Their customer service agents are super incompetent
by Saffat Aziz on Jan 29, 2024
1 out of 5 stars
Cancelled insurance because their app was not working and i could not get my documents ever they said they mailed it to me but i never got it and they refused to provide me info on how much i got discounted for the driving school i went to i had to cancel midterm and they asked me to pay 520 dollars to cancel and i said no and they threatened to send me to debt collectors after tons of arguments i got the cancel price down to 300 and left my insurance history is not ruined but screw these scammers.
The quote they give you online is not even close to the actual amount. You need to call them and go through the whole process again and my quote was almost $100 more per month with little to no changes in my information. They also don't let you view the quote you got online ever again even when you ask for it.
Please don't waste your time with these people like I did. The overall review rating on this page says it all!
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I had a great experience with agent, he worked hard to get me the best deal and helped to met my schedule and need! He explained things perfectly aswell and I got a great deal!
I was talking to an agent named Chander and was treated poorly by him. I was inquiring about my insurance renewal and he told me that inflation affects rates but I said, we the customers are also affected by inflation but how can you, Belair, help us with it? He said he didn’t appreciate talking to me. I think that it is valid for customers to ask questions out of curiosity but maybe due to the lack of his knowledge or training, he could not provide me with a sufficient answer. I was very disappointed and hung up immediately. This isn’t the first time this is happening. I’ve dealt with this many times and it surprises me because I have multi-car and home insurance and have been with Belair for 4-5 years. There are so many gaps in the service they provide to customers, sometimes that the calls last for about 2 hours because they don’t know what to do.
Very impressed with the quick response. Ian & Julian were both efficient and personable. Ian as a knowledgeable professional had fixed the problem for me in no time. Found the best deal! Overall great experience.
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I've had no claims with Belairdirect. So I can't speak to their follow-through. However, the staff through my experiences have been very helpful, polite and easy to work with. I'm knocking on wood and hope to never need to experience the claims side of things but I do have a free accident with them if it occurs.
Overall great experience. Far better than my experience with another company.
I've only been insured for 1 month, so no claims yet (I'll update my review later if necessary), but I have honestly never had better customer service with ANY company than I've had with BelairDirect so far. The agent I worked with (Mark L) went way above and beyond to get me the best possible rate. I haven't had car insurance since high school (which was a LONG time ago) so to help me get proof of that insurance and lower my rate, he called my grandpa AND my grandpa's insurance company for me. When they wouldn't release the info to him, he hooked up a group call and sat on hold with me (for a long time) and cracked hilarious jokes... and then did it all over again when our call was accidentally dropped! He saved me more than $500 with a fully-stacked plan and undercut every other quote I got by a long shot. I really felt like I was working with a person and not a salesman. Fingers crossed that the claims process is this good!
After being with this company since 2015, I have nothing positive to say.
Two instances of them not billing me correctly. Two instances of them trying to cancel my insurance as a result without emailing or calling me. Not to mention terrible amounts I pay as someone who has never had an accident, ticket, anything, somehow I was paying 30$ more per month than my boyfriend who is with another company who has had an accident and several tickets.
I would not recommend this company to anyone.
Customer service very unwilling to help. Terrible experience
It used to be a pleasure to deal with Belair's call centre. Staff were knowledgeable and gave good service. In the last two years however, it has deteriorated terribly. Staff have little insurance knowledge, or interest in service, and just want to fill in blanks.
Filing a complaint is no good either because that just results in rude harassing telephone calls from the complaints department.
I have found a local broker who provides good personal service and the rates are actually cheaper.
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Some of the agents are super incompetent and they straight up lie regarding the policy and the pricing. I had a terrible experience with them and I'm never going back