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Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I filed a claim on 11/30 because I lost my Galaxy Note 4. 3 hours later I received an email saying my claim had been accepted and just need to pay the deductible of 175. I called this morning to pay the deductible and was told I would receive my replacement asap depending on availability. 2 hours later I received an email with a tracking number from UPS saying it had been shipped. I was very worried going in to all this after reading all the nightmare stories on here. The thing is, it's our own faults most of the time for having to file a claim. We need to understand that. And most of the reviews on here are from only the people who had issues, the ones like me who did not have issues do not take the time to even comment. Keep your heads up people, it's not the same experience for everyone.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I lost my iPhone 6 on nov 13th, reported it to Assurant on the 14th, claim was approved on the 17th. I paid my deductible the same day which was $175. They told me I should receive my new device in the mail within 2-3 business days. So I waited 3 days never received anything. Therefore I called them to check the status and get a tracking number. They told me that the phone was not in stock, it was on back order and they have no clue as to when they will receive more. I kept asking what's the max amount of days and they had no clue. This is ridiculous it's Dec 4th and I still have not received my device. Called back today and they keep giving me the same story. And from the reviews I see that I am not alone, one person said they have been waiting for 2 months already.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I lost my iPhone 6 and filed a claim on October 8, 2014. I was advised that I would receive the replacement in 48 hrs if my claim was approved and the deductible paid. My claim was approved the next day and the deductible debited from my account. It has been now almost 2 months and I have not received the replacement. I keep being told that the product is on back order and they don't know when they will have them available. The only option I am being given is to purchase the phone again and they will pay me back for it. I can't afford to pay another $800 for a phone and then wait for them to send me a refund. They also advised that I can only buy it at T-Mobile, but what sense that make since T-mobile doesn't have them either. I am very unhappy with the amount of time I have had to wait for my replacement and I am even more upset with the fact they they don't offer their customers more options in these situations.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Well, for 4 years I have paid my insurance every month and of course try to file claim, and of course nothing. "Oh, thanks for submitting your claim, we will contact you in three days." And so for the last three days I have been emailing with specific lengthy emails, requesting info and some answers and of course, computer generated ** responses. They want me to go buy a phone and they'll reimburse me up to 150.00. They can't even fulfill the terms and conditions in which the company is based. So tie up more of my money and they'll jump right on a reimbursement. What a joke. I hope the company folds and all the decision maker lose their big homes, cars and everything that goes with them, go unemployed for several years. I hope they toss and turn at night because karma is a **. Please people, RUN, RUN, RUN. DO not spend your money. THIS IS A SCAM. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE NEWS. THIS IS EMBARRASSING. TO THINK, THIS A COMPANY THAT REPRESENTS AMERICA.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
Our iPhone was lost and we paid the 175 - of course they said it was in stock. Then when we asked for shipping info, they said it was on backorder. They refuse to give us an estimated time, refund can take up to 14 days and T-Mobile has nothing to do with it, so we are screwed! Everyone has been waiting for almost and up to a month for replacement devices from this insurance company. The supervisor says they don't know if the phone is on backorder until you pay for the 175 but yet he says they are all on backorder and they cannot even replace it with a comparable device. They said I would be one of the first in line to get one because I already paid - yep, and how many others have already paid also! I had the iPhone 6 128GB, which they said wasn't popular so it should be available soon… Apparently it’s pretty popular being on backorder. This company is a joke and I will not be paying this junk any more, dropping the insurance and I will be contacting an attorney this week. Best of luck to you all.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I had my iPhone 6 stolen from me during the first week of November. I went straight to T-Mobile as soon as I could to file a claim so I could get a replacement for work and school. It was done and submitted on the 8th of November and I expected it to be approved within a day or two at the most. I don't know what happened, but a week went by and I was very concerned. I called and it was only then that they approved of it. My form of payment went was processed but it wasn't until after that they told me that they were out of stock at the moment. I wasn't too upset because I figured that a big company like "Assurant" would restock within a reasonable amount of time. However, it is November 30th and I am still waiting on my phone. I am extremely upset because I paid a significant amount of money to wait.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I broke my iPhone 6, I called Assurant Solution who is the insurance company for T-Mobile to replace the device on the 13th of November. They said it would take two days, it ended up taking five days just for the approval. A representative then told me to pay my deductible then a phone will be sent to me. I asked did they have the phone in stock and told her I did not want to pay the deductible until I knew for sure the phone was going to be sent. She said it is in stock. She took my card information and gave me the spiel about the phone being sent in the next 24 hours. I waited all day for UPS and never received the phone. I called them back for a status update and they told me the phone was on back order so it wasn't sent.
Multiple reps lied to me just to get my money and now that I have paid, the only thing they can tell me is to wait. I asked, "how long", they replied "we Don't know." I have been waiting since the 13th for something that was only supposed to take 2 days. When I asked what are my other options, they replied I can go to T-mobile and buy the phone and they will reimburse me minus the deductible which doesn't make sense because if I could afford to buy the phone full price which is almost $700 I wouldn't need insurance. Isn't that what I'm paying them monthly for? Looking at the reviews I see I am NOT the only one that has been going through something like this, they are the worse. They lie, they take advantage, they steal and this needs to be stopped.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I got a replacement phone through this company, the phone was not supposed to come from them. From AT&T I ended up getting two phones. I sent the phone back within the 30 days. They said it was 3 days late so they kept my money ($199) and my Phone.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
I have 2 iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, a Galaxy and an iPad all with T-Mobile. I purchased insurance on all of my devices and never lost a phone until now. My iPhone 6 fell off a boat and is in the Ocean. After being told that I should have a phone in 2 days now I'm being told my claim is under review. I asked "What is there to review? It's pretty straightforward, I had a phone, I have insurance and loss is covered." They have not asked me for any additional proof, nothing outstanding.
T-Mobile has tried to interject, however they have no say in the matter. They did provide me with a 10-year old loaner phone, but if I could run my business with a zf-55 T-Mobile Blackberry knock off, I wouldn't pay $700 for an iPhone. This is completely unacceptable and their customer service department is absolutely unhelpful. They accuse their customers of fraud and offer no help. This insurance is a complete waste of money for professionals who rely on their mobile devices. Save your premiums and put it toward a new phone if you ever need one!
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
They said up to 3 business days. By Wednesday 11/19, they said 30-days because it went to Fraud Dept. By the look of all the reviews here... who knows what will happen.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Assurant is the company who handles T-Mobile’s JUMP insurance customers. Last week, I filed a claim with them after my iPhone 5s fell in water. As a matter of fact, this situation is EXACTLY I had purchased insurance in the first place. The next day, they sent me a confirmation email saying that my claim had been processed and my phone shipped. They even included a tracking number. That was on November 12, 2014. Today, November 17, I had still not received my phone and the tracking number wasn't working. According to UPS, it was because Assurant had never sent the phone.
When I called them, a man named Cameron in their call center informed me that there was some kind of 30-day hold on my account. I asked why, he said he didn't know but it had to do with fraud. I told them that I couldn't go without a phone for thirty days, and I had purchased the insurance in the first place as a way to avoid this exact scenario. (Except not as PG as I just typed it.) I even offered to send them my dead phone so they could verify that I wasn't lying. He said he understood but there was nothing anybody could do about it. I asked to escalate the matter and I was passed to his supervisor, a woman whose name I don't remember. She reiterated that I was out of luck for one month and that my only other option was to refund the $175 deductible and cancel the claim. I told her to go ahead with that route. Then I went to the T-Mobile store to try and get some resolution in person.
After all, I had still been without a phone for a week already and was expected to wait another month. Mind you, I just started a new job and keeping it depends largely on my boss's ability to get a hold of me (I also tried explaining this to Assurant). The T-Mobile rep also ends up calling Assurant and, to his credit, I could hear him repeating, "This customer is in good standing! She's never filed a claim! And I'm holding her broken phone in my hand! Why on earth would you put a hold on her claim??... Do you understand that SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE RIGHT NOW?!"
I cannot afford to purchase a new phone outright. Luckily, T-Mobile has given me a loaner to use, but as of tonight, the matter remains unresolved. I have done nothing wrong and this company, who I have paid monthly for the past year for the service of providing me with a phone in case of an accident, has not fulfilled their end of the deal.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
After spending 2 hours in a T-Mobile store and speaking to a Assurant rep for 20 minutes I filled out everything at the store that was faxed over. The store then faxed it to Assurant and hours later I receive an email claiming they were needing the detailed description of what happened! I then copied everything and resent the document they requested and then I received a email requesting the signed document they already have. I have now 6 emails from Assurant requesting everything you've received 3 times from me now and it seems you're playing a game I don't have time for! I'll be switching from T-Mobile now because of this experience. I will contact the Better Business Bureau as soon as I send this to let them know what a corrupt company Assurant seems to be.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
Fast claim process for a lost iPhone 5 (terrible time at six flags). Received my phone two days later, works for 20 minutes then boom, screen looks like a television with no cable service. Ridiculous. Charger was counterfeit, the phone itself look new but it obviously was not inspected for defects. The fact that it didn't come in an Apple box means it was refurbished without properly checking the conditions. I called T-Mobile to handle the situation. I wouldn't dare call Assurant to handle it if they couldn't handle it the first time. This insurance company is joke, JUMP use to be good under Asurion but this is a ** joke. So no phone until T-Mobile sends me another one. The wait continues.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I had the "Jump" insurance taken out on my iPhone 5C. It was damaged by water, and I took out a claim to Assurant (myphp). I heard nothing for over a week. When I contacted them by email, they told me that they were all out of iPhone 5Cs, and I would have to wait. A few days later, the replacement arrived, not in an iPhone box, but simply shrink-wrapped.
A couple of weeks later, bizarrely, the screen cracked just while in my pocket. I figured I would have it repaired at the Apple Store, instead of taking out another claim. And here's the thing. When they looked at it in the Apple Store, they immediately identified it as a counterfeit iPhone, and refused to touch it! And, once it had been pointed out, you could see many little differences between this phone and the real thing. So there it is. They replaced my iPhone, quite illegally, with a counterfeit. Now I have to go to T-Mobile, and figure out how to sort out this mess.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014
They did not send a UPS label. This insurance company emailed me the label I used but T mobile gets the phones. They claim they cannot trace not one but TWO phones. I used their labels. If I had not paid insurance and no deductible I could have bought a new phone and relieved myself off all this hassle. They told me to take the batteries out. Now they cannot find the phones in their Texas facility and what a bunch of unorganized unhelpful two companies together. I have lawyers on this and will not let them bully me. Go anywhere but here. T-mobile and this insurance company will screw you. NEVER NEVER USED THEIR LABELS. Send back return receipt, insured signature to make sure you have proof they received the phone. Cancel your insurance. They didn't send me a silver but a white. Said my silver was obsolete. BS BS BS. Liars. Not worth the BS.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014
I filed a claim on Oct 5th, 2104 and the claim was accepted on the 7th. I called on the 8th which is Wednesday to see when I may receive my replacement phone and they said within 5 business days. They say you may receive a phone 24 hours after your claim has been accepted but It's all a LIE!...... I'm going on a trip for the weekend and now I have to purchase a cheap phone for safety reasons. I could have kept my $100 dollar deductible and just bought another phone had I knew this would happen!... I DO NOT recommend this company to anyone!
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014
Called to report replacement phone was defective, dust under screen on dust proof phone (Received phone 6 months before this). First told to contact my wireless company, it would be handled thru them. When I called US Cellular they checked and said no, it is thru Assurant. Called back talked to a Kevin and he said that I must go thru US Cellular warranty dept and here is a claim number and phone number. Phone number was regular line and claim # was unknown. Talked to a US Cellular rep who got me back to Assurant who said nope, now the phone is out of warranty and I must pay deductible to get another phone. Asked for a Supervisor, after another wait, got a supervisor who told me that I had said the phone got rained on so it is out of warranty. My comment to that was "I am complaining about dust behind the screen, not mud!" Told no, must pay. No resolution just runaround, this will affect my decision for a new phone and carrier.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2014
Assurant Solutions phone insurance for T-mobile is a huge waste of money. They charge you $175 in addition to the monthly fee and they are irritatingly slow. It has been 5+ days and I have still not received a phone in the mail (everyday I called they promised it would be in the next day). Finally after requesting to speak to a supervisor, I found out that although my card had been charged, the phone had not been shipped. Still waiting for this phone. Will definitely cancel the insurance policy as soon as possible and will never again fall for the "get one month of free insurance to cover theft and damage" trick when you purchase a new phone. I would have much rather bought a new phone at a store with the money they scammed from us. Please think again when your phone company asks if you want to purchase insurance. It will cost you and give you a huge headache. The best (and free) way to go is to purchase a phone with a credit card that offers product protection or warranty extension. Or purchase external insurance.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014
The customer service representative refused to respond to an inquiry that I had about my contract. She kept telling me that she doesn't know. When I asked her who can answer my question she kept avoiding me till finally she gave in and told me that I would need to speak to a Supervisor. So asked her if I can and she said she would transfer me. I was never transferred, instead was kept on the phone on hold and then the phone kept ringing, and ringing, and ringing and nobody answered it, nor gave me the option of leaving a message to the Supervisor. Clearly, she was avoiding my inquiry.
I simply wanted to know why do I have to pay a $100 deductible for a replacement phone first before knowing if the replacement will be a new or re-certified phone. I don't think that was a difficult question. The rep told me that the warehouse knows that information and whatever phone is available that is what they will provide. I stated that if I was going to pay $100 for a phone I should know if it's a new or used one. I read the contract and it doesn't state that they cannot confirm it. It only says that the phone may or may not be a new one. So why can't the rep or a Supervisor inquire with the department that sends out the replacement phone whether it is new or used? It's a very simple question.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
I have been trying to get my $175 refund since July 8th. I have called at LEAST 9 times and keep getting the runaround. Last time they told me someone would call me back in 2 days, either way... well it's been about two weeks now and I haven't heard a word. I am SO tired of calling them because it does no good whatsoever. This has been the worst experience for me...hands down....EVER! I will be cancelling my insurance and will NEVER use these people again. Such a shame they don't know how to run a company better than this.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
In May 2014, I called Assurant, my phone was broken. Being the phone would not work I used an old phone the TMobile had to activate to use. So Assurant, when checking the status of this phone denied the claim being the broken phone was no longer on the account. Even though TMobile called them and explained, they kept taking my credit card and then denying the claim.
Then after 2 months or trying to explain this issue to them, they denied the claim because it was older than 30 days from the break date! It was 30 days late because of THEM! For the next two months we tried in vain to explain and fight this lunacy on the part of the Assurant phone operators. TMobile would get on the line and verify my phone was indeed covered during the period. They would agree, then take the credit card info, then after a week or so, reject the claim for the same idiotic answer.
In July 25th, 2014, we tried again to get the broken phone to work. TMobile re-activated it, we tried to use it, and it again failed because it was still broken. I went back to using the old temporary phone, and place a claim again with Assurant with TMobile on the line, explaining the situation, and TMobile requesting coverage, and verifying the phone was under coverage when it broke. They took my credit card info twice, said they would cover it, then after 10 days of no answer, said the claim was denied. Why you ask? Because the phone, a MYTOUCH Q, wasn't covered on the date of the breakage. Assurant kept going back to this idiotic false premise, even after TMobile verified it was!
TMobile sent me a replacement phone that I am now using. Assurant uses misleading facts, half truths and questionable tactics to refute claims. They cost me 3 months of using my original MYTOUCH Q phone, the cost to buy a replacement, frustration. They keep sending form letters to refute the claims, again based on a false premise that they created. To me they border on fraud, and use clever legal maneuvering to escape covering insured items. The people on the phone are rude and obnoxious, with repeating the same programmed questions and answers. I contend I am due $450 in damages.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2014
I have T-Mobile, and pay $10/m for the JUMP service which includes Premium Handset Protection for my Nexus 7-LTE. On August 7, the device broke, and therefore filed a claim with Assurant who handles T-Mobile's insurance policy. They in turn told me they were sending a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 - 7.0 and called it a comparable model. When received, the device was poorly packaged, box wasn't sealed, and transported in a mailing bag. The device didn't work properly (maybe because I didn't sign up for a Samsung account), and gave problems when trying to run a game that worked fine on my Nexus 7.
When looking at the specs of both, the Nexus 7 is superior to the Tab in every fashion with the exception of the Tab having a micro-SD card. Yes, I know the Tab also has IR, but I have no TV, so IR is not important. I bought the N7 for a reason, and the Tab does not meet any of those reasons. The Tab comes with last year's OS which one can justify it being a security issue. The only comparison of equality is the screen size (not resolution), and the price tag (which Tab in my opinion is overpriced).
This practice that Assurant seems to be allowed to do is unethical at the very least, and I won't be surprised if it's not criminal. Their reasoning of this is that they had no N7s in stock. T-Mobile does have it with them, and while I understand these are two companies, if I am paying $120/year + $100 deductible, I simply put deserve better.
One thing is certain, I will not be using Assurant (T-Mobile/any carrier) for insurance again. I would outsource, pay less - but all at once. Being on a limited income, this alternate means will be a bigger hit on the pocket, but I can not trust Assurant to do the right thing. One good thing is they offered a Fedex Return of the Tab (I refuse to pay for an inferior product), but they said it can take 10-14 business days (2-3 weeks) to return my money even though it took them 15 seconds to take it.
In the end, through negotiations with a T-Mobile Rep, and her supervisor - I will be getting a new or refurbished Nexus 7 which I expect to get 4 days after my current one broke. This is an action between me and T-Mobile, and Assurant has nothing to do with this resolution. Once I receive my replacement tablet from T-Mobile, I will have to come up with another $100 to get the insurance for 3 years with Not-Assurant. I will pay $3 a month to Lookout, and accept that I won't be able to trade in my device for something "newer". Since I am only interested in Nexus as my daily primary use device, I don't have much in the way of options anyway.
Reviewed July 31, 2014
I had to file a claim for a water damaged iPhone 5s. I don't trust insurance companies much in general, particularly for this kind of thing, and after reading numerous reviews with horror stories I was pretty apprehensive about having the claim denied or receiving some "refurbished" piece of junk (for $175 deductible!). But my phone was un-fixable (saltwater...) so I had to bite the bullet and file a claim. To my surprise the agents I talked to were pleasant and helpful, and a spanking-new-in-the-box phone arrived the next day. So far so good, but I was still concerned they would lose my old phone without giving me credit for returning it (as in some reviews) or in some way claim it didn't qualify after they received it.
I even videoed myself putting the damaged phone in the return envelope and dropping it in a USPS mailbox, to have some proof I returned it. But it has been about a month now and no bad news, so it looks like a done deal. Bottom line, the insurance worked exactly as it should and I've had my phone replaced with an identical, brand new one. I'm very happy with that. I'm only giving 4 stars because I don't know whether I'd recommend the insurance or not. There shouldn't be so many horror stories to worry about, and despite my good experience this time I'll still be sweating it out if I ever have to go through the process again.
Reviewed July 30, 2014
- Provide payment information.
- Wait up to 30 day (worst case, which rarely happens).
- I also provided a police report case # to help speed up the process.
I called Assurant every couple days to follow up on my claim and the representatives all said the same thing... "It takes up to 30 days." Day 26: a review status was requested internally because it's unusual to wait this long (24-48 hours for a reply). Day 29: no reply from the SIU department that has had my claim since June 28th and I should assume a decision will be made in 30 days. Day 31: Still no phone, still no update, still no information BUT it now takes up to 45 days for a claim to be completed... This is apparently normal to Assurant but unheard of by T-Mobile.
After 3 status review update request, numerous calls to Assurant from me and T-Mobile, I still have not received a phone, an update or a call. The last escalation rep (Yolanda) I spoke with told me "...calling everyday will not change the status of your claim".... I'm not sure if she understands that I have been phoneless in a world that revolves around technology for 33 days now and counting!!
It blows my mind that if I had damaged my phone or lost it, I would have received a replacement in less than a week, but it takes 45 days when it is stolen (with a police report and me pressing charges on the defendant). Assurant's partnership with T-Mobile has me looking to terminate an 11-year relationship with a cell phone provider I adore.
Reviewed July 28, 2014
On June 14th, I filed a claim on my cell phone that was stolen. The agent was helpful and explained that I had a $150.00 deductible. I paid that and waited for my replacement phone. Meanwhile my cell phone was returned and I no longer needed the replacement phone. I called and made Assurant aware that I would be returning the replacement as soon as it came in and would like my deductible refunded. Not a problem! They said as soon as they receive it in the warehouse it should take between 10-14 business days to refund me my money. I called AGAIN on June 27th because I had not received it and again they said that I should be getting my refund in 10 Business days from the date of June 22 because that's when they processed it. Well 10 business days from the June 22 meant that I should have gotten it on July 4th but since that was a holiday then I should have it in my account by the 7th of July. So I waited till the end of the day on July 7th and still nothing.
July 8th I called AGAIN and was told that I have to wait 7 business days from July 7th...by now I'm beyond pissed. Called back in the 18th of July because I still have not received my refund. And they tell me that I should have it back in my account by the end of the business day on July 25th but still no refund. I called again today (7/28/14) and they are saying that I should have it in my account by the end of the business day today because today makes 10 business days. Now mind you just about everyone I spoke to at Assurant said I should have had received it by now since this has been going on since June. I'm not happy about this AT ALL. I know I will be calling them tomorrow and they will just keep telling me the same bull crap. So thank God I have a friend who works at a law firm and she has advised me on what to do next. This is POOR customer service and I would advise everyone not to use them if they don't have to.
Reviewed July 26, 2014
On June 11th I filed a claim on my daughter's phone. The agent was so helpful and explained that I had a $175.00 deductible. I paid that and waited for my replacement phone. Meanwhile the phone started to work and I no longer needed the replacement. I called and made Assurant aware that I would be returning the replacement and would like my deductible refunded. NO PROBLEM they said! I called AGAIN on June 26th and was told that the replacement was in their warehouse but not in "the system". Once the phone is in the system 10 business days later, I will get my refund.
July 14th called AGAIN and was told the exact same thing as I was told on June 26th! Was reassured that the phone is NOW in the system and that I would have to wait another 10 business days for the refund!!!!! Called AGAIN on 7/26th and was told that it was my fault for not making sure that the phone was in the system to get the refund!!!!! REALLY? On top of paying for a service, I have to remind THEM to work for ME?! What a joke! Cherry on the top, T-Mobile only offers the Jump program through Assurant! Looks like I will be looking for a new cell carrier just so that I do not have to ever deal with Assurant again!
Reviewed July 23, 2014
I'll keep this simple: Assurant Solutions has stolen my $175 by not refunding me my money after returning my replacement phone. For the past 3 months, I've been fighting to get my money back & have since cancelled. Can't even begin to explain the frustration, but I'm sure you and anyone else can imagine.
Reviewed July 10, 2014
Started in April when I had damaged cell phones. The cell phones were sent back to the Assurant Solutions. The phones arrived 5/22/14. After calling about the phones, they told me that the phones had been misplaced in the warehouse and till they could find the phone, they couldn't replace the phones. I had place so many call I had run through all the customer service employees and have started Over. I finally received a call and email to replace the phones with a limit of $550.00 per phone. I purchasing the replacement phones on June 4th 2014.
Bluegrass faxed the papers showing that I had replaced phones to Assurant solutions. Each time I call about my check for the phones they say it will be 10 Days. Now that July has arrived, I still have no Money Paid to me by Assurant Solutions Insurance company for Bluegrass cellular. Bluegrass or Assurant Solutions has not helped. Bluegrass cellular said that was between their Insurance and me. I NEED HELP as of this time. I had paid out $1100.00. I would like to have this money back. I paid for the Insurance. Bluegrass took the money. I NEED HELP.
Reviewed July 9, 2014
My daughter broke the charging port of her new galaxy Tab 3. I delayed replacing it for a little over two months to teach her to treat expensive electronics with care. When I called Assurant, they said they do cover this type of thing and asked me when it happened. I said a few months back. The customer service guy said, "we need a date ma'am" so I gave him an approximate date. He then said, "oh, I'm so sorry, you only have 60 days to submit a claim". They denied me! I would never work for such a lying, deceitful company. Shame on Assurant.
Reviewed July 4, 2014
I filed a claim for a lost phone. I was directed from Virgin Mobile's claim/lost phone query to this site (Assurant Solutions). I was told to pay a deductible of $100 and would receive a phone within 2 business days. I paid the deductible and was never informed of any status of my claim. A weeks had passed and I decided to finally call. I explained the situation to the representative to which she answered "We never received any payment for the deductible and we can't send a new phone because your phone was out of service". I pulled up a bank statement verifying that in fact they had charged me not $100 but $106!! She proceeded to explain that she has checked every system they have and there is not trail of any issued/received payment for my phone. I also still don't understand how my service not being connected would automatically be a key factor in this. I paid off my phone w/ an additional monthly insurance fee which I believed would be essential in any given situation as this one. Wrong. Oh, did I mention she explained they have a non-refundable policy, after I asked how to go about getting a refund. WORST COMPANY EVER! I DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW THEY ARE STILL AROUND.
Reviewed July 3, 2014
My phone was stolen at Dollar General and a police report was filed on 6/13/14. I contacted ASSurant on 6/16 and was advised that the deductible had to be submitted first and upon approval they would ship the phone and submit the payment. It could take up to 24 hours. I had to explain what happen 3 times and on the 24th I was told they would have to get me to fill out a form as proof of loss. I did and I also went to T-Mobile to get it printed and to gain access to the form. I faxed it over and they said give them 24 hours to receive it. It wasn't 3 hours and they sent me a response saying it is not applicable because I'm not the primary account holder. What in the world?!
They can accept my bank account information to take my money but LEGALLY the primary account holder has to sign the form. I got my mother to sign and give her the info. I e-mailed the form with her signature twice by 11:25pm last night and 3 times today so far. They are now claiming it is pending. So now it's pending and I just hung up from one of their representatives that said it was still rejecting the claim. My Galaxy5 is $600 that I am paying on and still have to meet this $175 deductible. It doesn't make sense to have this insurance and be treated as they don't care. I didn't mention I have a Galaxy3 that I'll have to deal with them on. I have a low tolerance for stress and stupidity that how I ended up on the ventilator.
Before I let ASSurant take me this far, I believe I'll be trying to get a class action lawsuit started and I'll be sending my doctor bills right along with it. T-MOBILE IS NO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION EITHER. Now I see why METRO PCS AND CRICKET ARE GETTING THE OTHER SERVICE CARRIERS CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS..... I'LL BE IN THAT NUMBER NOW. ASSURANT SOLUTIONS........... THE ONLY PART OF YOUR ** CORPORATION IS YOU HAVE THE FIRST 3 LETTERS OF THE COMPANY NAME RIGHT! That's what this company is... and dirty one at that.
Reviewed June 26, 2014
On 6/18/14 I lost my Samsung Gravity Smartphone, I contacted T mobile and Assurant Solutions. They sent me a Huawei Prism 2 for a $50 deductible. On 6/19/14 I received it, and I found my Samsung Gravity. So I called Assurant Solutions, and I advised them that I found my phone, and I need to send the Huawei Prism 2 back to them. They said they could send me a shipping label, but it could take up to 24 hours for me to receive their e-mail. 24 hours later, I still don't have the emailed return label, so I called them back. They said it would take another 24 hours. 48 hours later, I check my inbox and my spam folder, no email.
So I complained to T mobile on 6/21. Assurant Solutions emailed the label to FedEx, and I sent the phone back on 6/22/14. On 6/26 Assurant Solutions turned off my Samsung Gravity Smartphone! I call T mobile. They said it would take 24 hours to turn it back on. The next day, it still not on. I call them again. They ask me for the IMEI number and they said allow another 24 hours. After 48 hours, my phone is still not on, so I call Assurant Solutions on 6/26/14. The rep tells me they received the phone back, but it can still take up to 72 hours to turn my phone back on.
Needless to say, I cancelled my insurance with Assurant Solutions! I'll save the $8 a month towards the purchase of my next phone. In addition, the first time I spoke with Assurant Solutions about returning the Huawei Prism 2, I asked the rep if I would automatically get a refund. She said I would have to call them a week after I sent the phone back and request the refund! This is all so ridiculous!
Reviewed June 25, 2014
Replacement phone was delivered a day later than promised, but that was not even the main problem. When I could not get it activated, I took it to T-mobile store and they said that, the replacement device is reported stolen or lost, it is locked and after being on the phone with the company for 40 min, they said that it would take additional 2 days to unlock it. I said, No thanks, I can't go without the phone for that long. Called to get a return label sent - they said that supervisor can only email the label. Day later called again - another person, said "No, I can send label, no supervisor is needed." After I tracked the delivery to their warehouse, I called next business day - they said they can't refund my $150 until they scan the device, call tomorrow. I gave them 3 more days and when I called, the lady started to yell at me that I need to wait another 10 days so they can scan it and generate the code. I was like that's it - give me supervisor. At this point, they kept my $150 for 2 weeks now, and no end in sight. Run from this company fast and far, that's my advice to you.
Reviewed June 19, 2014
Samsung galaxy S5, 3 weeks old, got dropped and broken. Paid $175.00 deductible and 10 dollars expedited shipping for the "new" one. It arrived on time. It did not work properly. The keyboard function, which pretty much runs everything was not working. Would not send a replacement until they had a Fed ex tracking number to verify it was in route back to them. Would not honor expedited shipping on the second replacement they sent me that was a non-functioning unit. It gets worse. I finally received the second replacement phone yesterday, and charged it the required 15 hours overnight. Called Boost Mobile to get it activated. ASSURANT HAD SOMEHOW CANCELLED THE ACCOUNT! My advice is run away from these crooks and find a better company. If I ever resolve this, I will cancel their services and get a more reputable insurance carrier for my daughter's phone. This is still ongoing. I am sure I can add more tonight.
Reviewed June 15, 2014
I was so disgusted with my Assurant insurance company today when I went to file a claim that I canceled insurance (today). They wanted to charge me MORE than the price of new to replace my phone. I bought my phone new in 2012 for $149, and can buy the phone still for $99 today. Yet it will cost me $100 to replace my phone with whatever they choose to send me. Assurant is a dishonest insurance company! If you aren't on a contract, do yourself a favor and cancel your cell phone insurance today. (That original price was not the contract price; it was a non-contract phone price.) It is unreasonable for Assurant to charge me more than the price of a replacement phone when I have been paying insurance on my non-contract phone for 18 months. At least if I buy an exact replacement for $99 I know what I'm going to get, I can't even be sure I will get a suitable replacement on my insurance claim.
Reviewed May 20, 2014
They gave me an unbelievable, emotionally draining, Kafkaesque run around. I wanted to perform a Jump upgrade through TMobile. Went to the store and surprise! Here's a 2-3 day security review. A 2-3 day review suddenly took a week. Then when I called, it suddenly turned into a 30 day review. When I asked what was going on and why I was under review... no one knew. 0 answers. 0 common sense. I must have spoken to the stupidest people on the planet. At least my phone only had a badly damaged screen, but still worked. I was then ping-ponged between Assurant and TMobile in order to figure out how to get an unbroken phone earlier than 30 days. How is it possible that no one at assurant knows a damn thing when it comes to WHY someone is under review, and there's no possible way to help speed up the process by giving information willfully? Horrible, horrible experience. Horrible people. Horrible company. TMobile, I was quite close to cancelling my contract, and quite frankly if you still use Assurant might very well go with a different carrier for that reason alone. Very disappointing.
Reviewed May 19, 2014
I made a claim April 23, 2014.... My phone was left on my doorstep by FedEx and was stolen..... I contacted both FedEx and Assurant. I was told by Assurant that it will take 10-14 business days for everything to be resolve. I have contact them every week and the only thing I hear is they are waiting on a response from FedEx. I contacted FedEx and they say they have not heard from Assurant at all. Now it is past the 14 business days and they are saying the same thing. When ask to speak to the other department, I was told they do not accept any phone calls at all. What business does that when you are taking people money, how you not speak with customers about their order? I am very upset because I am out of $100 and a phone. Now I will be contacting me a lawyer and help me Howard as well as Carmel on the case because reading everyone status, something is wrong with this company..... I do not liars especially about my money....
Reviewed May 13, 2014
To make long story short, called Assurant solution to get an update on when my phone will arrive and I get the run around. It's been 2 wks and no phone even tmobile called because my husband was frustrated with the rude reps who will keep us on hold, hanged up and ignored. We pay for insurance to have bad service? They always claim it's on review.. For how long now?
Reviewed May 10, 2014
My phone got missing in Saturday night, I reported it, made a payment of $175 to get a new one on Monday. I had to go pick the replacement up from UPS store at the airport on Tuesday evening at 8pm. The phone they brought to me was an old one which has ink on the screen. I called them on Thursday to sort it out with them and amazingly the agent told me I had just a day to return it else it would be my problem. She said all I should do was to mail it and as soon as they see it in transit they will give me a replacement. After I dropped the phone at the post office at 2:45pm, I called them back with the tracking number. On Friday morning, I checked the tracking of the phone and it was out of Dallas so literally it was in transit. I waited for an email from them but to nothing.
So on Saturday, I called them only to be told that unless they have the phone in their warehouse, they are not going to release a new one for me. She also said am they will mail the phone on the next business day which is Tuesday. I asked for a supervisor and amazingly she gave me a tracking number which was all foil to get me out of their way. All that happened right this morning between 9:40am and 10:50am this morning. What is it worth paying for an insurance yet they can't honor their obligation when it come to their part of the bargain. It's not right and I will advice any other friend and family which talks of buying insurance from this group in the near future. I don't think I will sign any contract with them again.
Reviewed May 8, 2014
I received a defective replacement phone from my cell phone company's insurance carrier. The cost of the replacement phone was $175.00 and was deducted from my account immediately!!! I returned the phone. It took a couple of weeks for the processing center to receive the phone from the warehouse before they could process my claim (even though the tracking information indicated that they had received the phone).
After they received the phone they said that the reimbursement would take 10 business days. After the 10 business, there is still no reimbursement of funds into my account. I call back on a Friday evening and am told that I would receive a return call on Tuesday. Tuesday, I get a return as promised, the supervisor on the voicemail indicated that I should receive my reimbursement either that day or the next. Wednesday, the next day I check my account, no reimbursement!!!
I called the company again and ask for a supervisor. The customer service rep that I spoke with was very curt, placed me on hold and then a supervisor came on about 4 minutes later. (Way too long for an upset customer to be on hold). She then proceeds to tell me that she doesn't know why I was told that I should have already received my check because the reimbursement takes 10 business days!!!!!!! I have already more than 10 business days!!! She offered no solution or assistance. She just told me that the office that processes reimbursements have left for the evening.
Reviewed May 1, 2014
Worse insurance company I've ever deal with. At first they sent me a refurbished phone full of scratches and something loose inside after I pay $150.00 deductible not counting the $10.00 monthly fee. This company is a ripped off. Next time I will buy my handset from Apple. It's only $50.00 deductible not like this insurance is taking an advantage of everybody; and by the way to replace a screen at apple store is only $150.00. Hope everyone realize the kind of business this people provide.
One more thing, when I received my first one, the box was intact so the Assurant representative was trying to blame FedEx, and right there I realize how this company does business. I also told the representative why they were blaming FedEx if the box was in mint condition and her reply was their insurance will cover. I was shocked!! Wow that’s what I called a cheap shot for not taking responsibility. So will send a letter to the attorney general regarding this type of fraud that Assurant practice as called business.
Reviewed April 17, 2014
I have been with T-Mobile for 14+ years. Almost 4 weeks ago my son lost his phone so we had to file an insurance claim through T-Mobile's Assurant Solutions insurance. They mailed the phone but we found my son's lost phone so we mailed the new phone back; however, they blocked my son's old phone in an effort to prevent fraudulent claims. Assurant received the new phone on 4/4/14 but refuse to unblock my son's old phone (for a different reason every time I call). T-Mobile has told us they won't issue us a new phone and have continued to bill for service for a phone that is blocked - they've even suggested that we just buy a new phone instead. Assurant now has our $175 insurance money, their phone, and they've continued to block the old phone (which we're being billed for).
Reviewed April 9, 2014
I took my phone to the phone store for repair and they were unable to repair it. I called to file an insurance claim and they asked about physical and water damage. I replied no damage and at the same time the repair man told me there was physical damage to my phone on the charger port. They denied my claim because they said I had some coaching me in the background on how to get over on the system. They told me because I made two claims and they did not know which one was correct. I even had the owner of the store speak with their supervisor and nothing was done. I apologized because I didn't know the crack on my charger port counted as physical damage. I simply did not understand what counted as physical damage. I have never had this problem before when trying to make a claim, especially if I have to pay a deductible. I have to purchase a completely new phone. I removed the insurance plan and I will NEVER do business with this company again!
Reviewed March 31, 2014
Absolutely the WORST customer service ever... bordering on cheating. They misfiled the claim, told me I wasn't insured, and demonstrated incompetence that seemed so bad as to be by design in order to avoid paying the claim.
Reviewed March 14, 2014
I have been a customer with Tmobile for over 9 years and always chose to participate with the insurance program of their choice. Last year Tmobile change insurance carriers from Assurion to Assurant (a Geico co) and while with Assurion I placed 1 claim in the time I was with them keeping in mind I have 4 lines on account and never had an issue. All of a sudden with Assurion there's a problem with the warehouse communications and somehow I have to suffer for it. Suffer by waiting to get confirmation that they received the phone back that was over 3 months ago.
I finally get an individual to check with the warehouse while I am on the line and they confirm that they indeed did receive the phone but somehow it is not in the system. I ask for a manager to assist with me getting the replacement phone and he says it is nothing he can do but send an email because the warehouse communication is not real time.
Meanwhile I am without my phone, deductible paid, and premiums still being paid. I suggest that you do your homework when purchasing insurance. Tmobile is just contracting out to the insurance company. It makes me really think twice about Tmobile and Assurant quality of service when it come to the customer. If you can opt to find your own insurance provider. Disappointed long time customer.
Reviewed March 5, 2014
Lost my phone. Using website and phone number all at once. On hold for more than a half an hour, also website has been cycling for an hour or more and nothing so I can pay 600 dollars for a phone I had for two days. This is a joke. Tmobile said that I should call them later.
Reviewed March 3, 2014
I called Assurant the first time in January to address a claim for a damaged phone. I was given incomplete information and they attempted to replace the phone that I currently have the SIM card in (one I borrowed from my mom) instead of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 that I had had less than one month. Then I got additional information from T-Mobile to supposedly process my claim correctly and then the agent made a mistake.
A customer service supervisor called me to "verify" the claim only to find out the date was wrong. Then we got disconnected and no more claim. Interesting that she could call me the first time to verify my claim but she couldn't call me back when the call was disconnected. The next time I called their computers went down in the middle of the call. Each of these calls takes time, and I still don't have the replacement phone. What it seems is that they really don't want to help. T-Mobile is going to ruin their reputation for great service by using this company.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014
Assurant Solutions has been the worst, most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with. It started with a claim in November of 2013, When it took nearly two weeks after I paid my $100 deductible for a refurbished damaged phone to get to me. I sent them the original phone and requested a RMA to send the useless replacement device.
After 6 weeks, I finally got a RMA from the company and I took the phone to Fedex where I purchased a bubble envelope and the Fedex employee taped the phone/battery for return. Weighed it in front of me at 3 lbs and I tracked it until it was signed. Assurant then sent a phone to the wrong address in a bad neighborhood where I advised them it would not be safe to leave and to have Fedex let me pick it up. The phone was stolen, and after spending a week calling everyday Assurant sent another one.
This time in the same condition as the original replacement. Would not charge, make calls, restarted every hour. I called Assurant this time very upset and the CSR told me Assurant never received my original replacement, which I tracked and they did after fedex set up a tracer. Assurant told me they would not be sending another replacement and If I wanted to send in the second replacement I could but I would not be getting another replacement.
I requested a manager/supervisor and was told one was not available and one would call me in 24-48hrs. I setup a claim with Fedex who approved $346 to Assurant for the replacement I sent them and made a police report to back getting my deductible and original phone back. So far, nothing has been returned but I did get a call from the Florida corporate office who is now saying the lost/stolen phones are being used and criminal charges will be charged against me after their investigation.
Well, I have done my own investigation and Assurant did receive my package which weighed 3 lbs when it was sent. They received my original and second replacement I sent back and Assurant set up claims of all three for lost/damaged where Fedex is paying them $$$+ on top of my $100 deductible. So now I'm out my phone, my deductible and have been threatened by Assurant. The most unorganized, rudest, and unprofessional companies I have ever dealt with.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2014
Just an awful awful experience claiming insurance. No wonder they have 82% ratings with only a one star. I am pretty sure 82% of those who gave them one star gave them one star because there were no options to not give them one. If there were an option to give them half star or no star all 82% of them would. This is my very first time claiming an insurance. Results? Horrible customer care reps, even more ridiculous supervisors, all arrogant, ignorant, and rude. Does not want to be responsible for anything, Wants to cop-out of everything. Stress to talk to, and I am a 12 yrs customer of T-mobile, who's considering switching to AT&T not because of service of T-Mobile but only because of their insurance partner in Assurant Solutions. T-Mobile should get rid of Assurant solutions before their customers get rid of T-Mobile.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2014
My first experience with Assurant was the worst customer service I have ever received from an insurance company. Tmobile customers pay high monthly rates to cover very expensive phones and are asked to pay ridiculous deductibles to only be faced with customer service representatives that are rude, provide you with no information and hang up on you. Tmobile made a very bad mistake changing their insurance carrier to this company. They will be losing me as a customer because of it. Assurant is horrible and does not deserve a rating of anything other than a zero!
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2014
I accidentally damaged my new Samsung Galaxy S4 on Saturday night, so I woke up early on Sunday morning and immediately got in touch with T-Mobile. They told me to contact Assurant Solutions and send them a $175 deductible. Being a college student, this amount of money was hard for me to cough up but I ended up providing Assurant my credit card information to make the withdrawal, as well as send them any required documents that they needed to send me my new phone. A representative at Assurant told me that I would be receiving my phone on Tuesday, once everything is processed. I sent everything Assurant needed before late afternoon on Sunday, after working hyper-speed.
Well, guess what Today is? Tuesday! Guess what I still don't have? My replacement phone! When I called Assurant again, they insisted they didn't receive my Proof of Loss document, even though I had sent it on Sunday afternoon, then again on Monday. Then they went on to tell me to send it again and it would take 3 hours to receive my email, after which it would take another 24 hours to process my document. I was promised my phone on Tuesday, and it looks like I won't be receiving it until Thursday.
Assurant Customer Service was unfriendly and inefficient. Instead of acknowledging their mistake, they told me that I was in the wrong by not sending the form and that their "precious system" would take its own sweet time to receive my document. You'd think that a company that charges you $175 would have better and more efficient customer service, but I guess not.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2014
My son had his Galaxy Note 3 stolen and so I called and put in a claim with the insurance company who is Assurant. My phone carrier is T-Mobile. Assurant sent me the papers I needed to fill out and then charged my credit card for the $175 deductible I had. When my phone came, it came with the Note 2 back, battery and charger. Called Assurant who referred me to Tmobile. Tmobile called Assurant for me and was told that there was nothing they could do about it and it was on me. Now I have a Note 3 that has no battery, etc and they have gotten paid their deductible but I have no working phone.
Tmobile is sending me a battery and charger and giving me $25 to buy a back for my phone. Terrible customer service from Assurant group. If I could go with another insurance carrier I would do it today. I hate giving my money to such a suck bootie company. They should be banned!!! This is the 3rd bad experience I've had with them.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2014
I lost my Galaxy S3 phone on January 10, 2014. I called my cell phone company's insurance provider which is Assurant, made a claim, gave them my credit card information paid my $100.00 deductible. This was on a Friday, I was supposed to receive my phone on a Monday. It never made it. So I waited to see if it would come Tuesday and it didn't. I then proceeded to call them. They told me to call FedEx. FedEx told me that they delivered the package and and they would have to put a tracer on the phone and contact the driver. I then waited another day talked to someone else at FedEx and he told me that they had done everything on their end and that Assurant should be sending me another phone. but Assurant told me that I would have to wait another 5-15 days for them to run a trace themselves.
I have complained numerous times and asked to speak to supervisors and they all tell me the same thing that I will not be receiving a phone until 15 days is up that is their policy. This is the worst customer service that I have ever received. I am beyond frustrated. This has been a nightmare. FedEx told me that Assurant didn't require a signature for the package so therefore they assume no responsibility for me not receiving my phone. So I don't see why they have not replaced the phone that I never received.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2014
I purchased their warranty on a tablet that I purchased for my daughter for Christmas. It wasn't working correctly right from the start so I went to exchange it. The return period for gifts is extended so I was able to swap it however Assurant wouldn't allow it for the insurance. They said after 30 days that's it, they don't offer any sort of extension on returns due to the holidays, even though it was only 2 days over it and I was going to repurchase it on my new one. They made me send an email with all of the info, which I sent immediately (within minutes) and said they'd refund me my money minus 10% of it. I've been waiting for 30 days now and still haven't received my refund. I've emailed them twice and have received no response. Terrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2013
Assurant Groups customer service and replacement phone service sucks! I had a claim that was processed on a Wednesday afternoon (expedited service) and received a phone the next day at 6 pm with a serial number that was already used (??what's this about!!). Had to send it back. Was misled by customer representative that all I had to do was take bad replacement phone to a FedEx center to be scanned and that the new replacement would be sent out that evening (Thursday). I took the phone and had it scanned at 7 pm that night. Next day (Friday) I called to verify the phone was being delivered that day. They said that I had to give them the FedEx tracking number to verify it was being returned before they sent the new phone.
I WAS NEVER TOLD I HAD TO CALL WITH THE TRACKING NUMBER!!! So after talking with the floor supervisor I was told the phone would not be able to be delivered on the day I was expecting it (Friday) and since there is no weekend FedEx delivery in my area (I find this hard to believe). I wouldn't get the phone until Monday. This is ridiculous and unacceptable. Both issues were their fault and something I will tell the manager once they call me (probably won't hear from him/her until Monday too!). I run a business off my phone so not having it for 6 days is unacceptable! They really need to get your act together!! Bad Business for sure!
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2013
I'M almost too exhausted from dealing with these people to write this. They will make you believe it's a simple online or over the phone transaction but it is far from that. They find something wrong each time you try and file a claim and make you jump through all these hoops, scan certain documents, fax them... They'll just deny your claim and not inform you so you are just waiting for your new phone like an idiot... until you call wondering where it is. I have literally cried twice dealing with these people. They do not want to replace anything of yours and they will do everything in their power not to.
Olivia, so sorry to hear that the claim process was so difficult for you. Would you mind sending an email to me at maria.buford@assurant.com with your carrier name and your contact info? I'd like to investigate this, as it's truly not the experience we want our customers to have.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2013
I lost my phone and filed a claim a month ago. I had to fax them over a document saying the same thing I told them over the phone. No big deal, I got the phone 4 days later...Except it never made it to my house. I paid $650 for the phone and $175 for the deductible. They said since the phone was shipped, they had to run a tracer and it would take 2-3 weeks. I commented that it was a long time to wait just for them to determine that the phone never made it here. Fast forward a month later, I called back to ask about the status. I filed claim August 12, it’s now Sept 1. They said that the tracer just went through and it would take ANOTHER 2 WEEKS. I called back a week later, they said they ran late and the trace didn't go through until Sept 4. And I had to wait another 2 weeks to HOPEFULLY hear back.
I waited a month, without a phone, so they can do absolutely nothing for me. And called to speak to a supervisor, they put me on hold for an hour...throughout the hour, I was taken off hold, put on mute (they didn't say a word for 2 minutes) then put me back on hold. Finally after 1.5 hours, I hung up. It's now September 10. When I finally spoke to a supervisor, she was absolutely no help. She blamed out on UPS even though it took ASSURANT 3 weeks to get the complaint over. They wouldn't give me a refund so I could just for another claim. Basically, I’m just screwed without a phone until they decide to wrap it up. I still have to wait another 2 weeks and I'm going out of the country. This is the worst insurance experience I've ever dealt with.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2013
I have their phone insurance through Boost Mobile (who is great) and my phone was damaged so I contacted Assurant Group to file a claim. When I contacted them they were rude and input the improper phone number into the claim system. As a result I waited 4 days and called them and they indicated they had to cancel the claim and re-submit a new claim. A week later I have no phone and no apologies... They are horrible company and I just canceled my insurance. I will pay the full price for a new phone before I give them 1 cent!
Reviewed May 27, 2013
My wife and I bought phone insurance for our cellphones. When she dropped hers into some water, we had to pay the $100 deductible and they shipped her a phone that wouldn't work. The day she got it, it didn't work. Now they are making us go through all manner of garbage instead of just sending a new, working phone. I don't know why I bother writing a bad review for these people because they have a monopoly on insurance for phones based on your cellphone provider, so clearly they don't give a ** about pleasing customers. We are considering changing cell providers just so we don't have to deal with this **.
So sorry to hear you've had trouble with your claim. I'd like to help fix it if I can. Please send an email to me at maria.buford@assurant.com with your name and claim info and I'll look into this right away.
Reviewed March 20, 2013
For the other top three mobile providers (AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint), insurance claims take one day if the claim is filed before the cut-off time. With Assurant, it can take up to a week to "process" a claim and have the mobile device out to you. That is 48 hours to process one piece of paper, and 72 hours for the device to be shipped. So, that is one day with other mobile providers' insurance companies (with no cost for same day shipping) versus five days for Assurant... and $20 to have the phone "expedited".
Processing and shipping time frames vary depending on who you speak with. I regret porting my number to T-Mobile from Verizon due to my problems with Assurant as they are horribly inefficient.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2012
I called Assurant Solutions; I was neither assured nor had there been a solution. First, they said my tablet had been repaired. Then they said a scratch on the screen was device damage. I paid the $100 deductible. They almost sent it back unrepaired having negated that they had said it was repaired before I managed to pay the deductible. I got it back this afternoon. After I recharged it, it froze, two separate times. The representative at Assurant said I damaged it, and many other bizarre things. First, she told me I sent in the wrong device. I have only had one tablet at a time, either one they "repaired" or replaced. It is impossible for me to have sent in the wrong device; I only had one at a time. She told me the repair was due to my having bent the pins inside the recharger port. Pins? There is one pin, one (1) pin. She told me even while I was looking at the singular pin that I had bent the pins on the device. She stated again that I had sent in the wrong device, based on the fact that it was not the same meid number of the device I purchased less than a year ago because Assurant has replaced this tablet several times I told her. “No, we have not,” she told me.
Stunned, I asked for a supervisor, she told me the supervisor was busy. I asked for another rep. She told me they were busy with other calls. She asked if I had any further questions. I asked if I would be charged another $100 fee if I returned the device. She said I would. It failed within hours of accepting the Fedex delivery, the same way it failed before I sent it in the last three times. I asked to speak to the supervisor again. She left me on hold for over twenty minutes, then said she could not find the supervisor and she would leave a note. "Someone may call you tomorrow," she said. May?!
Assurant Solutions is neither assuring nor a solution. I have not even owned the HTC Evo View for a full year. I have sent it in five (5) times. HTC is not quite brilliant! The people at Sprint say it is known to be a defective product, and that Assurant Solutions is supposed to fix or replace these defective devices. I've been in limbo several times now. If they had fixed it any one of the times I had previously sent it in, I would not be looking at a useless, black device right now. How is having abusive personnel useful? The device is junk, blaming me for a scratched screen, charging me $100 for that, then telling me that has any bearing on ITA ability to recharge is warped and wrong.
Further it wasn't the reason I sent it in. I sent it in for going black while on the charger. Same as tonight. There was no bent pin ever, and clearly bent pins, plural, is not an option. It freezes then the screen goes black. I keep telling them this. They repaired the charger port and sent it back. They weren't even trying to help me. It recharged fine, it died mid-use on the charger, thus precluding a bent pin. It freezes and goes black. It has done this very thing often. They say, "Hey can't find the problem and send it back." Then I have it crash again and face another two weeks of their having it. In less than a year of ownership, they have had my device for two (2) months of time. I very much wanted to leave negative stars! Forcing me to give one star is unfair. They deserve negative 10 stars, at a minimum. No resolution, I will have to call back repeatedly, then just like in the past, they will ask why I did not report the issue sooner. It’s all a scam.
Sprint sells worthless devices then hides behind Assurant, which blames me. I not only want my money for the device back, and the money for two months of service, which I could not have used, because I had NO device, but I feel I am owed a series of apologies; HTC should apologize, Sprint should apologize, and clearly Assurant needs to apologize. I have been scammed, and they keep blaming each other. I won't go away. I paid a lot for the tablet, more for service, and now beyond the "insurance" I have paid to have it repaired and it was not. I will continue to complain until somebody, and I don't care who, resolves my issues. I wish everybody else a superb day!
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2012
I bought a new cellphone from T-Mobile, the Samsung Galaxy 3. The Rep sold me insurance on my phone, told me if it was broken or stolen, it would be replaced in 2 to 3 days. Well, my phone broke. I contacted Assurant Solutions. After 6 days, there were still no answers as to when I would have my phone. Every time I spoke to a rep, the story changes. I was told by rep ID ** and rep ID ** that they were awaiting info from T-Mobile. So, I called T-Mobile, spoke to a rep who took the time to find out what Assurant Solutions was talking about. That was when the story changed. I was told now by rep ID ** that they got some info but were awaiting approval from management and may need more info from T-Mobile and it would take 30 days. This was the same rep ID **. What info would they need that takes weeks to get?
Adrian, please send an email to maria.buford@assurant.com with your name and contact info. I'll find out what's taking so long and get back to you ASAP.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2010
They offered to buy back my Crackberry cell phones on behalf of US cellular. I put 3 of my cell phones in their 3 mailers and sent them back. I received two debit cards with no problem. The third debit card never came. I called Assurant Solutions to find out what happened and Sara informed me that my phone had water damage. I told her that my daughter removed all my information out of that phone and it was in working order when we put it in their mailer. She said that was too bad and that there was nothing she could do.
I told her to return my phone or send the debit card and she told me that they could not do that. I asked to speak to a manager and she told me there was not a manager there. When my US Cellular bill came in the mail, they charged me for the 3 cell phones that I no longer have. If they offered a buy out, how can they charge me for using the phones? I refused to pay the bill and US Cellular shut off my phones! Isn't that why I sent the phones back in the first place? I have been with US Cellular for 14 years and that's how they treat loyal customers! They have a new program out now called Believe. What a joke!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2010
I received an offer to get $125 for my Blackberry 8530 Curve II if I mail it to Assurant Solutions. My phone was a month old so I knew it was in good condition and I would receive the money as promised. They said to allow 3-6 weeks for receipt of the money. I called since it has been 7 weeks and they said that they never received the phone. Their response was if "we don't have a record of receiving the phone, then you did not send it". I sent it. It is very convenient that they have my phone and say that it never arrived so they don't have to pay me. I have the letter that outlines the proposed $125 I was supposed to receive. Very unhappy.
Reviewed March 30, 2010
I lost my Cricket TxtM8 Slider phone with the key pad on 2/22/2010. I filed a claim that very day with Assurant the insurance company for my wireless carrier Cricket. The rep from Assurant sent me to a cricket Corporate store located at 6081 Broadway in Merrillville. At the store I was told that the lady who usually processes the insurance claims was not there that day and to try back another day. I was able to do so Friday 3/26. On that Friday 3/26 I spoke to Parris the lady who processes claims. She informed me that my phone that I purchased "brand new" two months earlier on 1/28/2010 was not available and currently on "back order". She went on to say that they are offering to replace the phone with the Samsung Messenger II.
I asked to see the phone. Paris went in the back and bought out a pretty ratty tatty looking slider phone that did not look all that great. It was scratched and looked USED. I understand that I could possibly get a refurb but not one that looked like THAT. Especially when the phone I had was only two months old. I looked at Paris and said "I don't want that." She then told me that the Messenger was better than the TxtM8, but I wouldn't know since Parris bought the phone out with no battery and did not offer to tell me any features or benefits that would make me want that phone. So with no other alternative I left the store and called Carmelia at the district office to launch a complaint. Since it was after 5 pm on a Friday I had to leave a message.
Next I called Assurant where I spoke to rep "Lori". I explained my situation to her and she seemed to sympathize with me. She explained that what Parris told me was partly true except not only is my phone on "back order" but the company that makes the phone is no longer producing that model. She told me the Samsung Messenger was the closest thing to what I had (The TxtM8). Lori then went on to explain the features and benefits of the Samsung Messenger. You would think selling this phone to me over the phone should have been harder than doing so in person but Lori was very detailed and patient and I actually like what I heard so I decided to take the phone. Lori assured me that the phone "they" (Assurant) would send will be in much better condition than the one I saw at the Cricket store in Merrillville.
On Today 3/29 I came home to find I had a package in the mail. My phone was here already! WOO HOO! I hurry up and open the box only to find the insurance company sent me the WRONG PHONE! Instead of a slider phone with a key pad they sent me a flip phone! They sent me the Samsung "MyShot" not the Samsung "Messenger".
Right at that moment my phone rang and it was Carmelia from the Cricket District office returning my call. I explained to her all that happened. Carmelia quickly apologized for all the hassle I was going through and offered me this solution. She said that I can return to the Cricket store in Merrillville. She promised that they would have a much better looking Samsung Messenger II there that I can swap out. She said all I had to do was call the insurance company, have them cancel the current insurance claim, and reissue me a new claim number so that I can walk back into the store and get the "correct" replacement there instead of having to wait months for a slider phone with a keypad to become available at Assurant. Carmelia said that they will handle returning the phone Assurant sent me in error via Fed Ex at the corporate store location.
I immediately get on the phone and called Assurant to let them know they made an error and that I need them to file a new claim so that I can do a store pick up. The first rep I got "Jared" was no help so he transferred me to his supervisor. She (didn't get the name) was no help either so I asked to speak to her sup. The Sup's manager advised me that she will see what she can do and that I will get called back within 3-4 hours.
See, the problem Assurant had was that When they deleted the first claim (which THEY "OFFERED" to do in the first place! ) And created the second claim, that put me at my limit of claims for the year, which I only get two per year. I was unaware of this at the time. Meanwhile I get a call from Robert at Cricket corporate office. I explain to him what the deal is and he takes the info and says he will forward it to Carmelia who I had spoke with earlier. Robert also looked up my account and informed me that the first claim Assurant processed is not even showing up in their system.
And more importantly since I did not end up getting a replacement phone at the corporate store location the insurance company did not have to pay out on that claim so it should not count as a claim at all. It should have gotten thrown out since they did not have to pay out. The phone I actually got in the mail would actually count as "ONE" valid claim because I did actually receive a replacement phone (even though it was not the phone they said they were sending) that they had to pay out for. Robert said they should have no problem issuing me another claim.
At around 7 pm I get a call from this 610 number. It's the Assurant corporate office rep (did not get the name) calling to tell me that I'm basically screwed! He says because I filed the first claim and had it deleted so that I can file the second claim to have the phone shipped I had already used my two claims for the year and they will NOT file a new claim so I can pick up the replacement at the Cricket store as Carmelia suggested. They are only willing to refund me my deductable once I return the phone they sent me in error.
He also further explains that Cricket told them that in lieu of the "brand new" slider key pad phone I lost that Assurant could send me the "flip" phone because it is the only phone they currently have available of like kind and quality to the one I had. I argued the point Robert brought up about the first claim not being valid but he was not trying to hear it, it got ugly toward the end and he (the Assurant Rep) hung up on me. Now in the service agreement, it does say that they will send a phone of "like" kind and quality but a "flip" phone is nothing "like" a slider phone with a keypad! Not at all!
I feel like I am being ripped off! Their service agreement also says and I quote directly from the agreement: "If we elect to replace your covered product and a replacement product as described above, (meaning of same like and quality) is not available, we will pay you a cash settlement. The amount of the cash settlement shall not exceed the current retail of a replacement product of like kind and quality; and such retail cost shall not exceed the retail purchase price you paid for the original covered product less any deductible."
No Cash settlement was ever offered. The only thing they ever offered was to return my fifty dollar deductible upon receipt of the replacement phone they sent in error or without my permission (meaning I never agreed to the model phone they sent and this should have been approved by me prior to them sending that particular model)
Now, I am currently without a phone. I paid for service this month and already I am going into my second week of no service that I have paid for while I am trying to sort all of this out. Assurant also informed me that if I activate the phone and don't return it within five days. I will have to keep the phone. I bring this up because I asked if I could use the phone they sent me in error temporarily until they get the sliders in stock. The answer was no!
Now, I am still without a cell phone. With cricket you pay in advance for service unlike with other cellular companies that offer regular monthly service plans. So I'm basically not able to use the service I paid for because I have no phone. This whole process has been extremely frustrating. I am so angry over this, I cannot even be around people because I snap out of anger. Not at them of course but because I am seething on the inside from what I am having to go through. I literally had to shut myself off for a while just to calm down. I had to take three Aspirin and lay down on the sofa because I had gotten a terrible migraine from the whole ordeal. And the nightmare isn't even close to being over. I still have to figure out what I am going to do about a phone.
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