Increase in Home insurance
by dhoggard on Mar 11, 2014
1 out of 5 stars
After many years of paying premiums and nary a claim, this company denied my insurance application when my home became a rental property. The claimed that the denial was based on a "gap in coverage" when they were the ones who cancelled the insurance against my verbal request. They asked me many personal and unnecessary financial questions, kept me on hold and in the dark, literally for days before informing me that my application had been denied. Luckily, I found a much better, more reasonably priced policy at Morgex. I will tell everybody for as long as I live how this organization treats loyal clients. The best comment that I can give is that one of the staff, Angela, was quite lovely and tried to be helpful.
Last year my basement was damaged due to sewer back up and water seeped in from foundation due to sump pump failure. Claim was denied. Only few clients were impacted so TD denied all the claims. Now TD is covering same type of claims in Calgary and High River only due to media pressure and their competitors are covering claims.
I should have gone to media at that time. I need to find a good lawyer and file a publice interest petition against this organization who changes it's stand on daily basis.
Two weeks after submitting our claim, no adjuster has visited our home post flood in Sunnyside, Calgary to assess the damage. I have called several times and there has been no clear answers. After another hour on the phone today, I found out that no adjuster has been assigned to our claim yet and they have no timeline when our home might be inspected. Simply a customer service nightmare being passed around from one administrator to the next with no clear answers or insight. " I will send an email to my manager, who will send an email to their manager, and hopefully someone from that team will contact you in 24 hours..." Not a reassuring phrase.
TD Meloche Monnex denied our claims for sewage backup because of a loophole in their policy. This is going to probably be the ONLY heartless corporation that would actually rather see their clients homeless and forced into poverty (yet probably still try and get a substantial premium from them). There are no words to describe the ludicrous actions and unfathomable lack of support to their customers. As if the Alberta flood disaster wasn't hard enough, now being the only person on the block in High River being denied claims is heartbreaking. Thanks for nothing TD Meloche Monnex. I challenge EVERYONE to swtich their insurance provider away from these corporate scum bags who would rather take a 500 million profit then help those who provide to their profit. This is just absolutely disgusting and the overwhelming negative shaming from the public on social media will let everyone know they do not work for you, they only want your money and run.
Had a renters insurance policy for a few days with them, the quote they gave me to start was several dollars a month less than what they ended up charging me. Found an other company that gave me renters insurance for half of what TD would. Ended up cancelling the TD insurance yet was charged a 69$ cancellation fee I was never told about. They wouldn't negotiate at all on charging me this. Would not recommend this company to anyone. There's going for profits then there's gouging people at every opportunity. Seems TD is the latter.
My home insurance premium has doubled from 2011 to 2015, with no claims made ever to them. VERY unprofessional customer service. They are not recommended!
We have had Meloche Monnex ever since they took over Liberty Mutual (+10 years) and in recent years the home policy has been creeping up and even though we never had claims. Every time I called, seemed they change their coverage and/or gave excuses on taxes/ gov't changes. I had always not bothered to look around. Now, I finally did and got much better quotes elsewhere and including Auto. I suggest to shop around when your renewal takes place.
My condo insurance premiums have increased 250% in 4 years with no claims. Why..??? nothing has increased 250%.. And now when I have a claim.. nothing but problems. Adjuster was rude and still no money/coverage
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So I'm buying a home and shopping around for insurance. TDMM appears to have great rates, so I try to fill out the quote online. Something turns red and I have to call to complete the quote (another 45 minutes down the drain, but "oh, that's not a problem."). I get the quote in the mail, seems good. I call to request the policy. Umm... we can't find your quote. (Seems my # got reused). Spend 1/2 hour trying to find the original quote. Start all over again, spend another hour on the phone because the agent cannot correctly copy anything down over the phone. Me "1-2-3" ... he says "2-2-3?" I say, No, "1-2-3" he says "3-2-3?" You get the idea. Then we get to the end, but now it has to go to an underwriter for review, I'll call you back on... " Never heard from again. (I've tried getting auto policies before too, but they NEVER call back like they say they will). I can only conclude they don't WANT my business.
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Mine increased by 45% due to floods in Calgary and Ice damage in Toronto. I am currently with TD Home/Auto and they said they have increased everyone's from 25% up to 72% from last year. My increased was another $200 per year. BTW, I never had a single claim in all my years of owning a home. As home insurance is not regulated "from the manager", they are able to spread their loss across Canada.
I do not live in or near Calgary or Toronto and I am being penalized so they can recover their loss! Definitely looking at other insurance companies and I am spreading the word around to my friends and family!