Canada Life Life Insurance Reviews

I filled for short term disability for depression and anxiety and health issues the company after receiving the forms that I sent before the deadline reviewed them and told me they needed more information which I provided. After providing the information and making me wait more than 2 weeks they managed to deny the claim saying there was still not enough information... So I had to go see my doctor again and provide them with more information and they kept the same thing and said their decision was final because the date I should have provided the information was too late. It is extremely hard at this time to see doctors because of all the restrictions due to COVID... I really feel like they are not human and really don't care about people. I would advise not to take any insurance with them for the experience I got. It's not enough to have to deal with my health issue every day. I feel like my insurance company restricting my employer to pay me is like saying we are giving up on you and don't care. Thank you Canada Life I hope your agents feel like they really contribute to helping people by denying their claims when they really need it.

In 2010 I was offered what seemed like a great deal on an insurance policy with Canada Life, through Canadian Tire. It is a Canadian Tire Financial Services Term Life Insurance policy for $150,000. I purchased the policy on March 8, 2010, because I wanted to leave a substantial gift to my nephew. The term of the policy is 5 years and the premium increases every 5 years accordingly. Thus far, I have paid into the policy an approximate amount of $5324.00. My premiums will increase as follows: April 2020 - March 2025 annual premium for the 5 year period of $4020 April 2025 - March 2030 annual premium for the 5 year period of $6909 April 2030 - March 2035 annual premium for the 5 year period of $11526.60 April 2035 - November 2038 (75th birthday) annual premium for the 68 month period $16,368.28 1. The plan has a provision called the Benefit Reductions at Older Ages. The provision states the following: On the Insured's 71st birth date the coverage shall reduce by 20% of the Amount of insurable show on this certificate and shall further reduce another 20% of the original Amount of Insurance shown on this certificate each birth date thereafter. Each amount of insurance with the value of $50,000 for an individual who has attained the age of 71 shall reduce by $10,000.00 on the individual's 71st birth date and shall further reduce by another 20% of the original Amount of Insurance on each birth date thereafter until age 75. That means my $150,000.00 policy will be worth $30,000 if I should live to the age of 75 and one day. However, I will have paid approximately $44,147 for the policy if I should live to age 75 and one day. This cannot be right. I am effectively paying 50% more than the policy will be worth should I reach the age of 75; the policy is worthless. 2.In 2010 the average life expectancy for a female in Canada was 81.25 years. Today the average life expectancy for a female in Canada is 85.5 years. The projected life expectancy for a female in Canada by the time I am 75, in 2038 will be 86.6. If the average life expectancy is far greater than the age of 75, the plan will only payout to those who die prior to that age. According to the Canadian Institute of Health Information, life expectancy in Canada in 1961 was 71 years old. 3. Premiums will continue to be paid from the date of my 71st birth date until the age of 75. However, the amount of Insurance is reduced greatly. In my case, the total amount of insurance will reduce from $150,000 to $30,000 over the course of the 4 years between the ages of 71 and 75. The total amount of annual premiums for the 68 month period between my 71st birthday and the age of 75 will be $16,386 The total amount I will have paid to Canada Life as of November 2038 will be approximately, $44, 147 for a plan that will only be worth $30,000 as of the same date. During my call today to Canada Life I asked the agent about converting my plan to a permanent plan and taking the amount I have invested in to the plan to a better plan. He initially told me that I couldn't do it because the plan is not a convertible plan. I said there was nothing advising me of this in any of my documents. He then relented and said, "off the record, you can convert the plan but you have to call in and threaten to cancel and then we can offer you conversion." When I asked what my new premiums would be he said he, "couldn't tell me because he can only access that information once the request to cancel and convert has been submitted." Also, once the conversion request is submitted my current term plan would be cancelled and it cannot be reactivated. I could effectively be without any insurance plan whatsoever, despite the fact that I have already paid over $5000 to Canada Life, thus far. I simply want to be able to convert to a plan that does not excessively increase the rate of my premiums, transfer the amount invested into the current plan into a more reasonable insurance plant, and to have a life insurance plan that is equitable. The plan they have sold me is a farce. It has no cash value, it cannot be easily or transparently converted, and it will eventually cost me 50% more than the policy will be worth should I live out the life of the policy. This is a disappointment as well as a deception on the part of Canada Life.

I am so frustrated that I had been paying double the amount and the payments were never consistently the same. I added it up and I have been close to $200.00 a month for a couple who are young and non-smokers. Once I had begun to review other companies it was nearly half.

Would you all be willing to file for a class action lawsuit against this company? It doesn’t seem that they do anything that they are supposed to and they just take your money.
My parents had been paying $75 a month for the past 20 years for life insurance, now suddenly they are told they need to pay $720 a month!!! Who can afford that?

My mother recently passed away and we filed a claim for a small life insurance policy. The company has been very difficult to deal with and I've received many different versions of what needs to be done. Even after I finally got a packet from them in order for the 4 children to file individual beneficiary affidavits, I was advised by another agent that couldn't be done. Please note it was very difficult to get the original agent to provide the packet anyway. It is interesting to note that even the packet I received with a checklist enclosed was incomplete. We have dealt with 2 other life insurance companies and were pleasantly surprised by their responsiveness and customer service. I have absolutely NO faith that Canada Life will pay the benefits of a life insurance policy that my parents paid on for years. I firmly believe that if they do eventually pay benefits, they will do everything they can to make the process difficult enough that claimants eventually just give up.

Over a month to add someone to plan despite numerous escalations then denying claims.
Denying claims for prescriptions saying it's not a prescription.
Two months wait for claim to be told the website doesn't always take claims and they have no record.

They do not call you back nor answer back emails. It takes them forever to pay the short term disability benefit, and their manager nor the person in charge of your account have the decency to call you back.
If I can give them a negative star, I will definitely give them negative 5 stars!!

You log in on their site, you have access to your plan and what is covered. You find the coverage that you are looking for, they ask for specific documents, you supply them with it, and then 4 days later they tell you your plan doesn't cover it. I don't know about you, but when I logged in it wasn't into someone else's plan, it was under my plan, and what I wanted to claim was there, so why is it there in the first place if I'm not entitled to it. If I'm not entitled to make a specific claim then don't have it available in my options, if I can't find it I would then tell myself that I'm not entitled to make this claim. The plan I'm under is with the federal govt. After nearly 9 months with Canada Life, I hope we go back to previous provider, it was much better in my opinion.

If they were robots my overall reveiw would be better, because their app is someway functional and it looks like when a claim is automated, it works fast. Thus, human approach does not exist! If any claim goes out from the app or it's something higher than 150$ or for payment of sick leave, they make your life HELL!!! More than three years I have been paying this company through my employer since I had no choice, and when it comes to collect our money - efficiency is their word, but for the contrary, delays are long and they indicate that everywhere. Good luck and patience if you have to deal with them!

My Uncle passed away a month ago, before he passed he gave me his SIN number and policy number and told me I am his beneficiary for his life insurance. I called them 5 times since 5 weeks ago and they keep delaying things, 1st time I called they told me I'd get the paper work within 7-10 business days after I made a death claim, I called again 10 business days later they said it takes time, called again a week later same thing. Finally called again 2 weeks ago and they said if I don't receive the paperwork by March 8th then to call again. I called again and now they say I am not listed as beneficiary and that they will send a message to his agent to call me back. This company is disgusting truly!