Money Hungry
by Jacqui on Jan 11, 2018
1 out of 5 stars
I have been with this company for over 10 years with no problems until this year. I should say that 3 years ago I had an at-fault accident and having a clean record they said my rates will not go up... insurance forgiveness. However, this July my insurance went up 14%! I didn't want to believe what I was seeing so I called them for clarification. They said they had received more claims than normal last year so insurance went up for everyone. I tried to protest, why would it go up for me if I have been good for over ten years? Why 14 %? I even told them 5 or 6% was reasonable, not double? All cries went unanswered, instead, they offered to take 5% off if I download their drive app... record my driving habits. Exasperated I downloaded their app and took their offer as a good boy. Now I bought a bike that needs to be insured. I can't wait to talk to customer service.
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
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Got my renewal which went up for no reason over $60 a month... I went online and got a quote from the same company for $40 less a month. When I asked them about it and, of course, wanted the lower rate, I am told that I can't (the new policy has not started yet and they're offering a lower rate but only to new customers?) Absolutely ridiculous... just screw over the people who have been with you the longest - it is their policy...
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I have been with Canadian Direct/ Belair Direct for at least 10 yrs. Recently I added my husband to my policy with a vehicle. The cost of that was insane given the circumstances he has only been licensed for 2 yrs. I went insurance shopping and found a place that charged me half for the same coverage (Millennium insurance). Belair offered no rewards or discounts, but they had applied all discounts. Found a cheaper place and then proceeded to take my husband off my policy along with the second vehicle; after doing that my following payment went up over 120dollars. They said that what I am being charged for is having my husband on my policy for less than 30 days. Are you kidding me? Do Not Go Here.