Allianz Global Assistance Travel Insurance Reviews

I had a medical problem (shoulder pain/strain?) while in Mexico in late Feb that continued into early March. I contacted Allianz about the problem after going to a local Dr. (cost $85) I explained my condition and also indicated the Dr wanted me to get an MRI. They approved this procedure. I then visited the Dr after this test was done. I was informed of test results, provided options, up to and including surgery. etc. I was given a prescription and advised to have physiotherapy.( which I did that Allianz approved in advance) If problems continued I was advised to share the results of the MRI with my Dr upon return to Canada.

Upon return I filed my claim in late April & waited and waited-no response. After finally getting thru to customer service rep (their phone recording always says they have 100+ minute wait but you can leave your number and they will call back- they don’t!) I was advised to send original paper copies to their office. I did. Waited another month, no action, over past 3 months I’ve talked to 4 different agents. I was advised one form wasn’t received (it was in pckg and previous agent said they had all forms!) I Resent this form, it is now November and I’ve received nothing from them. I’ve sent in queries via their website with no reply. I’ve talked to 4 agents, the last one saying it was with an Advisor reviewing the claim and it was a priority. Yeah right. Claim is for $600 but I doubt I’ll ever be reimbursed. Stay away from this company!!

Stay away from these scammers, it took me 2 years and till now I didn't get my claim and also the customer service is a disaster every time I call they just keep saying that it takes 48 hours to get a call it's been more than a week now and no one called.

These people are beyond incompetent. Lost claim, resubmitted, lost again, resubmitted. 6 months still no resolve. As for single verification doc at a time vs all together. Then lose any emails with requested docs. Pathetic places like this are even allowed to operate.

Claims never paid out, they make lot of excuses for not paying. It took them almost a year for an international travel claim and they end up not paying out anything. Customer service is one of the worst. Unprofessional service. I definitely not recommend it at all.

Totally hopeless. Avoid it and choose another insurance company. Simple claim for damaged luggage processed by 1.5 month, and concluded as not relevant, as these guys did not recognise what is reimbursement from air company for items I bought as my luggage was lost, and claim for the damaged case. Zero, literally zero professionalism, greedy for money, hope they will disappear from the market.

I had to cancel a trip due to pneumonia. We provided all the documents needed to Allianz but were told to reprovide each one in turn. Some were requested three times. We are still waiting over three months later. I do not believe they want to pay. The insurance charge was $1500.

I've spent probably, 10 hours of time, and 6 months to get a $300 claim, it is a total joke! Stay away from these scammers and use someone else.

I purchased insurance for concert tickets. I wound up not being able to go. They claim it gives you peace of mind in case something comes up. Turns out they don’t cover a GD thing. They only cover “specific reasons” in order for a claim to be approved, and apparently, you need to be losing a kidney in order for it to be a qualifying reason!

I recently traveled to Costa Rica early this year. 3 days into my trip I fell ill. 7 days in I was so sick I went to the clinic in Samara. The nurse did blood work, hooked me up to IV, and nebulizer, and put an antibiotic through the IV. Went to the pharmacy got my meds n was bedridden for 4 days.
Came home and still had this Bacterial infection I caught there, ended up dealing with this sickness for 4 more weeks.
This company, and the worst customer service EVER, took 3 months to decide nothing was covered under my insurance to their liking. So I'm out 800$US.
All they paid me was my insurance premium back...
Disgusting business practice.
NEVER DEAL WITH YOU AGAIN, AFTER 15 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE.

I purchased travel insurance from these guys and had to cancel my flight a few weeks after. After calling them and waiting on hold for an hour and a half I was finally able to get someone to send me the paperwork to file my claim. (There was a ton of paperwork to btw) I sent it all on the same day and just got an automated response saying they had received it. A month later I emailed them to check that they had got everything okay and if it was still being processed...no reply. Two weeks later I called them and was on hold for almost 2 hours. A guy picked up and asked for my name and case number which I gave and he put me on hold again. Almost an hour later, the call disconnected. This is the company that airlines are recommending through their website?? Also, the website that they try and send you to doesn't really work either... Keeps sending you in circles.
Wish I had read these reviews before wasting any money on travel insurance that does absolutely nothing.