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Canada Life is SCAM!

by Alexandre on Jun 20, 2016
1 out of 5 stars

About 7 years I payed life and health insurance for me and my wife. Canada Life did not pay me any red penny when my wife died, did not pay me when I lost vision on my right eye, did not pay me protection for credit line. This is extremely bad company. I do not advise to anybody pay them any money. Can somebody help me with good lawyer to start claim this company in court?

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by Gigi on Mar 18, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

This is the worst company I have dealt with. Sent in my claim and they keep on asking me for more details from my doctor. Really don't know why insurance companies keep on given people a hard time when it come time to make a claim.

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Terrible Customer Service

by Colleen M on Sep 11, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

My husband is a retired RCMP member and his plan was switched from Sun Life to Canada Life this year. Trying to talk to anyone over there is a nightmare. We are trying to get our meds authorized for the months we spend in Arizona. My husband has been on hold three different times this morning, for an hour each time, he is now on his 4th hour. After an hour, they hang up. I have been on the "online chat" and have been waiting over two hours. Horrific customer service. Don't use this company if you have a choice. They deserve no stars but I couldn't leave a review without marking one

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New service provider for two weeks now and none will answer the phone or process a claim

by Public Service Employee held hostage by Canada Life. on Jul 15, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Canada Life took over the public service healthcare plan on July 1 and since that time my pharmacy is unable to process a claim for me. Calls to Canada Life just leaf to a notice saying they’re too busy to answer the phone, the online chat function simply times out, and after submitting an email question I get a blanket response simply blaming the pharmacy for my specific problem (which the pharmacy has confirmed rice now is not accurate).

They have provided our dental coverage for years now, so it’s not like taking over the health component should be a surprise for Canada Life. There is no excuse for the inability to transition over, or at least have the people available to address the issues that arise.

If you are not forced to move to Canada Life, I certainly would not suggest doing so based on your own choice.

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Not handling claims

by JT on Jul 1, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

They didn’t pay my claim for months. I had to keep calling and finally got a nice representative. He forwarded my claim details and they only paid a disrespectful amount. I’m 80% covered and they gave me 20%!

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Worst Company ever!

by SueL. on May 15, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

IF I COULD GIVE ZERO I WOULD!
Time after time, year after year having to deal with this company for health insurance claims is absolutely terrible! Their agents you speak to are useless and their denial rates are atrocious. The money this company makes and they deny claims and change rules and makeup or don’t even read submissions properly. I often wonder who works here, as they “misread” claims all the time. I wish my company did not have Canada Life as Benefit. Spend hours trying to please them and endless amounts of paperwork. Denied orthotics all the time, even though send in all the pages of paperwork required, suddenly new rules and new paperwork needed. Have even been preapproved only to be denied when submitted for money. The knee brace was denied because the family doctor prescribed an ACL tear, but the orthopedic surgeon wrote on their forms surgery was done for ACL, so they deny the claim as the doctors don’t “match”??? Ridiculous & the most frustrating company EVER! I could go on & on with numerous examples. Don’t use this company if you don’t have to!!!

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Little service overall.

by Pensioner on Feb 6, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

As a pensioner. Have to wait weeks for return cash. Draining for us and very little reward for dental. Always 0% coverage or very little 5K for dental UT 150 for me? Now I am sick. 3-hour wait on the phone? The government controls these people.

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Zero Stars

by AM on Dec 23, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

The representatives are not knowledgeable and you get a different answers from different people. Covered claims are frequently rejected and the logic used is mind-boggling. Know your plan in and out so you can challenge them. Once you appeal, understand you are in an arduous and timely process. And these are for covered costs. Logic took a vacation with their staff and the level of dissatisfaction from plan holders is across the board bad. They manually process claims and delays in payments are the norm. If you want unhappy employees then Canada Life is your provider

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Waiting time is crazy!

by Kefert on Dec 12, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

The worst among all the group Insurance our company ever had! Waiting time is crazy. The claim is under review for months!

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No Support

by Phoenix Pay. on Jul 22, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Never received a package regarding the change from Sun Life for the public service health care services. Our pharmacy told us we were no longer covered.

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