As soon as these claims are closed, I am switching. Don't fall for their cheap rates.
I have been insured with the Personal for about 20 years. I was always extremely happy with their service until recently and have had 2 bad experiences just in the past year that have made me seriously think of looking elsewhere. First, my husband was considering purchasing a new vehicle and cost was a real issue. We contacted the Personal and were quite happy with the amount they quoted us and this was literally the deciding factor in purchasing the car. Fast forward 4 months to our policy renewal and the premium has increased by $100 a month with no changes in the policy. The second issue is with our homeowner's policy. We had damage to our roof after a windstorm in May. Their contractor took almost 3 weeks to tarp our roof after not showing up twice when they were supposed to. It was like pulling teeth to get a copy of their quote for the damage and the copy I was sent from the Personal is more than $400 less than the quote I was given by their contractor. The claims adjuster paid out the claim at an even lower amount and when questioned, he says that their “review” team must have determined that some of the repairs are not required but cannot give me details. It is now August and still have a tarp on the roof and repeated emails and voice messages to the claims adjuster, over the past 4 weeks have had no response. Not impressed to say the least!
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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.
Concerned with a significant increase to our premiums, we decided to shop around, and also gave the Personal a chance to tender more competitive pricing. Their answer: they had no further discounts to apply to our policy. Our answer: say goodbye to customers who have been with you for close to 30 years; customers who will enjoy saving close to $1,000 with their new provider!
If you don't want to waste your money, go to a different insurance company. They have poor customer service and worst service. You file a claim they will ignore and won't even bother to defend their own clients. If you're looking for a CHEAP and IRRESPONSIBLE INSURANCE, GO WITH WESTERN DIRECT/THE PERSONAL INSURANCE.
A co-worker passenger left a dent in my door. I got all of her information, took pictures myself, started a claim against the co-worker. I had a terrible time with my claim. I had to fight with The Personal to not accept the poor work of the co-worker's insurance company. I essentially became an employee of The Personal forcing them to do their work. I elevated the claim, and with another set of pictures and a second inspection of the co-worker's car, the other insurance company finally accepted fault. This experience left me stressed, upset, in tears, and fuming mad. My insurance rates have doubled as well. I am DONE and going elsewhere!
It took two days to add a second vehicle to my policy. I have them everything short of my DNA. Very bad experience. I'm going to be looking for another insurance company. The insurance goes up in price and the quality goes way down.