Sun Life Group Benefits Insurance Reviews

My spouse was a employee for Ontario Hydro. Unfortunately, they chose Sun Life for their health benefits. We sent in documents for receipts for our glasses. They just ignore us. They do not contact us to tell us why they are not paying. When we phone them, the lie and say they didn't receive any receipts. They keep saying this no matter how many receipts you sent in.

I have group benefits through my hospital..In Toronto/ Mississauga area. My goodness what a subpar provider Sun Life Insurance is. My wife and I did co-ordinated benefits for a pair of eyeglasses, and (Manulife) which is my wife's provider paid out their portion with no concerns. Not even one question. Sun Life did not pay out a cent.. they keep sending it around in circles to our Human Resources and then them... for eyeglasses.. no paymnet yet after 4 months.. I pay the benefits and they have not paid out one penny ..not one... when you need them.. for eye glasses... I have had Dejardin, Manulife , Equitable life and even Td Insurance.. and have been around 25 years in social services. Sun Life is the bottom of the barrel. If you are a company like a hospital, non profit agency,private or public company.. this should be the last choice you should make.. Do you want your employees to respect you.? Well then, don't choose Sun Life Insurance as your group provider... saving money does not always pay in the long run for your employee loyalty and or lost time for the HR dept in your agency..

Sincerely

Mike

I have a group benefit insurance from work. All claims went through without any problem until now. I decided to call customer service to find out what happened. Took me 30 minutes wait and when someone answered, I was told that the claim is still being investigated (which of course I already know - if the claim went through I wouldn't have called ! ) hence I have to call back in a week. I signed up for an online account last week, was given access ID, but have to wait for password or the account can't be activated (which is another unnecessary delay. I activated my account here in less than 2 minutes after I signed up. Same goes with all of my accounts online, except Sun Life account). I called again but after 20 minutes wait, I knew that 30 minutes wait will never get any shorter. If I ever needed additional insurance, I wouldn't go with Sun Life. it's the only company that makes it so inconvenient both by phone and online. if they are mostly not available by phone, at least it should be much faster and easier online.

My company use to use Manulife Financial, then they switched to Sun Life, no doubt to save a buck. Sun Life repeatedly seems to find ways to dissuade me from using my benefits. For example, twice now, they have told me that I needed a doctor's note in order to qualify for coverage of certain health services. Not knowing any better, I paid for a prescription. (not covered) I recently found out that my employer's plan with Sun Life does not require me to get a prescription. Now that I'm trying to get Sun Life to compensate me for the costs that I've incurred due to their misinformation, or should I call it "intentional dissuasion", they give me the run around. It's like they're trying to make it harder for me to use my health benefits. Furthermore, everytime I call them, I'm on hold for at least 15 minutes it seems. I'm not exaggerating. You can't email them without sending a "secure message" through their site. In order to see their reply, you have to log in to the site and view it.