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RIP OFF PEOPLE

by Sonia on Jun 27, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

I would never recommend Travel insurance or any other insurance with TIC/ Co-operators because they rip off people
My mom came to Canada and we applied for supervisa for her and i talked to the agent from PUNJAB INSURANCE, he said if the visa gets refused they will refund us the premium so i purchased the insurance But my mom didnt get the visa and she had to return after 4 months and when i called TIC/Co-operators for refund, they refused to return almost $ 1,000 because we claimed for two doctor's visit while my mom was staying for four months.
TIC/CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE RIP YOU OFF.
Never go with them.

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Depends whom you reach

by hakeem_mirza@yahoo.com on Jun 3, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

Very bad experience. Been a loyal customer for more than 10 years. Without getting correct information they just increase the rates on assumptions about additional drivers. It always depends whom you reach over the phone, some brokers are extremely good and some nasty and very rude. I cancelled my policy with them and went with a one with better service and understanding. They don't have a system to make complaints.

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Gladly cancelled our policy!

by guest on Jan 28, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

We had ZERO claims in over 15 years on our home but they kept phoning saying that they were providing a new service of coming in and inspecting our home to see if we were getting the best coverage. We were harassed repeatedly through phone calls and letters in the mail about setting up this new mandatory inspection to the point that we just cancelled our policy. It was just a cash grab to increase our policy. So now rather than squeezing more money out of us, they get none! Now we're with TD insurance and couldn't be happier!

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by gillions on Jan 17, 2014
1 out of 5 stars

Tried getting a quote and was told we can only do so over the phone--no emails whatsoever (I work nights, and this is pretty much impossible to do during regular business hours). After 3 weeks of going back and forth with information, I was told that the "insurance records" showed that my husband and I did not have any current insurance on our apartment or car, and that I had apparently only been insured under my vehicle from 2006-2008....I told him that is impossible as we have been paying insurance on both vehicle/apartment for 3 years, and that I have been insured and paying car insurance every month for over 14 years. After speaking with our current insurance company, we were told we are intact insured, and have been in the past.

A representative insisted it was not a problem on his end, and that the records don't lie. Kind of odd since i have banking statements for years showing Insurance payments coming out of our bank accounts.

This company tries to rip you off for sure!

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Total scammers and admitted it

by ad on Feb 17, 2020
1 out of 5 stars

We had been with them for years eventually with two houses and two cars. Insurance kept going up by 500 each house each year. Yearly renewals stopped being sent by mail, instead, you had to create an account sign up which didn't seem to work. We also got a quote on a second home we bought with 2 weeks left in our yearly term and then two weeks later it was suddenly $450 more than they quoted us two weeks before. Once we realized this was going on, we called to cancel and now have to pay $550 to cancel our insurance and when I asked about why it wasn't more clear that the policies had increased by 25% the lady said it would be bad business to let people know that the policies were going up! So she admitted that they tried to do it without people noticing! We are now paying $3000 less with another company.

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Invasion of privacy

by J on Dec 24, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

We recently renewed our policy with no problems but then out of the blue, Co-operators contacts us and says then require photos of my home including the interior. This was not disclosed when we renewed our contract. Now they are demanding photos. I don't mind providing exterior photos, nor do I mind allowing them into my home for the inspection, (as per my insurance contract) but I draw the line as to my family's privacy. This is what I got from Co-operators as a response to not allowing them to take photo's inside my home: When I previously referred you to the section in your policy wordings regarding The Co-operators right to request a home inspection at any reasonable time (please see email sent on Dec 18th, 2019), it is within our company’s internal guidelines that home inspections include photographs (both interior and exterior). It is your choice to not allow us to take photographs of the interior of your home; that is why we also give you the opportunity to take the photographs yourself and have them uploaded to your policy file. If you decide you don’t want to take the photographs yourself, then you are putting your home policy at an underwriting risk. I have spoken to an underwriter this morning about your case and was informed that photographs of the interior and exterior are mandatory aspects of any home inspection and that if the photographs are refused then, according to internal guidelines, The Co-operators will have no choice but to proceed with the cancellation of your home insurance policy. Unlike auto insurance, which is regulated by the government, home insurance can be cancelled at any time for any reason, as long as the reason is clearly indicated in an official letter sent to our clients. A cancellation letter for your home insurance policy will be sent out to you by mail, stipulating the same reasons for cancellation as indicated to you in this email. If you change your mind and allow photographs of the interior to be taken (by you or someone from our office), please let me know and we can rescind the policy cancellation. The letter is being sent out today and you have up to 15 days (plus 5 days of mailing time) from today until your policy is officially cancelled (unless you notify us of a change of your decision). At no time where we informed that photos of the interior were required until after the paperwork was a sign. It's not on their website nor our contract. They can terminate the contract and they also lost all my business including the rental properties I own.

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Terrible Company!

by peter on Oct 7, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

They make it sound like they would take care of you but all they want is your money. The salesman makes it sound like Co-operators is the best in the world but do not be deceived. My townhouse was flooded twice in the same year by the people upstairs. Even though it was the tenants who lived upstair's fault, they will push the payments on you and make up a story that you have to pay first and that they don't go after the other tenant's insurance even though it was their fault. Then on top of that, they said when you renew your insurance, your insurance might just go up a bit. When it was time for renewing insurance, they dropped me and said they could no longer cover my insurance and told me to go look somewhere else. Poor customer service with a lot of attitudes. Never have I been angrier in my life. Was cheated by these joke. You will regret going with these fools.

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high rates, low coverage

by Unhappy on Feb 12, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

Horrible, overpriced, less coverage, no responsibility to clients and they have zero accountability. According to the women I talked to at Co-operators head office, she is the only one you can speak to, I caught her in numerous lies and she was rude.

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Worst Insurance CO-OPERATORS

by Client from Ottawa on Dec 6, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

We were customers of Co-operators for over 10 yrs. Recently, we cancelled our home and auto insurance with them. Even though they sent an email that they cancelled the policy, they kept on automatic deduction from our account. When we try to deal with it, the people there were very rude and would not admit that they have made a mistake. The Insurance Agent hung up the call when I tried to explain the error. They are nasty and just a bunch of thieves. Please think twice before dealing with the CO-OPERATORS. Don't waste your hard-earned money.

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Scarborough office

by Single mother of 3 on Oct 15, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

Scarborough Cooperators - worst experience with a company ever. The original broker was a lovely man. The new broker took over, who does not return calls and ignores clients even when issues are urgent. He does not have any idea what policies I held with his office and actually told me I didn’t have any when there are 2 life insurance policies, medical insurance and a home owner’s policy in addition to there being a renter’s policy - at least there was supposed to be one. He actually cancelled my renter’s insurance without any notification and I didn’t find out until 10 months later when I contacted him about a claim. This despite the fact that his office was also covering a vacant home insurance policy and they had been in communication with me more than a dozen times about it and were aware the house was still undergoing repairs/renovations. Initially, he said he would take care of the problem as I had never cancelled the policy myself - but then he never responded and would not return phone calls. Absolutely horrible experience during a very stressful time. Do not go with this broker.

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