One of the Worst companies ever!
by ES on Jan 23, 2024
1 out of 5 stars
There is no easy way to review one entire claim if a portion of it was out of the benefits fund and a portion out of the HSC. It takes weeks and weeks (and weeks) to have a more expensive claim paid - even when a Predetermination was received. Emails are rarely, if ever, responded to. It's a 2 hour wait to speak with an agent. One agent cannot help you - you need to speak with one for dental, another for health, another for HSA. I would never recommend Canada Life.
I filed for my yearly orthotics refund. Not processed for a long time. I tried to call them, the first time when someone answered, as soon as I finished giving my claim number and ID, I got hung up on. I called back waited for 1 hour 45 min no response. I called back the next day same wait time and then a message to leave a message for them to call me back. A week later no call. I even emailed, still no response. Yesterday I called again and finally was able to talk to someone. But only to be told that they are currently handling October claims. These are expensive and I am only on pension and I need the money back for grocery. PATHETIC!!!
I was added to my husbands benefits but it won’t let me make a claim as the website thinks i have other coverage. When I try to update my profile it doesn’t work. I have been calling canadalife for 3 months now, they say someone will get back to me but they never do. Its ridiculous, I have claims to make and am unable to make them. Terrible service
Canada Life since taking over has messed up a bunch of people as they are not prepared to handle this plan. I've been waiting for 3 months now and they have lost my claim. Customer service is terrible wont answer your questions.
Phone wait times are awful, I spent over 100 hrs on the phone in a 2 week period, waiting for someone to answer. Most of the time I was cut off and had to redial.
I have made dozens of phone calls to them, the calls are never answered or you wait in the queue for so long it times out and hangs up on you.
They have online chat, I have tried that on numerous occasions, only to be put in wait and no one answers, ever.
i have sent 6 email inquiries through their on line website and have never received a reply to my concern. Just a "we received your request and will get back to you in a few days". Months is not a few days.
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WITH THIS COMPANY IS ZERO. AVOID THEM
I have been a member with sunlife with the federal government until I retired and beyond and never had problems reaching them. Since Canada Life took it over you cannot reach anyone… they have been sitting on my claim for over a month with no reimbursement. just waited on the line over 45 minutes to be disconnected
Worst service ever…
As a retired civil servant my health insurance recently changed from Sun Life to Canada Life. It’s impossible to get a hold of them. I waited 2 hours on hold and then I got a busy signal because they dropped the call. I cannot message them because even though I completed the positive enrolment I can’t log in. They are not concerned about the hardship this is causing many of my peers.
Call waiting times are anywhere from 2 hrs to 4 or 5 hours, at which time you are disconnected.
Canada Life recently took over the Public Service Health Care plan. It has not been a smooth transition to say the least. Long wait times, calls not returned as promised, lost and missing claims, denied claims that were previously covered, the list of complaints goes on and on. Entire facebook groups are dedicated to what is going wrong.
I am a retiree from the Public Service and as of this past July we were switched from Sunlife to Canada Life. Every year around this time, I would call Sunlife to get my spouse's meds approve for the 6 months. Never had any issues, ever. It would get approved while I was on the phone. 24 to 48 hours max and we could pick them up! With Canada Life, I called last Thursday, said they would get back to me early this week... Nothing yet, so today I called, on hold over 1 and 1/2 hour. Nothing cause 5pm came around and they close at this time. I truly hope this will get approved tomorrow, pharmacist keeps getting rejected. This is what we get for working for the PS... You retire and they switch us to this.
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I would give these people a -10 if the option was there.
I submitted Dental expenses on Canada Life confusing and not so functional web site. No one got back to to say some information was missing. I have been trying to call them, waited for 1 hour 45 min no response for 2 days. After I hour and half a message came on to leave a message for them to call me back. A week later no call. I even emailed, still no response. Still waiting someone to call me back. I don’t understand how on earth companies like this stay in business. PATHETIC!!!