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New Driver

by New Driver on Jul 21, 2015
3.5 out of 5 stars

I am a 21 y/o new female driver and went with BelAir Direct after a couple of recommendations. I have done a couple comparison quotes with other companies and was not surprised when they gave me a quote for my premium. ($405/month). However, I am reading some pretty bad reviews about them after spending 45 minutes on the phone with them and eventually signing on with them. I hope my experience with them is a decent one and I don't run into any discrepancies. Other than that the girl I spoke with for almost an hour was unbelievably courteous and understanding considering my lack of knowledge on the subject. Any feedback on them would be appreciated :)

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didn't honor their own quote

by Mansoor on Jul 15, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I generated one quote online for my auto insurance and I got 188 monthly after that I spoke to one of the agent and I asked him I don't need the full insurance third party will be fine . then he send me a revised quote of 179 monthly , today when I call their office to confirm the quote they said that the quote was a mistake and your price will be 208$ per month .

I spoke with the Supervisor Bruno he said that the agent made a mistake at the time of quote he applied the home and auto discount in the quote . but it was wrong I checked the email quote which I received was clearly written that the home and auto discount is not included .

I am completely disappointed with the company.

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policy change

by Tra on Jul 9, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I had been with Greypower for six years and at 2015 renewal time recieved a letter stating my policy was now with Belair Direct. My renewal premium was lower by $300 so I was happy. One month later my daughter kindly bought me a new car. When I contacted Belair to make the change I was treated like a criminal. They wanted another $200 for an accident that was not my fault and happened 9 years ago! . After 2 hrs on the phone, a conference call with my former insurance company for confirmation that the accident was not my fault and fault was not attached to my driving record and checking with BC insurance (the at fault driver's insurance), they finally agreed not to charge me for that accident. We finalized my policy application, which was approved, I paid the full premium by credit card and confirmed that I would receive a letter detailing the credit for the first policy on my old car. I asked him "are we finished now, is everything good?" The reply was yes. The very next day, the same agent called me saying he had forgotten to include the premium for another accident in which I was parked at a gas station putting air in my tires when another driver backed into me. His insurance covered all repairs, but again I was being penalized for something that was not my fault!! For this they want another $63! Unreal!! I too am looking for a new insurance company! No way would I ever recommend Belair Direct!!!

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Belairdirect special premium !

by doveman on Jul 6, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I got a special discounted student premiums quote for my son a day before buying a car on my business name. I was told it's OK to buy on business name and secure insurance for my son that will be driving the car, but got different rate when ready to complete the deal !!. I just wasted almost 2-3 hours telephone conversation ( including the first 1 and 2nd day) with Belair Insurance agent. Eventually, have to stick with TD Insurance .

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Worst experience ever.

by Stay away from this insurance company. on Jun 23, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

Horrible expirience. They gonna rip you off to the max specially when you move. The costumer service are the worst I've ever experience my whole life.

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Unprofessional & deceitful now

by Opt out on Jun 20, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I've been a customer with Belair (home and auto) for more than 20 years. Never had a home claim. But I've had a few claims on the car. In each case, the other party was at-fault. My PAST experiences were all good but ... Recently, a fellow damaged my car in a parking lot. A church parking lot. He confessed at the rectory. The honourable gentleman decided to put it through insurance (he was also with Belair.)
I got a fool for an adjuster and the others I had to deal with were rude and insulting.
Asked by the insurance rep if my car had damage other than from the accident, I said 'no.' Four year old car, 30,000 km, kept in a private garage, my car was spotless. Customer 'service' rep said dismissively 'yeah, everyone says that.' Has she ever seen my car?
Several days into the process, I was asked if I thought the other guy had been injured! Gee, let me check my medical degree! Furthermore, I wasn't there, I was in the church. Furthermore, he's a Belair client, too. Surely they had his contact info already, why ask me?! Utterly irrational.
Nearly a week later, I was told I should go to the Collision Reporting Centre, which flabbergasted the officer on duty. Hearing the details, he said any other insurance company would not have wasted time on such a thing.
A technician at a repair place (insurance company approved) told me they have a lot of trouble taking care of cases for Belair (and Intact - same company) now that they pad their bottom line by hiring cheap, less qualified adjusters. The adjusters do not listen and, apparently, don't think they need to.
Another insurer informed me that Belair had assigned me some blame for this incident even though Belair's MyProfile page indicates otherwise! Sneaky Belair tells ME one thing while committing deceit and attempting to sabotage me so that I wouldn't change insurers or would have to pay much higher rates. Nice duplicity buddy, but my police report says otherwise. And so does my witness, the Reverend.
And so does my new insurer.
Beware reviews from people who are happy with Belair and have never had a claim. Remember why you have insurance? Consider what happened to me with what must be the simplest of cases.
p.s. I don't pay more with my new insurer (despite Belair's conniving and their trying to raise my rates this year, undoubtedly because I dared to complain to them about the way this claim was handled). Also cancellation fees are a pro-rated percentage of your premium. It cost me $35 (6%) to get rid of Belair. A bargain!

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impossible to deal with

by unhappy on Mar 20, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I was moving from Hamilton to Whitby and I called to get a quote as to what my premium would look like after, quote said it would go down 40$/month - great - moved called a week later to change address - got a guy named Trevor L. who actually had the worst phone manners I have ever encountered in my adult life at one point telling me "I have had a hard day" after snapping at me more than once. He tells me my rate is only going down by 4$ with no explanation why - I call back get another agent who fixes what he did and apologized for Trevor's behavior. However next day Trevor himself calls me says he doesn't appreciate me going 'above his head' and put my account back to the premium he set it at take it or leave it….makes no sense.

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Pay you, to pay you?

by StudentsAreYourFuture on Mar 6, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

Its bad enough insurance costs are so high for people starting to drive or could finally afford a car, but on top of that if you're not rich enough to pay the entire year all at once, you are forced to pay an additional 3% of your payment TO PAY THEM! to make matters worse the higher you pay already, the more money you have to give them.

As a person of little means, I need every advantage to get a good job and make the money I need to cover the rising costs of living in a world designed for people who already have money. To tell me one number that's already tough to swallow just to have a vehicle to get me to work or school, and then tell me I have to pay you, JUST TO PAY YOU?!?! You don't need to spit in my face, and give the kids with rich parents a free ride. I feel like in 10 years, when your company is filled with the hard working people and students struggling to pay, to pay you, they will be smart enough to change your archaic high class loving policies, to something that respects people as equals from all classes.

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0 stars would be more accurate

by Nicole on Feb 17, 2015
1 out of 5 stars

I was a happy customer for 3 years.
Because of this, I decided to quote tenant insurance with Belair Direct.
Note: I was moving out of my parents house, leaving my car at home for times when I visited and eventually sell the car when it was no longer useful.
Belair Direct processed my quote request for tenant insurance, then called to inform me my car insurance would be increasing by $500 because I was moving to a different neighbourhood. I told them that I had no intention of moving the car, it would actually be driven less, I had not leased a parking spot at my new location and would sign any documentation necessary to avoid the increase. I was told that I had "implied the vehicle was moving" through my quote request, and there was nothing they could do.
Instead of providing them with additional money for an additional service, they tried to force me to pay more for the service I started with.
I ended up paying to cancel my car insurance because I was so frustrated, and I sold my car much earlier than I had expected to.
Now, they continue to email, mail and phone my parents house to discuss "important updates to my car insurance", even though it's been 2 years since I've cancelled.
They're a great company until you have any type of problem. Then, you can't get the same person on the phone no matter what you try, and you have to explain your situation to every new person.

Stay away. Far, far away.

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Rate increase for no reason

by whatwhy on Nov 25, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

Just received my renewal documents, my annual rate is going up by $200 for no reason. I called and they couldn't even explain why, just said that their rates must have increased. The icing on the cake is that when I called they increased my rate even MORE when I said my usage of the car had increased by a few thousand km (vs what I estimated when I first bought the policy). So now it's a $300 annual increase. And I'm accident, claim free etc. I thought Ontario is supposed to lowering auto insurance rates??? I am shopping around for a new company.

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