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incompetent adjusters and rude

by plumber2 on Jan 2, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

i was stopped on the roadway at cabelas grand opening waiting for a pedestrian to cross in front of me, another operator backed out of a parking space and hit my vehicle. The other operator of a shell canada vehicle exited his vehicle and stated how sorry he was and that he didnt see me. When he went to his insurance he told them we were both backing up and all wawanesa did for me was to try and stick me with 50 percent liability. my own insurance company trying to screw me over. The claims adjuster was Lisa. Anyone else have this kind of trouble with her. I got wawanesa insurance for my car in 1966 when i graduated high school. 50 years without a claim and this is the treatment i get from wawanesa. Dont get this insurance company as even 50 years of loyality to them means nothing

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Stay AWAY

by Maritime Nick on Dec 2, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

1 vehicle years ago- deer hit- car had to go in shop twice because the appraiser missed damage. Customer service throughout was awe full.
new vehicle- parking lot hit- had to go in shop twice appraiser again missed damage! customer service is absolutelly horrible: the works for both, runarounds, passing me off, passing blame through every contact and not a single apology, in 6 months my policy is up for renewal and I will not be. Great way to treat customers with a over a decade of loyalty.

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aggrssive agent

by sally on Nov 9, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

very argumentive with me regarding a claim making me feel like some criminal with a claim under 1000.00 and no police required.rates were doubled

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Worst customer service

by Very dissatisfied on Sep 24, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I made a claim with wawanesa for hail on my brand new car. I was told multiple times to just continue to drive the car even though the windows were broken. I have had to make so many phone calls and no one answers the phone or returns calls. By far the worst customer service experience I have ever had. What's the point in having insurance if they won't help you when you need them?

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I was in a no fault accident.

by Prime Time on Aug 18, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I was struck by a driver no fault to my own., My vehicle had 55% total damage. Wawanesa stated my vehicle is deemed repairable. It took the shop they recommended over 30days to repair the vehicle given the extent of the damage. Even the shop repairing the vehicle suggested the vehicle be a write off. I was dealing with an adjuster who had me bring the vehicle to and from the dealership for additional repairs, to the point where the dealership no longer wanted to service the vehicle. I had made a list of issues with vehicle after the repairs to find out that A. i will not receive a rental vehicle for those repairs, and B. the repairs needed will be review to determine if accident related. My vehicle is a year old what else could of caused structural issues to the vehicle other then the accident.

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worst insurance company EVER

by unhappy1 on Mar 5, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I had Wawanesa as an insurer and received a back injury in a car accident when another driver ran a red light and crashed into me. Since then they have been a pain to deal with. They are impossible to reach, ignore or lose medical receipts so you have to resubmit the expense and deny any tests or treatment plans to help you recover. But they take your money quick enough. Delayed paying out on car which was a right off and took forever to get income replacement benefits. They offer minimal coverage for treatment and refuse all tests so you have to pay for them. They then send you to their specialist who no matter what your doctor, independent tests and treatment reports show he will tell you and them that you are able to return to work. All this to reduce the settlement since they say you can work or force you to settle for less since they refuse to pay any more benefits or treatment or for pain medication. So basically you have to apply for Ontario Works which does not work if you have a spouse earning their minimum cutoff, ODSP which takes months and is always denied at first or Canada Pension Disability which also takes months. So in meantime as a divorced dad with no income my children do without child support, and you become delinquent and FRO suspends your licence. Or you can attempt to go to work and if injured or aggravates your injury you are not covered by WSIB for pre existing injury, Wawanesa cares nothing about their customers, just putting money in their pocket.

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Terrible customer service

by Livid in London on Feb 27, 2015
2 out of 5 stars

I had an auto collision claim that I files with Wawanesa on Feb 2nd, 2015. They assigned me a claim number on Feb 3rd and advised me of their approved repair shops. I identified the repair shop I would use and took my car in the following day. As of Feb 27th, I have called my local claims office 9 times, and they never pick up. I leave messages, but the adjustor for my claim never returns my call. I have since called my insurance broker 3 times to seek assistance, and they too are unable to get anyone from Wawanesa respond. I believe that this is beyond terrible customer service.

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@Wawanesa? Good Luck to you!

by 20 Yr WW Client on Feb 9, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I was rear ended by a Wawanesa insured driver in June 2014. Over 100 emails later, the claim process goes on & on & on... Claims are deliberately delayed, and they tell YOU to research values and to go all over town to get them multiple estimates (until you bring them a low one that they like).

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terrible service and high rate

by savvy consumer on Dec 1, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

Was in an accident. Insurance was fully paid and no licenlicense suspensions so basically no reason for Wawanesa not to cover the damage. Worst company to deal with!! Spent hours on the phone everyday with no explanation as to why they were not paying for the damage. This went on for over 2 months!! Car rental expired after 2 weeks so no car for a month and a half!!! They finally paid the damages with an apology. Worst experience ever!! Just switched and I am now paying less than half the rate of Wawanesa so they over - charge too!!!

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Nothing but a headache!

by peesh14 on Nov 3, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

I have been with Wawanesa for 10 years. Never had a claim until this last year due to hail. Now I am jumping through hoops, being told different crap by different people, saying I need to talk to someone else, none of which ever returns phone calls. I will be changing all my insurance over to a different company as soon as I get this headached figured out.

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