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Their Mandatory 17 Biz Days

by Headon01 on Oct 31, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

Belair Direct gave us a real good quote and they told us that they had to send me out a application form by postal mail and that I would have to send it back the same way. Then we were told we would have to wait up to 17 business days once they receive the form to have the form processed. We waited all 17 days only to find out that they rejected it because they said we got our address and phone number wrong (WTH??).

Called another insurance company and got insurance the same day.

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Pathetic useless service

by rodeomom on Oct 28, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

My son & daughter were in a serious accident in Aug. Some lady ran a red light doing 80km, no attempt to stop nothing. She then pushed them into on coming traffic & was hit by another car then pushed into a pole. My daughte has neck and hip problems, and from the impact her head smashed off of her door. My son, my GOD was hurt pretty bad. His leg is still to this day bruised and has no feeling, damage to his wrist, thumb and toe. Sad part is, my 20 yr old son had just moved into a condo as he started College. He has supported and worked since he was 16. He wasn't able to finish his job & because of his injuries wasn't able to look for a job by his new home & can't walk much on his leg. Belair has left my son penniless and starving. It's been still to this day that they have given him a penny to survive as that is what we are suppose to get with our insurance. It's called INCOME REPLACEMENT BELAIR!!! Yes they have a lawyer & the lawyer has been at them to get him his wage lose so he can EAT & PAY his bills. I found out that my son has not been eating and at times for a week. Since the accident my husband & i have had to pay his bills and I have been sending money for him to eat and just today I took him to buy food because he doesn't want to put the financial burden on us To date we have had to support my son with food, gas , insurance, rent and we are out over 3,000. thanks to Maddison D. who is called: Accident Benefit Claims Rep. WHAT! She is not entitled to that title and she should not be working for anyone. I wonder, has she had to go for a week without eating. Has she had to go penniless for just over 2 months and have her bills go unpaid, has her parents had to take such a FINANCIAL BURDEN? I bet NOT. She says she busy, really, but she isn't to busy to make appointments to send my kids to be examined . Wow that is more important to her then a 20 yr old living with NO FOOD, CAN'[T PAY HIS BILLS. And I find out that my son has had to dip into his college fund I saved for him for years so that he can buy his books for school. So ow she has screwed him over for next years college. Good going Maddison. You really do only care about leaving people to starve and penniless. I will recover the FINANCIAL HOLE that she has put my husband and I in for her lack of doing her JOB. I have talked to a lawyer & I'm sending all the bills that I paid to keep food in my son's stomach $ pay his bills so he can stay in college and pay his rent. If she refuses to reimburse us the money that we should not have to have paid out then she will be meeting my lawyer and he WILL RETRIEVE OUR money and I am also filing a complaint with the OMBUDSMEN. I was advised by the lawyer to write to them about this matter and how my son has been penniless Thanks to her, first priority is to have someone assess and say, oh you have no injuries. Bunch of crap. We all know that there are therapist that will say anything to help the insurance companies stop paying people because they make thousands and they want the insurance companies to keep using them for a lot of $$$. I had 2 assessments after my car accident in 2005 and they both said I was A.OK. Liars, instantly had a ct and found I had a major spine injury and had to under go 5 hours of surgery and 6 months rehab, so you see I don't trust these assessments. Those people only work for the insurance to get thousands out of them and call us all FAKES. So anyone who is thinking about Belair don't! They are the nicest people when it comes to taking your money but when your injured they no longer care about you and you become a liar, fake and a no body. Something needs to be done in our courts and with Insurance Bureau of Canada because insurance companies are scams and leave you penniless and starving!. Belair is the worst I have ever dealt with in over 30 years. Run from this company and hang up if they try to suck you in with their such kind attitude because don't you dare get hit by someone else and be injuried! You will be treated like a fake!!!

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excellent service but expensiv

by GTA Driver on Sep 23, 2016
3 out of 5 stars

I have been with belair for 10 years. When I have just joined they did offer competitive rate for my car, but were gradually increasing it year after year, despite lack of tickets, claims etc, so I am not happy about that part.
Interesting fact is when I had claim they have actually decreased my premium, but given they were raising premium every time I had no claims I find it quite logical.

When I got my first and only claim (car was hit on parking lot, I wasn't in car but I have managed to catch the guy and get his insurance info before he drove away) belair shown exceptional customer service.
I was first offered by guy to cover my repair, but then he started pulling back, not returning my calls etc, so I have filed the claim only 6 days after the fact. They said that my situation is quite common and that they will do verification and will proceed. End story: They covered my rental, let me select the body shop of my choice (not that I wanted any particular body shop, but I heard horrible stories about some other insurance companies that send you to particular place). Body shop fixed everything, but delayed by 2 days as they had to repaint few times, but again I did select them myself. The Belair extended rental for 2 more days, no questions.

My experience with them during the claim was exceptionally great. I am sorry to leave belair, but they are just way too expensive now.

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What in the world?

by Seriously on Sep 22, 2016
5 out of 5 stars

I read the reviews here and just shook my head and laughed. I have been with Belairdirect for going on seven years now. Never had an issue with them as I had with some other well known insurance companies.
In fact, six months after getting my insurance a freak accident happened where a container door swung open and dented the top of my car door while I was at work. The owner of the container transport company wanted to offer me $250.00 not to put it through insurance. Well it cost way over that to get it fixed and the car was only six months old too.

My claim was taken care of right away, the car fixed within two weeks and insurance rates didn't go up. In fact I was called back to see if I was happy with the repairs done to my car.

I also moved from a very good area to a not so good area and that I will admit, but the rent was a heck of a lot cheaper. My insurance did go up $45.00, but then was reduced later since a park in a indoor secure garage. I called other insurance companies and man they wanted $400 and more for the same coverage in the same area. And since there was a claim put in for the door, well that upped the price more so.

I have had insurance with four other companies, even the good hands people. Believe me when I say, you don't want to put a claim in with those companies!

I have no complaints with this company whatsoever and my partner switched to them as well and she is saving $200 and somewhat compared to her other insurance company. Which by the way called her and tried to offer her a sweeter deal of $50 off of that $200. LOL

If you are not happy with a Insurance company, then go some place else. There are tons of them out there that will gladly take your money. Oh and being passed through to four adjusters is nothing... lol Try seven with someone else and then being kept on the phone waiting for 20 minutes only to hear click and a dial tone!

Say what you want about Belairdirect, I for one am happy with them!

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Terrible Customer Service

by lkorah on Sep 6, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

I was in an automobile accident and in the span of two weeks my claim was transferred to four different adjusters. No one seems to be able to update me on the status of my claim or whether someone has even been able to view my vehicle and assess the damage. The garage has been more forthcoming than this sham of an insurance company. They don't seem to have a problem withdrawing money out of my account every month but the status of a claim...now that's asking for too much! While Belair Direct may offer better rates than other insurance companies, you get what you pay for! Avoid insuring with Belair Direct at all costs.

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DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY

by Angery on Aug 5, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

A taxi pulled out in front of me. Clearly NOT my fault even by the police. They claimed they could not find the other's insurance number and wanted to keep deductible even though it was not my fault!. 5 weeks later after I had messaged them and mentioned lawyer and police they were willing to settle and promised a cheque would be delivered on a certain day the cheque never arrived. I am now without a vehicle, they are taking the rental they gave me away and I no longer have any way of getting to so I will lose my job. I was talking to a lawyer and he said it sounds like a scam to keep my deductible. I did some searching and found the others info in 10 minutes. Something they could not do in 5 weeks. The police already want to talk to them as they gave me a number to give to them that they should call.
Avoid this company at all cost!

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Don't ever move.

by Unsatisfied customer on Aug 4, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

I'm now well into my second year with this company. I just recently moved and switched over my address. Apparently, my new address is such a high risk area that my premium has gone up $860 per year.. Are you kidding me?! My policy expires in February and there's no way I'll renew. My insurance went from under $2100 a year up to $2900. I was thinking about adding a second vehicle, but I quickly changed my mind when I was quoted almost $5000 per year for two vehicles. Where's the multi-vehicle discount they tout on about so much? (Full coverage on one and just liability on the other)

I was also informed that I don't have accident forgiveness unless I pay extra to add it to my policy now before anything happens. They never bothered to tell me this when I signed up.

In addition, I had a speeding ticket for 15 KM/H over about 3 and a half years ago. I was told that it's still on my record with Belair until my policy renewal? What?! So they can increase my rates through the roof for a change of address, but they can't remove the ticket until renewal? What a scam.

I highly recommend avoiding this company at all costs.

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waste of time

by pissed off customer on Aug 3, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

belairdirect website misrepresents what they really offer. when they provide a quote, they don't tell you that they are basing it on the client switching all other insurances to them. they don't give you a straight answer as what your insurance will be. they make you call in, waste half of your day just to provide you with a ridiculous number which you wished you had never called them.

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This is one B.S Company

by Got screwed on Jul 28, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

I have been with Canadian Direct for 15 years love them very much excellent staff and take good care of there clients. After sold out to belair is the worst of the worst lie to you, cheat you, untrustworthy they are all about the money not the people stay away from these crooks they are no good company.

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Bad Practise

by Ruben on Jul 28, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

Mistakes after mistakes- First they kept my old car insured instead of my new one, so I was driving an uninsured care- then when is time for me to change cars they advise that they don't do classic cars (20 years old or older) and send me to a broker (Powell) who literally wants to grab your wallet - the price was triple that what I receive from another insurance 20 minutes later- Bell Air is a rip off and have no accountability for their business practice - If you value your car/ house and want a respectable insurance that can do what they supposed to do when you have a claim stay away from Bell Air - find yourself a different one.

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