Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co.

Beware on this Company. I have been paying for Accident and Sickness insurance since 2003 and thought since I work in Law Enforcement it would be a good idea to have it. I haven't had the opportunity to use it much (which is a good thing) but I believed it to be good to have just in case. Fortunately, I didn't get hurt at work, just sick from the Covid-19. I was tested at work with the rapid and PC test and had tested positive and had multiple symptoms. Work made me stay home so I applied for my Colonial Life benefits. I had to be symptom free and test negative to return to work. I kept testing positive and had symptoms...

Please keep in mind that this company is NOT Colonial Penn, as other reviewers have stated. I purchased Accident, Cancer, STD and Life plans in 2006 through my employer. Unfortunately, I have had to use my accident, STD and cancer (twice) plans over the years. I have been very pleased with the claims process and the timeliness of payment every time. Also, when you call customer service, you do not have to hold for 90 mins like is typical with my AFLAC policy. They do require a lot of paperwork for STD claims, but no more than AFLAC or other STD carriers. Also, a lot of times it is the doctor's offices that delay STD claim payments by not responding in a timely fashion.

They do not attempt to expedite anything and delay the process far too long. I am trying to get a letter showing cash value. It's been almost 2 1/2 weeks and still nothing. Two other insurance companies turned around in 1 day and 2 days for the other. Excellent service and they actually cared. Can't say that for Colonial. I wouldn't waste your money on this company.

I was diagnosed with covid. Got really bad sick! My fever was 105 off and on for 3 wks. It would get lower than bam 105. Only received a partial payment after the waiting period... Don't waste your money as they will not pay out properly.

I have received great service from Colonial Life they have handled my benefits with great quality care and good customer service. I feel secure using them for myself and my family. I have not had any issues regarding services or communication.

We were dropped from our policy after decades of paying on time. No reason was sent as to why. After my wife called them the only thing they could say is that they needed a credit card on file to automatically charge monthly. It was paid by check each month on a timely basis. They also made mention that they were sending communication to an address that my wife had told them that we moved. They are so hard to communicate with we finally threw up our hands. Never had a claim. Unbelievable experience!

I started a policy with Colonial Life at the end of last year. I pay them every week, relieved to have some sort of safety net for my five kids. That all changed this last month. After having sustained a major injury at the beginning of June, completely severing my hamstring from my pelvis requiring screw reattachment, I have changed my mind. Though I have received partial payment, I'm still waiting on six weeks of payment, pending when they receive information. Problem being, that they've "not received" at least 5 faxes from both my employer and physician.

I was put into contact with a representative for this company through my employer. They would not stop arguing that they were 100% better than my existing health plan and that I will almost certainly be left for dead if I did not sign up with them then and there. Absolutely abhorrent behavior, using fear tactics to make a profit on a social necessity. They hung up abruptly when I mentioned I did already have healthcare covering all my needs for the 5th time, without explaining any of the other benefits they had. The lady I spoke with was so annoying and bent on feeding me ** "I've been in healthcare for 20 years. You are wrong". This middleman industry needs to die.

Absolutely the WORST experience you will ever receive if you utilize Colonial Accident supplemental insurance. Customer Service & transparency with this company is a joke. After being a 30 yr customer unfortunately the situation arose where I sustained serious injury & had to rely on payment from my supplemental plan. Each month I had to contact Customer Support and have a shouting match to track down my payment. The original anticipated date for my return to work was met but extended due to complications pending additional surgery. The information was immediately faxed to Colonial (twice) since they conveniently lost the original after leaving the Surgeon’s Office. Now here I am with no explanation of why there is a lapse in my payments other than it takes 8 business days to process a claim for the exact same injury I am still recovering from.

What a shock when I called Colonial Penn in September 2020 to examine their $9.95 guaranteed acceptance life insurance. What I didn't know is the call "for FREE information" is treated as an "electronic application" and my 30-day "no-risk" money-back guarantee is an illusion. To be brief: I reviewed the $9.95 policy and another policy and returned all materials within 24 hours asking for my refunds. They did not respond. I disputed the charges immediately and, after making multiple calls I filed a complaint to the Ohio Dept. of Insurance after which all monies were returned to my credit card. I was relieved. My nightmare was over--or, so I thought.