Poor service from TD Meloche
by R2R on Sep 29, 2020
1 out of 5 stars
Wow! That's all I can say about their hold time. I tried calling them for over 1 month now and have not been able to get someone on the phone. Seriously now, my home phone's battery died on me each time. That tells you just how long I have been put on hold listening to their music. Trying again now and will send a note to the corporate office afterwards if there are really no customer service agents working.
I've found TD Monnex an extremely frustrating company to work with. They only prioritize gaining new customers and do not value retaining existing customers. After waiting on hold with them upwards of three hours several times (no matter if I called in the evening, first thing at 8 am or on a weekend), I tried selecting the option for new home insurance customers and they answered my call within the first 15 minutes. In one case, I received a voicemail from a representative who requested that I call back at the regular number for customers. After nearly four hours of waiting in one day, I finally talked to a representative who could not figure out why I had been told to call back in the first place as everything in my file looked completely up to date. I also had difficulties signing up for and accessing my online account.
I had to make a change to my insurance policy. I've collectively spent over 15 hours on hold, the longest individual hold being 4 hours. I tried using the call back feature for a new policy too, just to see if I could speak with somebody. That system wasn't working either - it would call and immediately hang up. Avoid like the plague.
Price is fine and I guess to some extent you get what you pay for. Be prepared to spend most of a day on hold with them if you need to make a change to your policy or speak with a human being. This is the fifth time I've tried to contact them in the last two months. The first four times I gave up after 2 hours. This time it's been 4 hours. Is there seriously no way to reach someone in this company?
Recently I had need to insure my home and a second property. Called them twice and both times a promise to get right back to me. Crazy part is they were familiar with my property as they had insured it over the last many years with the exception of 2017. Plus I have vehicle insurance with them. That was early Dec. the first time and mid Dec. the second time.
No response to date!!!!
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I just had my first claim experience after being with TD for 6 years with insurance coverage on two homes. Good luck speaking directly with the adjuster, contacting any management or getting a straight response. Since November 20th when a flood occurred in my house after a rain storm I have received no clear answers until now as to whether I was to receive coverage. Each time I prodded for a response over email, TD would pull out a new exclusion and indicate that this was likely going to be used to deny coverage. Ultimately I've now been denied coverage and will need to take it up with legal. Go anywhere else but here! As noted in my final email to the adjuster, it isn't so much the rejection of my claim that bother me. Rather, it is the immense waste of my time trying to communicate with the adjuster and the nonsensical responses received.
The customer service is good but the rates are astronomical! I will be saving $80/month going elsewhere and having the same coverage. I called Meloche to see if they could reduce the cost since I have been with them for 4 years and they said this is the best they can do.
I have been on hold for 45 minutes, with no end in sight. So far, I have taken the time to browse the internet for a different insurance provider (I have requested and quote and will visit them as soon as I cancel the current policy with TD) and to write this review. Who knows what else I may accomplish before someone answers the phone.
I have been on-hold for an hour and a half to make my annual payment for my home insurance. Terrible service!. Avoid these guys at all costs.
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We had damage to our roof. Filed a claim. They put forward a roofing co from their approved vendor list and assured us this was a reputable vendor. The roof was fixed, or so we thought. 2.5 to 3 years later we started seeing stains from the water on our ceiling. Called TD. They ignored us and when we finally did get a response it was just to say so sorry the warranty period is over and that roofing co is now bankrupt and they tried to convince us the damage was due to condensation (it wasn't). We had a certified roofer assess our roof. They took numerous photos and highlighted numerous deficiencies in the work done by the TD appointed roofing co. Things were on backwards, were not in place at all or were missing portions of the standard requirements. TD shot back that it is out of warranty and other excuses to disregard our claim. We now are out of pocket for the 1k paid for the deductible on the first claim, have increased monthly costs due to filing a claim and are now out of pocket 12k (we had the roof fully done by professionals to stop the damage to our interior). We also have water stains and missing chunks of the ceiling inside and who knows what other interior/exterior damage due to their recommended vendor's negligence...so will have more out of pocket costs to deal with the bad decision we made to trust TD when they recommended their "trusted and approved" roofing co to us. Lesson learned. If your insurance co puts forward a vendor for you to use don't accept them. Get an independent quote and find your own reputable roofing co to take on the work. I will start my search for a new company to take on our 2 cars, house and other insurance needs we currently do through TD Meloche Monnex. If we could afford a lawyer I would take them to court.