AVOID!!
by LAS on Aug 29, 2017
1 out of 5 stars
I had a couple of collisions and I take responsibility for that. They then decided that I was a high risk driver and canceled my policy. Up to this moment I was still good with that . But what is terrible about them is the fact that they started contacting everyone living at that same address with me requesting them to sign a form confirming that I do not drive their cars. On those forms my names were clearly printed and they asked me to also sign the form. My question is "if I am not insured with you anymore, why do u keep insisting that I sign some documents "? They threaten those clients of theirs telling them if I do not sign the document, their policy will be canceled . What is wrong with this Belair people? The management sucks and the employees are terribly rude. I am not signing anymore of those stupid forms of yours. In fact, the worst company I have ever dealt with.
I was involved in a collision in which, as it turned out, I was not at fault for the collision in which I was involved. However, the claims department did an extremely poor job at investigating the claim (if that can be called an investigation at all) and they ended up assigning to me the wrong fault determination rule, making me 100%. I spoke with my adjuster, other frontline agents and even supervisors and all seem to be one worst than the other, one more contemptuous than the other. In the end, I had to take the court route to get some justice and that yielded the expected results. The company seems to be dysfunctional from the beginning to the end, it's not just an issue of one rogue employee; it's systemic.
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I have been with belair for 5 years and have called around for cheaper quotes which I didn't find. I had 3 tickets, it was no problem. Every time I call for questions or to add a new vehicle, they are hard to communicate and half the time don't even know what they are talking about. Or you can' t understand them. I've actually had a lady argue with me and start telling me I said something- that I didn't - that was going to cause them to drop me. Absolutely ridiculous service and stupid people. Don't try to call and ask questions here because they take words out of your mouth and mock you.
Not Impressed. Belairdirect goes out of their way to market themselves toward students and those who are on tight budgets via promotions like their student discount however their service reflects nothing of the sort. I was in an accident that was not my fault and after being treated like a criminal by the ASSURED Mississauga representative my insurance company sent me to the Belairdirect test and repair centre for a more “polished” experience, they said. It was awesome that when I got to the centre the staff was great at kissing my ass and pretending like they cared about my negative experience. It is unfortunate that none of those niceties could fix my car. Instead, it sat at their office for more than three weeks before they decided to touch it, suddenly; miraculously, the car would not turn on. My trusty insurance company then proceeded to call me to let me know that they were not responsible for my car not starting and wanted to charge me upwards of $1,000 worth of “non-accident related damage.” When I responded with questions – the brain dead staff resembled something of a broken record player repeating, “you are responsible to cover this damage as it is not accident related, your total is…” (pretty cold for a company that markets towards people with low income). When I explained that this was not a possibility for me at that time, they agreed to tow my car home. I find it hilarious that I drove my car there to be fixed and now it is being towed back in WORSE condition than when it started. Cherry on top: They took the rental back and had misplaced my car. I had to walk to work at 5 am for over a week without a vehicle while making car payments for a car I couldn’t even fix or use because the insurance company continued to make broken promises of when they would be contacting me to bring my car home. My car was finally returned to me over a week left with parts they damaged sitting on and staining my passenger side seat. What is the point of paying for insurance if they lose and break the very thing you are trying to insure. biggest scam i have ever been involved in in my entire life. If the goal was for me to walk away without a shred of faith in humanity, the company did their job of not caring! Silver lining: thank you to Belairdirect for making me realize I can make it through life without my car and it is worth every second I save not dealing with their garbage.
I've been with them for years and they were great until this recent company owner change. I was going to school away and they told me they would still cover me and it was fine for the past year and now I called to update my VIN number (as it had a mistake) and they just gave me two weeks to find a new company while I'm in the middle of exams. Lousy customer service, shitty new company owners.
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My son has been trying to get insurance for months now. Bellairdirect provided a great quote. So we decided to try and go with them. We sent in an application by mail because they dont offer over the phone service or anyway online. We waited and waited n heard nothing back so we called n spoke with a lady who told us theres parts on the application that were left blank n it was mailed back to us. Hes never had insurance before because this was his first car so yes parts were left blank because it asks for previous insurance company. She said fill it out and send it back and she will activate it right away. So another month goes by and still no word. I call give the reference number she told me to give and the notes are no longer on the file i even had to get permission a 3rd time to be added to his file so i can call on his behalf. It had been almost 3 months and still no insurance. No one there has direct lines so you get no personal reports. Its someone new everytime you call. Ine girl told me to call a broker and offered to give me a number. They dont care for their customers. Now im at the point where if its this hard to get insurance. Whats it going to be like when he actually gets insurance with them.
I have been insured with Belair for 4 years now, and I have always had a good experience. At first it was just auto insurance as I was not a homeowner yet. The rates were the best and anytime I needed to make a change it was a piece of cake.
I was recently rear ended on the 401 and had my car written off. Overall, I was disappointed in the beginning as there was some confusion as to where I should have left my vehicle. I was told at the Toyota Collision center in Missisauga (that's where my accident was) and I leave it there and next day I was told it shouldn't have been left there... We still sorting things out as mistakes happen and I'm a forgiving person. At the end of the day as long as my car was to be fixed or pay-out of the car that was reasonable I would be happy.
After 9 days the claim was resolved and was determined a write off. I got a fair market value for my car. A 2007 Acura CSX. I paid $15,000 for it 5 years ago and my payout was $7487. All in all, they took care of the situation.
It kind of surprises me how much of a negative reputation the insurance industry has. My experiences with any services are is to treat whoever you are dealing with respect and a nice attitude. If you don't like what you hear calmly explain why, and think about your reasoning as well, maybe you are the one with your head in the clouds.
Great job guys. I have recently got home insurance with you as well as I just purchased my first house. I will definitely recommend to others as I have been in the past.
Cheers,
Sebastian
Good that you are here reading reviews of Belair! Beware, they took $555 from my account and now i have incurred overdraft charges! I spoken to an agent and she said, that a manager would call me back in 2 hours and 30 minutes time but that didn't happen and still waited another hour and yet no calls on Friday. Prior to this conversation, i call to cancel my home insurance because they are unable to assist to reduce my premium after being 5 years with them and no claims! Btw, they can increase your premium on the yearly basis without explanation. They decided to cancel my auto insurance instead! was without 2 days of coverage until i receive an email and immediately call them to let them know their mistake. Imagine if i had an accident on those 2 days without coverage!
Fast forward, Tuesday morning, Received a call from a different manager and she mentioned that the manager who suppose to handle my case got involved in an accident! Now this manager is looking at my case as for now which. There is no sense of urgency with this company!The Agent told me that she would take care of this issue but did not! Liars! If you want to screw your credit, call these guys! Horrible!.
I have moved mover to another insurance company that does give better rate! Save $600 a year!!
It's funny how they "renew" your insurance for another year, when you clearly told them to cancel it before it expires. I called many times to make sure it's cancelled. They keep insisting and asking why am I cancelling it. 5th times that I called, Why did I receive a new insurance card and it looks like it's been renewed, so then I asked, why is this? He said he does not have any access to the account, try calling again tomorrow. Called again for the 6th time, finally a nicer person picked up and called me back the next day to fix the issue (hopefully). Still waiting for them to give me my money back (deposit) and the answer and a confirmation that my insurance has been cancelled. Overall, the answer was "THEY MADE A MISTAKE" of cancelling my insurance, they renewed it instead. This has been almost a month, until now.
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Terrible experience. We dutifully drove with the automerit device in our car for a year and earned a 12% discount, only to have our rates jacked up 20% (without any accident/incidents) and end up paying more! This automerit program is a scam and we are VERY DISAPPOINTED with belairdirect