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overall, all interactions are very poor at best.

by frustrated and disappointed. on Nov 2, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

I gave up on calling in because the service is equal to dealing with a child who likes to disagree. Tried contacting them through the website Contact Us.
1) An inquiry was put in six weeks ago, then four weeks ago and finally three weeks ago for the same reason. Still haven't heard back.
2) A claim was put in over three weeks ago for a substantial amount and it is still pending with no explanations or reasons. I must be made of money.
3) A different inquiry was put in recently for a different item to see if we have coverage. Still nothing.

It seems as though they are very understaffed or the staff, they do have, are incompetent. It could very well be both. Regardless of the reasons, I would never choose them over our previous provider. I would have given them all zero stars but that was not an option. I'll call a duct cleaning company to see if they offer a better service.

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Wait Time... Waste Time

by SD on Oct 27, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Terrible wait times to get connected to an agent. No call back option when you can receive a call once an available agent is ready. I waited 2 hours... TWO hours to get connected. For a big company, this is absolutely unacceptable. Phone call and claims take forever to process. I would not recommend this insurance company at all. Come on, Canada Life! Customers don't have enough time in the day, stop wasting ours!!!

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If there would be a zero, I would put it. Awful!

by Dufour on Oct 24, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

My organization recently switched to Canada Life for insurance, and I’ve had a highly frustrating experience:

1. I called with an urgent matter and endured a 60-minute wait, only to be abruptly disconnected.
2. I tried their chat service, waited for over an hour, and was disconnected without speaking to anyone.
3. Even my pharmacist encountered the same issue.
4. I sent three emails, waited for over 15 days, and received no response – it’s as if nobody’s there.
5. In desperation, I contacted the doctors’ line, waited for 45 minutes, explained my situation, but was promised a call back that never happened.
6. Feeling even more desperate, I submitted a claim-like request, attached a PDF letter detailing everything, and requested a response to my email. I’ve been waiting for 5 days and counting.
7. In all my 60 years, I’ve never experienced such disastrous and stressful service.
8. I intend to file complaints with my organization and Canada Life, advocating for improvements in these paid services for both myself and others.

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The worst Insurance Company

by Tonino Marchetta on Oct 23, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Waited over an hour. Nobody ever responded.
I already miss my last Insurance provider. They said we will save money and already with my prescription drugs I am already paying more. What a scam.

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The worst Insurance Company in Canada

by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin on Oct 23, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

This is what Canada Life does:

1. Takes several months to process your claims and always find the ways to reduce the compensation amount.
2. When you call them, even though they say the waiting time is from 50 to 60 minutes (!) they keep you on hold from 2 to 3 HOURS!
3. When you identify the issue, they tell you that they will escalate it and that an agent or a supervisor will call you within next 3 business days. However, NO ONE EVER CALLS YOU. And when you call them again and wait on hold for 3 hours just to find out that NOTHING has been escalated and NO ONE was supposed to call you.
4. They promise you that your claim will be finalized "by the end of the week". However, it takes MONTHS instead for the claims to be finalized.
5. In the rare times when they call you, they don't even bother leaving you a voice message or sending you an email, making you guess what was the reason for their call.

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Poor Customer Service, Unusuable Website

by Brandt Chu on Oct 17, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

It has been months since the Public Service Heath Plan was switched over to Canada Life. The website still does not work properly and their customer service representatives refuse to take any calls about improperly rejected drug benefit claims due to "higher call volumes". Canada Life is not doing anything for us for free: we pay every pay check for this service. This is absolutely pathetic.

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Impossible to reach

by Tahereh Nekouasl on Oct 4, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

The wait time sometimes is more than an hour. the process of payments are long and they process the claims in different category and and they don' let you, so on the 2nd claim you have to go to same process of calling them.
They have broken links on the website which they don't even know. Very disappointed with this company

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Worst insurance company I've ever been with

by Amanda Kobetich on Sep 19, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

First its 2023, keep up with everyone else. The app is for dental which now a days no on needs, the health side doesn't have a app, so you need a computer to submit. Submitting you have to enter your info every SINGLE time, doesn't save.

Second, EVERYTHING comes back denied, After waiting a MONTH.

Third, call times are insane. You call right at 8:00 am and there's an hour wait. If you call after 10 am there's just no getting through, nor is there a time to wait they just hang up on you.

Customer service is terrible, rude and I'm assuming they have no staff.

YOU should just close. NOT a successful company at all. It's terrible how you even have customers.

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Run as fast as you can.

by Brandon on Sep 15, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

I know all insurance companies are a pain, but this one is in a different league. YOU personally have to follow up with management about your cases multiple times, when they finally contact you, they deny your claim as soon as possible; if you need to claim any medical benefits, or drugs, ect, 90% of the time the website & phones are "down due to technical issues."

Good luck claiming anything or getting any coverage.

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