THEY ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD MY CAR UNSURANCE WITH
Customer service was a little mixed as I got onto Online Chat to enquire about different types of Car Insurance, namely Third party fire and Theft. One person cancelled my existing and replaced it with the enquiry quote and I had to get onto someone else to have it reinstated. They were still sending me the new quote details to be insured for awhile which was a little annoying but I did have and activate the Comprehensive policy again for renewal :-) Overall around $100 less for me per year for a car over 20 y.o. The best part is that I do not pay extra to pay by the month :-)
Car ran into me (not at fault) I have a Range Rover alloy panels etc. APIA when I signed up was ‘choice of repairer’ now not. Complained to the complaints department as I went through the terms and conditions. Even the letter they sent me when this happened stating I could select my own repairer. Went to a Land Rover Specialst to check. Not that much difference in price however They send me to a chop shop and they dont care. Guess what got the car back paint is different, wheel was damaged after repair maybe mechanical car wash, door handles did not function properly, internal leather damage on door the must have removed and lent against something. What a mess
I have had Car insurance with APIA for many years and the price increase this year is OUTRAGEOUS. The insured amount had dropped by 10% and the premium has risen by 35% and I have never made a claim. I have now purchased comprehensive Car Insurance with Budget Direct for 38% less than the APIA quote. I tried to leave a review for Car Insurance on the APIA website but while you can read all the "positive" reviews you can't leave a review so what you are reading is very selective.
I have found dealing with Apia nothing but a nightmare. Initial contact after accident ok, once claim submitted & no claim bonus paid before they would process claim I almost found it impossible to contact & get any information. The times I got thru on ph after 40-60 mins wait each time, never got the same person. My car was assessed as not repairable I never got to speak re the assessment at all. Any email contact was automated reply and even after emailing complaints re their customer service was emailed back & advised to ring, I certainly will not recommend this so called Insurance that has supposedly won awards one would have to query the way these awards are rated Thanks
No customer service. Too long wait times on phone lines. Only automated responses to emails. Not there for customer at all
Do not fall for the marketing spiel. These guys are unethical and will ramp up your premium by 30%+ after a years they prey on people who do not notice or are too lazy to change providers. I was told when I joined APIA they did not engage in such practices so moved 3 of my cars across. Such practices are unscrupulous and if the ACCC had any clout they would shut down operators like APIA for gaming the system.
Great customer service, reasonably priced. Australian Call centre
I had a question and easily got someone on the phone who could help me.
Their assessor is Capitol Smart, which is insurance co. owned but also does smaller repair jobs.. They are pleasant & competent repairers, but it can take up to 2 weeks for an assessment & a start on the repair. They then fitted the new door in one day & did the job perfectly.
Apia failed to be available when required - 45 mins + waiting time on phone. Failed to properly organise car repair - no hire car organised. Requested information from client re car accident which could easily have been obtained by reg no. and name of person responsible - ie address. Client had to tel. Person for address. For a company which advertises best for elderly - fell short. Could have been worse but contact waiting time certainly NOT acceptable. I have lost confidence in service and will probably change away from Apia for current Car and House insurance.
I have been with apia now 3 years, renewal is a breeze my monthly payments are very manageable and the customer service I have received is excellent.
I am one customer that is not happy very disappointed with the service when you ring up to make a claim or enquire about your claim you’re on the phone for 45 minutes then you get someone that doesn’t want to deal with you and just hangs up on you and you’re on the line for another 45 minutes to get through to somebody else that might do the same would not recommend them at all.
When trying to make a claim this company has no respect for SENIORS. The claim portion of the phone is a robot which continually invites you to 'go online and make a claim....' or hold... well I held for 1 hr and 10 mins the 1st day. 50 mins the next day. Then decided to trick the robot and get a person to talk to so went with the sales round and had immediate response from a person. This person says ' ... I can only put you through the claims section...' which of course put me back to the robot loop. I did the trick again and a further immediate PERSON, who repeated the 'only put you through the claims.....' routine. I then asked to speak to her supervisor. "Oh no you cannot speak to a supervisor, only one from claims..." OMG. OK - please put me through to the complaints department, ie. complaints about the company NOT claims. She said "... I can send them an email with your details and what you want and they will email you". OMG so now I'm waiting for an email and wondering when I can get my vehicle fixed!!
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