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Outrageous

by Terw on Jan 3, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

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.

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Suddenly 10% increase...

by Paulgh on Nov 10, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

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...

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Horrible Service

by Muhit Tanveer on Aug 27, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

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.

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Horrible service recently

by Unhappy customer on Aug 5, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

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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Claims

by lj on Jun 7, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

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.

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Terrible - Stay Away

by Tortured by The Personal on Apr 5, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

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!

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No resolution to claim

by DakotaDeb on Feb 3, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

Difficult to deal with
Auto claim from Oct 2017 still not resolved.
I was rear-ended while sitting at a light. Minor damage but they say it is a write-off and want to pay squat. I'm willing to take what they offer and pay the balance to repair it as my vehicle is in A1 shape. No no no, it is a Mexican standoff and now my claims advisor email is no longer valid.
Vehicle sitting not repaired for over 3 months and still paying premiums for nothing.
Cheap rates, just don't ever make a claim

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Worst insurance company.

by Nick on Dec 8, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

Worst insurance company. They will increase the premiums without any explanation. My insurance never went down in 10 years and I had no accidents.

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false qoutation

by LL on May 25, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

i asked for qoutation and they told me that everything is okay until i canceled my previous one and they suddenly turned me down and need to pay for full amount ..

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Refused info on my policy

by CX1234 on Apr 11, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

I spoke to a customer service manager named Charlie, he could not tell me the exact reason why my policy increase by 444.00, even the numbers he provided did not make any sense. He said, "no one can give you an exact explanation..", there are so many factors that go into deciding a policy. No staff member could tell me or make sense of why my policy increased!

It is frustrating that I have to go somewhere else to get an affordable and a good policy, there is no loyalty. I had to reduce my policy coverage to keep my premiums affordable. Do no deal with this company, or any company that refuses to give you a break down of your policy and the differences in premiums year over year.

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