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SCAM- collective claim needed

by Another abused by ThePersonel on Nov 5, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

I had to restart my (expensive) studies and decided to cancel my insurance for 6 months. 2 weeks after the amount was charged directly to my account (about $1300), they sent me a cheque of $478, no explanation. Where has the rest of the money gone???? A bunch of yeaaah but we keep money for this and that, and that... , they won't give it back. If there was a no start possible, that's what I would have gone for.

I am looking for people to file a collective claim because this is clearly a scam. You can contact me at camille.rougeot@gmail.com

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Not recommended

by Seeing Red on Oct 15, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

this insurance company gives you very little for the premium paid. They are the professionals who are to assist you when an accident happens. With my claim this is not happening. They provide you with a piece of paper, charge you some money for it and that is it. Customer service appears to be non-existent.

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The WORST

by Robin on Aug 20, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I recently switched to The Personal for my auto insurance. I unfortunately had my first claim and the experience I had with the insurance company was worse than the actual car accident. My adjustor NEVER called me back, despite numerous calls and voicemails. I would actually leave voicemails BEGGING him just to call me back. Finally, I called and asked for a different adjustor and they pretty much told me no. The person I was speaking to told me that as far as she can tell, my adjustor is doing what he's supposed to be doing because he had written some notes on my file. How am I supposed to know he's doing what he's supposed to when he NEVER calls me back. After making this complaint he still refused to call me back. It took him 4 weeks to tell me my car was a total loss even though he had advised me two days after my accident that I should remove my belongings from the car. It took 5 weeks to receive my cheque. They covered me for a rental for 2 of the 5 weeks in which I didn't have a car. DO NOT go with The Personal. Worst experience ever and I would hate for someone else to go through something like this.

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Worst Insurance company period

by Ron Veteran on Feb 2, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

I wish I could give less than no stars for this company. I will share my experience with them over the past number of years. If you don't already know and they do not tell you. They treat their insurance like a cell phone contract. If you wish to cancel the policy you will pay a penalty to have no insurance with them. These penalties will add up. When you talk to them do not let them get away with saying one fourteen. Make sure you get them to say the correct dollar value which means one fourteen is acually not $1.14 but $114.00. They call themselves a national insurance company but base their payouts on Ontario prices. So if you have to hire someone to cut up a fallen tree in your yard get them to give you a breakdown of cost they will cover. Here in Alberta they were only going to pay 15 dollars a hour to do this labour. Tim Hortons was paying 20 per hour to serve coffee. So get this clear before you do anything. I eventually decided to pay out of pocket. Which goes against the reasoning for having insurance. In conclusion the best thing I ever did was getting out of this company and staying out. Be aware that there is no peace of mind with the personal only ways to get more money out of you. Honestly going to a insurance broker was the best thing I ever did. I was paying 573 monthly to the personal and went to a broker and got a better rate at 318 per month and better coverage and better discounts on everything I own. Ps the personal will only cover 10k for flood damage due to backed up sewer. The company to clean up your basement charges 23k for this service so once again based upon prices that are not necessarily in your region of the country. In all honesty if I can say two words NEVER AGAIN.

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Negligence and inaccurate info

by catherine15 on Jan 18, 2017
1.5 out of 5 stars

I was in a not at fault auto accident. Over a two month period my adjustor only called me twice, once speaking to me and once leaving a voicemail. All of my other interactions were with various agents and finally my adjustors supervisor. She told me my car was being repaired, when the shop hadn't even ordered parts. Once the deadline of repair quoted passed I called the shop myself and they told me they had not begun nor heard from my adjustor. I then had to arrange for the repairs myself.

It took almost two months for the at fault party to be declared at fault despite them being charged by the officer on scene for proceeding unsafely. They only declared them at fault after I threatened legal action. It's been 2 months and I still do not have my car back. I have spoken to "managers" and been "escalated" several times only to be told on calling back that these were not managers nor had my case been escalated.

The company told me that I can not cancel my coverage until I have my car back, despite this being after my renewal date for another year comes up. They told me if I cancel that my repairs won't be covered and my physio/health coverage will end. It turns out both of the facts are false.

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Good till you make a claim

by Chrisz on Jan 14, 2017
2 out of 5 stars

The Personal insurance seemed like a fairly priced insurance company. The over the phone experience was pleasant when I bought my policy.

When I signed up the representative offered me the depreciated value insurance and wasnt too expensive and so I opted in. When I made a claim the rep was very reassuring since I was pretty shocked over the experience.

When I needed to replace the whole vehicle the company said that I was never eligible for my Depreciated Value Insurance because my vehicle was purchased as a used vehicle that had only 13000 km on it. To qualify it needs to be a brand new vehicle or it needs 12000 km on it. For the difference of 1000 km they were going to disqualify my benefit.

They offered me 16000 for the vehicle when the vehicle had 19500 left to pay for the vehicle. I had to fight not only for the money but also we had the constant fight to get ahold of eachother. After winning my arguement they honoured the Depreciated Value Insurance I purchased and gave me 19000 after deductible of 500 was paid. Which I took before they changed their minds.

After this claim I cancelled the policy but that didnt stop them for starting a new policy without my permission and charging me 400 some a month straight out of my account. I got my money back but seriously after this experience the headaches arent worth it. Im with Belair Direct and have no issues. Save yourself the trouble and pass by this insurance company.

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3 weeks to get my car back

by Disappointed on Dec 20, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

Car was taken to their recommendation shop was in for 3 weeks
Now got a bill for rental $500. My limit was 1500$ they only paid 5 day rental, enterprise sent me bill for the rest . Have tried contacting adjuster at personal insurance Paul K. 4 times , 2 emails ... 3 weeks later no reply avoid personal insurance company .; no regard to customer after claim ...

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Auto claim nightmare fraud

by AlyssaDawn on Dec 18, 2016
2 out of 5 stars

Please do not get insured with this company. They have horrible customer service. They say they will call you back in 20 mins it's been a week. I called back and they said again I'll call you back in 15 minutes. Well I again waited 1 week called back again and was hung up on. Then they sent me to a insurance adjuster the office was full of children's bikes and junk. I have photos. They are rude and do not stand by their word.

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No response to any of my calls

by PHARMAMAN on Nov 22, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

I was involved in an accident, immediately informed the Insurance company, spent 45 minutes to fill out all the questions. The Customer service representative was very nice, after that its almost 3 weeks of my accident and I left 3 or 5 messages every day to my adjuster but she never replied me. I talked to other representatives and they told me that they are unable to discuss my policy because this case is handled by another adjuster.
My advise is not to go with this insurance - its representatives are irresponsible. Please, don't make business with The Personal Insurance.

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The insurance Fraud

by Donny Faria on Oct 27, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

This is ridiculous. I got insured with them 6 months ago. My car got stolen, I called for my claim - it took forever for them to call me back always asking for more time to get back to me. Stating that they were always missing some file to finalize the procedure. At one point they told me to go ahead and buy my car because I knew approx. what I was getting so I did so and then they said they would not pay my claim and that they would cancel my policy and refund my money instead ... What kind of company is this? I will not rest until I get my money. I will take them to the media. This is robbing people and I will not be another their victim... I would like to get everyone together to fight them for our right to our money.

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