Belairdirect Auto Insurance Reviews

I called to have an evaluation of insurance for my new car on September 10th. First of all, they asked me to pay 550$ on Septembre 13th. It was my error to say yes to the new insurance policy. The next day I called Industrielle Alliance to change because I couldn’t pay the 550 in 3 days. I had the best service from them. I called Belair Direct to cancel my policy, you wanna know something? They charged me 457$ to cancel my freaking insurance with them. I was so angry. For 24h they ask me 457$. Anyways. I had the worst service.

After having their insurance for 6 months, they called and began harassing us for drivers records. We tried to explain that they already had them but they kept harassing us on the phone. We sent new copies to them yet the harassment continued for a month! Seemed like no one knew what the other was doing. Of course, we couldn't cancel without a huge penalty. I am so glad I didn't have to file a claim with them!! Thank goodness my policy expires next month I just hope they don't try and take a payment from our credit card!

Do not use these people. I missed one payment because a bill that was not supposed to come out did at the same time. I ended up paying it right away. Well, turns out they cancelled my policy without TELLING ME!!!! I logged into the client centre and saw no active policy exists. THANK YOU!!! Karma will come and these idiots will go out of business. Looking into changing to TD or Sonnet.

Despite providing Belairdirect with all relevant copies of signed documentation, they refused to cancel my policies for Home and Auto. They continued to withdraw money from my account for two months past my request for cancellation. They refused to refund me the money and I had to put a stop order to prevent further withdrawals. There was no communication from them to me despite numerous emails from both my new broker and myself asking for clarification on why Belair would not cancel my policies nor refund the monies taken from my account. Cannot express strongly enough DO NOT DEAL WITH BELAIRDIRECT! Rating -- 0

I, of course, did NOT wish to renew my policy with this horrible company, I found a great broker that found me an insurance policy for $200 less a month!!! So upon my cancellation call to them, they had told me not to worry, it's all cancelled. I asked 3 times, are you sure I do not need to leave another payment on the account on the next 21st of the month?? They said no, however, because you have cancelled on time, you will be receiving your $700 back from your first and last from when you started. I SAID GREAT! I was then told it would be in my account within 21 business days. So on August 21st, what do you know??? THE STILL TOOK A PAYMENT OUT OF MY ACCOUNT WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO! so... of course, because I was told NOT to have the money in there, it wasn't... I then had to call 3 times in order for them to put the same day rush on my account to put MY money back into, however, the money a few days later has still not even been put back. NOR has the extra $48 in NSF FEES THEY CHARGED ME FOR NOT HAVING IT IN THERE WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE! The service is horrible, the accountants are frauds, the company is a scam and it's way more expensive than other companies, why on earth would you ever waste your time on such an incompetent insurance company. The only thing they can ensure you is the fact you will be nothing but disappointed. Still waiting on my $748 they wrongfully took from me to be put back into my account days after, so much for their "same day refund" I was provided. Guess my sons will not be going on their last trip before school ends because the money will obviously not be put back into my account before the weekend. Way to go Belair! Completely ruined my families trip. You are absolutely disgusting.

Scraped a wall with my husband's truck three months ago, made our first claim ever with BelairDirect. Brought the vehicle to the preferred shop for BelairDirect to be repaired. We were advised by the preferred shop that even though one tire was damaged as a result of the accident, we should replace all four due to possible safety and mechanical issues due to uneven tire wear. We were skeptical, contacted the dealership, where we purchased the vehicle, they voiced the same safety concern. Opted to replace the other three tires at a cost of over $1000.00 on top of the $500 deductible we had already paid. Three months later BelairDirect Insurance is still refusing to compensate us for anything for these tires. We would have accepted a lower amount due to some wear and tear on the existing tires (approx. 20000 km on the old tires) as a resolution, however, they are refusing this as well. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND BELAIRDIRECT INSURANCE TO ANYONE

If I could give a zero, I would! These people are a scam. Whatever they tell you on the first call is different on the second one. ***PLEASE PLEASE AVOID THIS INSURANCE COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!!*** They charge you twice on the first month and when you cancel your contract, they're gonna charge you more than your monthly fees! In the end, you're gonna pay even more than what you're supposed to! I didn't even use my insurance for a month and I paid almost $800! Unbelievable! Even their automerit app is not good. One hard break and you lose your 25% discount. AND take note, it's HARD to increase your discount once you lose it! I am using TD insurance now and the app they let you use is more fair than automerit. **NEVER BUY INSURANCE FROM THIS COMPANY**

BMW was stolen, had cancelled insurance but it was still valid till the end of the month and they refused to pay up! Unbelievable.

Bank made a mistake and accidentally NSFed my payment. Gave Belair a letter from bank acknowledging the error and that the payment was made. Week 3 of the saga and they are still refusing to credit the missed payment to my account and demanding double payment to resume coverage. One portion of this double payment is for the month already paid as documented by my bank who owned up to their mistake. They are demanding to be paid twice for the same month already paid and accounted for. Charged me 2 $40 NSF fees (in addition to the bank ones) for the error. Apparently, my bank should reimburse me for these when I shouldn’t have to pay them to begin with. Total monthly cost $199 for full auto coverage. Currently paid in full and up to date but still they are demanding $475 from me to resume my coverage when it shouldn’t have been interrupted at all. The accounting team claims they can’t talk to my bank about my account and that money is missing for the bank's error month. Someone explain why I am expected to pay twice when it was my bank that messed up and not me? Thank god this happened on my renewal month so I can give them the biggest farewell that they have ever received. I hope these crooks get sued and I hope it’s for enough money to bankrupt their little extortion racket. Lousy service! No accountability! Run as fast and as far away as you can from these slimy crooks! You’ll be better off anywhere else but here! Don’t become another of their submissive underlings who just lay back and take their abuse.

For the past 2 years I have had a home & auto policy with Belairdirect. My premiums are coming due in July. I recently got a letter from them stating that my policy's will have to be paid in full upon renewal. I have never missed a payment and have had no claims. So I called and spoke to some "well-trained customer service person" that kept telling me that we didn't meet the criteria for the monthly payments. I asked what the criteria was. He just kept saying that we didn't meet the current criteria. So I asked to speak with his supervisor. He told me that someone would contact me later that day. I'm still waiting. So I called the next day and got some other "well-trained customer service person" on the phone. Each time that I asked him a question, he kept going back to his script saying that the company was changing its policy. He couldn't tell me why we were not allowed to pay monthly anymore. After speaking to him for 30 minutes and getting nowhere, I demanded to speak with a supervisor. He said that someone would call me back, to which I replied "not on your life am I hanging up until I speak with someone". So I waited on hold for another 10 minutes. A supervisor came on the line. I asked him the same question. Why are we not allowed to make monthly payments anymore and just what criteria did we not meet. He told me that in Alberta they have had many delinquent accounts, cancelled policies, and basically (my words) deadbeats. He said that the company was moving toward a full payment for their policies. He couldn't or wouldn't tell me if this was for everyone or just select customers. At no time would he tell me why we're going to be asked to make a full payment in order to renew our policy. It was like being in the Twilight Zone. You could ask any question you wanted, but they only had one answer and they kept repeating it over and over. So that was an hour of my life that I will never get back. Needless to say, we are searching for a new insurance provider. If I had read some of these reviews, I'm sure that I would not be adding my own frustrating experience for your reading pleasure.