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Reviewed Sept. 17, 2023
Our vehicle was labeled "totaled" due to natural causes. With the exception of a minor hiccup by our USAA adjuster, that held up the process one week, we were satisfied with USAA auto claims service provided. CCC One provided us a Fair Market Value that was fair and Co-Part provided quick service on documentation requirements with reliable texts keeping us up-to-date. Why the Four-Stars? USAA "Your Claim" page on our on-line account was not kept as current as we had hoped...Would much rather use the on-line informational service than spend time talking to a Representative, who too USAA's credit, did return calls almost immediately which was nice.....Happy to be a USAA Member.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2023
I’ve been a member of USAA for almost 10 years. The customer services and support were amazing. However, in the last year the quality of customer care has diminished dramatically. In 2022 I filed a claim for food loss from power outage, no problem. I filed a claim for theft from my property, no problem. When I moved and had to get renters insurance through them, I was denied due to the claims. I had to go elsewhere for it.
On my move I experienced a blowout on my truck which was fully loaded with household goods pulling a trailer and had 3 car seats in the backseat with 3 sleeping little ones, this happened at 12:30am, I called roadside assistance, it took almost 2 hours to get a rude young man that didn’t even have the proper tools and wanted me to unload my children on the side of the road and unpack the stuff as well so he could use MY tools, I told him if he didn’t have the tools he needed to leave. He either took my hubcap or threw it in the ditch, I called roadside assistance again, told them what happened.
They said they’d try and find someone else, I got a call back from them an hour later wanting to know if they could wait till morning so they could find someone, I explained to them I’d already been sitting on the side of the road for 4 hours with 4 sleeping children in the car. Asked to speak to supervisor, supervisor said she’d get someone out as soon as she could. An hour later an old man showed up and again didn’t have the proper tools, but at least he had the tools and knowledge to get the tire changed and told me where I could find replacement tires.
In May 2023, my wife wrecked her minivan, I had to continually call to find out the status of the claim. I was always told they’d check and call me back, they never did. After I finally had enough I asked for supervisor, who was out of town. I finally got hold of a woman that found the van, emailed me the paperwork work releasing the van for salvage as they claimed it was a write off. This finally happened in July, yes it took me 3 months to get a claim settled and I had to do all the leg work.
I was recently scammed by a woman I thought I could trust and ended up $2700 in the hole, my social security check didn’t cover the loss, and I finally settled it on the first. But it left me short for bills, my AMEX card which is a secured credit card, has a past due amount of $15, in the time I’ve been with USAA I’ve never missed a payment. I got 2 letters in the mail demanding payment. I called and was told they were trying to collect a debt, I told the woman to close the account take the $15 and put the rest in my checking account, to which I was told I couldn’t close the account until it was paid up. When I do pay the $15 I will close both cards, I will open an account elsewhere and move my direct deposit to new bank. And then will cut my ties with USAA for good.

Reviewed Sept. 3, 2023
Their phone tree is not user friendly. I was trying transfer money. My first call was fine but it took 20 minutes to get thru the tree. On following calls for a smaller transfer I had a member specialist who would not transfer the remaining money. She put a hold on it. I asked why the bulk (4 /5 th)’s was transferred with no problem. She became combative as I was demanding why the other money went through. I ask for her supervisor. She stated she didn’t have one and hung up. I have proceeded to transfer the money by doing under 5k transfers myself. I have been a member for 43 years. I have banking, insurance products, and annuities. I have a credit rating 800+, I would think I’m a preferred member. Now with their rating of an F and the $140M lawsuit maybe it’s time to leave this dinosaur. I’m a loyal person. What will my next call be like?…How long does it take to get through the phone tree to talk to someone?
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2023
Living in Florida, you would think that an insurance company that caters to veterans' needs and services to this country, that your rates would or should be cheaper right? NOT! I have an excellent driving record, no accidents, no citations, a car that is paid off and 7 years old, but when hurricanes hit this state and neither your property (house/car) is damaged, you still will pay premiums that are ungodly! Look for another insurance company, but stay away from USAA. They are rip offs.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2023
I've been a USAA auto policy holder for decades. Decades. Recently my auto-pay stopped working. First, the notifications of the auto-pay issue were only sent to my husband despite the payments coming from account. The system should notify both of the drivers on the account, especially the one that has the car titles in their name. How male biased. Second, the policy was closed, but also allowed me to make a payment. How can you accept my money but tell me 12 days later that I don't have one? Third, they are now making us pay $1,000 more a year because we are a risk for non-payment. Do you know why our payments were late? Their auto-pay system has no way to tell you that your credit card number is out of date, even when you make a manual payment. So, now I am a "risk", but you can cancel my policy at anytime due to your system. Anytime. This has been a horrible experience.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2023
A lifted truck, didn't see my car and hit the door, fellow USAA member so I didn't get a police report (big mistake) got the repairs scheduled. When I called about the rental NO ONE WOULD PICK UP FOR several hours, accident was ruled not my fault, but because the other person would not accept fault, I had to pay for my own repairs. Tinaya, my claims person, told me the other person was avoiding them, and after some time I would get repaid. 2 months later, I get a random message stating the other person states it was not his fault, so he is off the hook to pay, remember we are both USAA members. I took photos, uploaded the receipt, spent hours calling, and all the other person had to do was say "nope not me" and just like that I had to cover my own repairs... USAA bad correspondence, I will be looking for a more fair and honest insurance company.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2023
My name is Tyanna H. I am a USAA customer for a very long time. This lady does not deserve her job. She was in the customer service number 210-531-8722. Thursday, Aug 3rd 2023 at 11 or 12:00 Eastern Standard Time, I was on the line with a rep in the billing department About my final bill for my auto insurance policy from 2021. She sounded like she was frustrated with me like she didn't feel like answering my questions about my balance for my auto policy. She kept asking me, "What do you want me to tell you? I'm not understanding your question. What do you want to know," and then saying, "There's a lot I see on the screen," being very sarcastic when I asked her what she sees.
Then she try to redirect me to the website and told me that I can look at my bill and it will show me a breakdown on there when it's her job to tell me and all I wanted was to know what the 395 entailed because of rep before her told me that there was 140.00 expiration fee included according to the rep I spoke to before her who transferred me to her. After I finally got a little information from her it was like resistant I felt like she was on the defense with me because she was very dismissive and I believe it's because they were getting ready to close because I asked her a question she put me on hold and then transferred me and the offices were closed!
I didn't get anyone. I was very upset. I don't know what her name was but I spoke to her right before the offices closed for the night. I would like to complain about her. She doesn't deserve her job. If she's going to be transferring someone knowing it won't go nowhere that's call avoidance. I should know I've worked in the call center for over 20 years. Her mannerism was very rude and unprofessional. If a customer asks you what do you see you don't respond back with, "I see a lot of stuff." She completely avoided doing her job all because they were closing. She unnecessarily transferred me. That's considered call avoidance at the call center I work for and customer negligence.
Reviewed July 31, 2023
I have been on hold about an hour. No one has checked back in. Pretty sad experience. Rep said he had is going to get to the bottom of my claim and has never came back to the line. Please do a better job hiring.
Reviewed July 18, 2023
USAA is the worst insurance company and I would recommend no one giving them their business. They are great at providing quick and easy insurance online and have a relatively good banking system. However, when my wife and I had an auto claim, it was the worst experience I have ever had with a company. USAA got a quick valuation report and made a low ball settlement offer. Over the next multiple months, USAA failed to respond to items, lied about what was within the valuation report (for example, the report said there was a reduction of cost because of condition, but their adjuster said it was because they were backing out dealership overhead and profit, which is not supported by the policy), failed to respond in writing to additional comparisons, and failed to respond to new information. It was an awful experience and because of it, I changed all of my insurances to other companies and am in the process of switching banks.
USAA did not do the right thing and stood by their terrible customer service. The claims experience was 0/100 and was incredibly frustrating. USAA claims to live up its values and my personal experience was that they did not. They are a great company if you never have a claim, but their claims experience was horrendous. I strongly recommend that no one use this company for their insurance business.
Reviewed July 3, 2023
My wife and I joined USAA with the feeling that we would get fair treatment, with no surprises in terms of fees. We are on the Safe Pilot program, which is supposed to provide a discount with careful driving. Upon the last renewal, we were supposed to get a 23% discount, but the rates were raised due to what the rep said was an increase for all members. My next renewal is at the end of this month. Earned a 19% discount, but our rate went from $123 to $158! I contacted another company and was prepared to switch but the USAA rep said I would have to pay for July. We highly regret doing business with this company and are switching as soon as possible. Company has a lot of nerve saying it will give veterans a fair share.
Reviewed June 28, 2023
Very bad.... probably my worst insurance experience ever. You can never really know an insurance company until you need to file a claim. For years we have paid our premiums on time every time for our home and auto insurance. A woman side swiped my husband in our van, totalling it, and we had to file a claim to represent us in this accident. At first, during the initial call re: the claim, USAA was responsive and assisted in acquiring a rental car (I work as a nurse and have to drive freq for work) when the other driver's insurance agency was difficult to reach. When you call after that initial notification, no one is answering the phone and you get a recording saying that someone will call you back within 24 hours. With my rental car due back today, and still no resolution to a replacement vehicle they are not returning our call from yesterday nor answering calls today.
I understand insurance policies and the verbage they use and I recognize that I will not receive what my car was actually worth; but they have deducted so much from my car, which was in excellent condition with excellent tires, no wrecks, no damage, everything in pristine working order, cleaner and more maintained than any other replacements that I have looked at, (and it's been many) but (does have high mileage which they deducted $5000 for, ok, I get that) but they've deducted another $2500 for which the rep has not been able to tell us what for.
Instead he said "no that's not a deduction, that's a credit to the value of your vehicle" and when it was pointed out to be a deduction on the paperwork that we were sent, he changed it to "that's because the dealership has to make it ready" which 1) my vehicle is totaled and 2) if they're discussing a new vehicle, the dealership factors that in themselves so they shouldn't be deducting that from our payout. We asked for the deductions to be explained, which in the initial conversation we were kindly assured that they would do, and we can not get them to return our calls now.
To summarize. The payout is ridiculously low with no one willing and/or having the knowledge to explain the details of the pay off. The reps are not knowledgeable about the adjuster decisions and yet there is not a way to speak to the group making that decision without going through the rep which won't return your call. The customer service of the claims department is a joke, and just when you need them, they aren't available. Their voice mails assure you that they will return your call within 24 hours, even the managers VM claim that, which is an out and out lie. Initially we were told to supply receipts for the 2 week old run flat tires and brakes that we had just purchased which we did and they claim they never received then claimed it was already in the payoff amount. Avoid them, this insurance company is very shady....

Reviewed June 21, 2023
My simple car insurance claim has been so mishandled, that I'm leaving USAA after being a customer for 38 years. This is my first claim! Vanesssa ** has outright lied to me, then blamed other departments in USAA when she was caught lying. She randomly took away my rental car 3 weeks before the repairs were due to be completed. When I try to call and speak to a human, I can't get through. She won't answer calls nor emails. The "supervisor" Rian or Ryan has not responded as well. I've never experienced such incompetence. I'll be taking the five policies I have to another company. The policy bids I received are 50% less, so I should have left a long time ago. USAA was once a good company. Now it's garbage. AVOID.
Reviewed June 13, 2023
I was a victim of USAA member, his fault not mine, a lot of problems with the claim, they didn’t want cover everything in my damaged car!! I am very disappointed and angry right now, never had a problem with other companies!!!!
Reviewed May 31, 2023
This is the most incompetent insurance company I’ve ever dealt with. My car was hit by one of their members and is still not fixed nearly 3 months later. Their excuse is that they don’t have their member's statement. If they’re handling getting their member's statement like they did mine then I’m not surprised. They made ZERO effort to get my statement, didn’t reach out once. The only reason they have my statement is because I called over and over and over leaving multiple messages, that were never responded to. I finally got through to a person after many tries and gave them my statement even though they weren’t the person that was in charge of this claim. I would caution anyone against using USAA for their insurance seeing as how they clearly have no intention of paying out for a claim.
Reviewed May 11, 2023
Changed all my insurances (auto, house, umbrella, personal property) to USAA after I was quoted a price. On a recorded line I was informed my payment would be a certain amount. Well I paid what they wanted up front. However it was not applied correctly, so my payments are now much higher than the original quote and my original company. They told me, "Yeah it was entered wrong. Sorry. Have a nice day. Pay the new payment or cancel..." Military and family, ha! Just a another big corp that does not care about its customers, just their money. Leave... don't come back... They are only great until you need them or they do something wrong.
Reviewed May 9, 2023
I was in an accident that I was not at fault and my car was determined a total loss. USAA uses CCC One, which is just a software program, to determine the value of my vehicle. Someone, no one will tell me who, input incorrect information into the system so the amount that the computer has come up with for a value of my vehicle is about 6k too low. I have called and called and messaged and called the adjuster to let them know what they have wrong about my vehicle but no one will return any calls or return any messages on the portal.
I have been with USAA for 21 years and they have really gone down the drain. I have asked to talk to a manager several times and I have explained that they do not have accurate information about my vehicle in CCC One so it is causing my car value to be way too low. They don't do anything. It is putting me in a huge financial hardship because I need the money that they owe me for my total loss. Now, I don't have the money or the car and no one cares enough to pick up the phone and talk to me about it. My accident was almost a month ago. They used to be the best. That is no longer the case.
Reviewed April 27, 2023
Part of the policy was for a backdated policy. I have cancelled my auto policy. I will no longer be doing business with USAA in any form whatsoever. I will work toward cancelling all my other accounts. USAA is NOT military friendly. I have been paying overpriced insurance with USAA for over 20 years. I lapsed for 15 days in April because I had not received my disability from the VA in over 6 months. I was struggling to keep the lights on in my house. However, THE DAY I STARTED RECEIVED MY DISABILITY PAYMENT I CALLED USAA TO MAKE GOOD. And USAA has the nerve to tell me they will not cover my kid's accident. After 20 years of business and claims of being military-friendly, we are discussing 3000 dollars. No, thank you USAA. I will pay less monthly and know that I am doing business with a company that does not make false claims THEY TAKE care of military members and their circumstances.

Reviewed April 26, 2023
The slogan Service members and their families, The families is bunk. When you fill in the qualification of someone you want on your policy, they list nieces and nephews as one qualifier. That is Bunk! I was setting up a quote for my car insurance and talked to four different customer service reps. Three of them were nice, I explained I had raised my nephew since he was 15 and he lived with me and I am co-owner of his car. Three of them tried to verify him, and had problems with the system and the third one said I would have to talk to the banking department.
When I was handed off they knew nothing about how to do it! She handed me back to customer service and again went thru all the info they needed and then she asked me if I had a guardian paper. I told her he was 24 years old (she knew at the start) And I no longer needed one, I had the power of attorney because he is a special needs person and he is 24. His car is in my and his name and I provide more than 75% of his expenses. She kept insisting he did not qualify. I told her fine I am unhappy and will answer the survey when she hangs up. She never hung up and put me on hold for over an hour. I finally gave up! Somebody is either pulling my chain or they don't know what they are doing! I wasted over 3 hours on the phone with them and what a waste of time!!
Reviewed March 23, 2023
My car was totaled in a tornado on Feb 26, 2023. USAA wrote checks to the lienholder and to me for the remainder. I instructed them to deposit it into my account via ACH. They simply dropped the check in the mail without notifying us that there was a problem with the ACH. (The problem was that they put my husband's name on the check, since he is the veteran, and tried to deposit it into my account, which only has my name on it, and is the account where they deduct the payments every month.) They never asked me for the account number because they already had it, but they took it upon themselves to put my husband's name on the ACH.
The check took two weeks to get to me, meanwhile they only authorize a rental car for 7 days. So they left me with no car because they did not ACH the payment nor did they even send the check with a tracking number! Just put a stamp on it and good luck getting it. The lienholder was not so lucky. Today is March 23rd and they still haven't received their payoff check, and are telling me that they will deduct another car payment from my account if they don't get it.
I called USAA numerous times about this, and sometimes get customer agents who don't know what they're doing or who are rude. It turns out that they sent the check to the wrong address. This Monday I told them to void that check and write a new one, and I gave them the correct address to send it to. Today is Thursday and I had to call 3 times to talk to someone who, after a long wait on hold, finally figured out that they never voided the check or issued a new one. One last complaint - Every time I call they ask a million unnecessary questions to verify your identity and then send a code to your phone. It seems like their goal is to frustrate their customers - Seriously. I'm switching auto insurance companies as soon as this is resolved. Don't use USAA.
Reviewed March 19, 2023
Had an automobile accident and upon contacting USAA and detailing the accident information it was recorded as having happened in Montgomery, Alabama. The accident occurred in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania. I am 78 years old and gave detailed addresses as to where the accident occurred which were confirmed by the claims adjuster. To say that it was a frustrating nightmare rectifying this error is an understatement. To add to my frustration there is no one available to speak with at USAA during the weekend. I will absolutely commend the claims adjuster that resolved the situation was is knowledgeable and patient.
My frustration is compounded in that I am receiving statements pertaining to my auto insurance bill being due when I have confirmation that it was paid in full with my VISA card account. I keep getting email and iPhone message that the bill is due. It being the weekend there is no one at USAA to resolve this issue. It would have been wonderful if USAA could have sent a claims adjuster to my home instead of requesting me to take photos via an app that I do not understand how to complete. I needed to schedule an appointment at a USAA approved body shop to complete the appraisal. At age 78 this is not convenient for me, but I must comply. I simply wish the USAA would have one individual to keep you advised regarding the status of your claim.
Reviewed March 16, 2023
Got hit by another driver. USAA gave me a reservation for a rental car (small car) so I can get to work. But no rental places around me have small cars just SUV. So USAA basically said, "Tough, you will just have to wait until one is available". Really, how pathetic of a company that they won't change the reservation. So no car, could be a month or longer before mine is fixed. What's the point of insurance if they are absolutely useless when you need them. I'm hoping USAA loses every customer. On top of all that, the initial claims rep (have her extension) won't even answer. I get sent to other reps. Horrible customer service. I hope this helps with at least one person not picking up this worthless excuse of a insurance carrier.
Reviewed March 10, 2023
Worst Auto Insurance we have had the misfortune of dealing with in over 30 years of having auto insurance. Debris on the road caused damage to our vehicle. Our vehicle was in the shop for 6-7 weeks since USAA was not communicating with repair shop or with us. After weeks of trying to reach someone who could provide more information regarding our claim and providing photographs, they refused to cover the most of the damage, so we had to pay about $4,400 out of pocket and they paid about $200. They insisted that the damage was due to known issues to that model and they saw no place of impact, even though the knocking noises and other engine issues had not been present before the accident. (Photographs gotten from repair shop show a dent where engine/undercarriage damage was.)
They couldn’t/wouldn’t provide documentation that it was a known issue to that model, the dealership/repair shop denied it being a known issue, USAA claim adjuster couldn’t tell us who they spoke to at the repair shop when they inspected the vehicle, had only one photograph on file of exterior damage to vehicle but none of undercarriage, had very limited documentation, and somehow didn’t know the employee in charge of the repairs had been trying to contact them for few weeks.
I have spent months providing them with further information such as additional photos and letter from repair shop with statement that disagrees with their decision. They have not even had the courtesy to even respond to my messages and phone calls. These has been going on for about four months. When, I finally did reach someone with their agency all I got from them was that they stand by their decision and to look it up in the internet and I will see people complaining about it. They don't even have documentation to prove it is a known issue, but even if they did why wasn't the vehicle having the "known issues" before the accident? Just because some vehicle are having those issues it doesn't mean that all of them are especially when they only appeared after an accident and there is an impact to that area.
Reviewed March 3, 2023
We have been USAA customers for 37 years and have multiple accounts with the company (insurance, banking, etc). However, the claims representatives have treated us so horribly over a simple windshield replacement for a new car. USAA only wants us to use Safelite to replace the window, but we want OEM windshield from our dealer who says it is an authorized Safelite facility. Our car is less than a year old. We tried to explain this to the USAA claims rep who refused to listen and just transferred us to Safelite on the phone. I told her we wanted to talk to USAA about the claim not Safelite, she told me, "No, USAA cannot help." I asked to speak to her supervisor but she refused to transfer me, saying, "No, they will tell you the same thing." Then, she hung up on me. I called back numerous times and requested to speak to a manager, but the USAA routing operators refused to send me to a supervisor or member services team member.
One router accidentally sent me to USAA bank rep, who was horrified over my treatment by claims. She actually wrote tickets up to escalate my claim and tried to get auto and claims resolution member on phone to listen to me but they refused. The USAA claims reps were mean to a colleague in USAA banking. Who is running the claims department? Absolutely dysfunctional! We're in total shock over our treatment. If USAA can't professionally work with us over a simple windshield, how can we trust the company to handle any catastrophic event that might happen to us? We can't. USAA is not the company that started out a hundred years ago to help military veterans. It only wants to make money off veterans. If I could give USAA a zero rating, I would. We're still waiting for USAA to listen to us and repair the cracked windshield. Unbelievable.
Reviewed March 3, 2023
My brother is a Vietnam Veteran having served 2 times in Vietnam during the war. He used USAA because they advertise that they are there for veterans. He is now very ill and I have his Power-Of-Attorney to be able to assist him with his needs. He is blind and has a hearing deficit. He has car insurance through USAA but because he has lost his sight and sold his car he needs to cancel the insurance. USAA was notified and I was told to send them my POA which I did. They received it and sent my blind brother a letter stating why they could not cancel it. Because he cannot see he will never know what is required of him to do.
They told me they could not cancel it because there was no agent listed. There is no agent because the agent that sold him the policy is out of business and so is her company. They then stated that they needed my citizenship status, my Social Security number, address, phone number, email address, etc. My information should not matter and they have my POA on file along with my phone numbers and email address. I supplied them with all the info against my better judgement and I was told that it would take up to 14 business days for them to respond. They are not saying the policy will be terminated. They are stating that is when (approximately), I will hear from them. This is totally unacceptable and no way to treat a Veteran or anyone else. I would not recommend anyone get any type of insurance through this company. They do not protect or represent Veterans. It seems to be a gimmick that gets them business.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2023
After over 3 1/2 decades of on time payments of both auto and home insurance, I had one small minor claim on my vehicle, and it has been nothing but a nightmare. I hit an object in the road because of a pick up truck in front of me went right over it being higher up than my honda civic. It was an axle off of a lawn service trailer and it punctured my radiator. The costs were 6k to fix. USAA paid the honda dealership and now have doubled my rates on both vehicles on our policy for 3 years. Virtually getting their money back. I battled for over a month to get them to reconsider and they refused to budge. I am now taking my home and auto insurance elsewhere. USAA would rather lose a client who had been loyal for 36 years than be decent. I have noticed from other reviews they have been slowly declining for the last 3 years. I see it firsthand.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2023
Over three months now and my car is still not fixed! The coverage for the car? Contingent on the review of a call from a senior policy advisor! After three months of “We cannot find the call,” “Oh we never initiated looking for the call,” to now “Ok so yes the representative said the car was covered but what does he know?” Twenty years of premiums and this is what they do! Holidays ruined, can’t drive to work or get the baby to a doctor because they denied their representative ever stated the car would be covered!! Finally we prove he said it and nothing! They are deceiving you with their “Here to serve!” Run from them! The only thing they serve is bad faith and lies!
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2023
I have been a member of USAA for over 30 years. Our youngest daughter moved to Missouri in June 2022. We tried to get her a bank account in August and USAA required a physical copy of her SSN card. They said this was a federal law. We provided USAA with bank statements and tax documents with her SSN. This still was not acceptable. Even though we had opened several bank accounts with other institutions that year, not to mention, Our daughter opened an account in Missouri with no problem and also has an account in Colorado.
Fast forward to December. We received a letter from USAA stating that she would be put on our policy because her driver's license showed our address. My husband spoke with a USAA representative and explained that she moved in June, got her own apartment in August, got married in October and resides in Missouri and should not be added to our policy and that she has her own policy with Progressive. Now we get a letter in the mail stating our adult daughter has been put on our policy without our authorization and we will be charged over $3000 for 6 months. We immediately call USAA to get her removed.
The representative as well as the manager said she could not be removed without a copy of her insurance and her lease. 1st of all she should not have ever been added to our policy without our authorization. 2nd she is an adult and she has a right to her privacy. She should not have to give her mommy and daddy her and her husband's car insurance policy. We are beyond frustrated and furious with USAA. I have been a member for over 30 years and they have steadily gotten worse. Their service, they are incompetent and I no longer trust them with our money. We will put our money elsewhere and get our homeowners insurance, car insurance and bank accounts elsewhere. I hope USAA loses business. So disappointed! We really feel like this is USAA's way to scam money out of us.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2022
I have been a customer for 19 years. The last two years have been so hard. This month Dec has been horrible. I lost my mom, while battling a horrible case of Covid, a week later I lost two nephews in a house fire both under the age of 5. Then on Dec 24 I lost my uncle. Now you tell me how could I keep my head on straight. I set timers to remind me but I somehow forgot the 24 when my insurance cancelled while dealing my Uncle's death. I called today to pay and get reinstated and I was told I had to pay the entire lease. I was at the end of the last premium so I was prepared to pay that but not over a thousand. I was more hurt by USAA than I was with not having insurance. I loved them. Always referred people. 19 years got me nothing. Yes I will be telling my entire family. We all use them. Our trucks, RVs, Vans, boat. Time to go.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2022
I used to love USAA insurance. They are a little pricey but it used to be worth it because one phone call and you are done. The last 2 times I have had a claim have been nightmares. When I made a claim for actual car damage I put the claim in and was told I would be getting a call from the tow company. I get a call from some bogus-sounding company called Internet Car Auction. I hung up and called USAA and they confirmed that was the company and they were taking the car to a salvage yard. I told them the car just had it front fiberglass bumper cover smashed and hanging. They wanted to take it to a salvage yard for possible junking. I had them cancel that and then I asked to have it towed to a place they recommend. I had to call the place and I was told they do not take tow-ins and it would be about 3 months before it was fixed.
I asked to go to the place I had my car taken to a few years before that and they were no longer working with USAA even though they were the same company just different location of the other place. So they gave me another location which also gave me that same answer. So I had USAA call around and find a place that would accept tows. How long it takes I don't care because USAA pays for rental. They found a place. So then I was told I would get a text message with 20-30 minutes. Forty-five minutes later nothing so I called USAA again. They said that it shows as pending in their system so they called the company they farm out towing to. USAA was told they would have someone on the way in a couple hours because of snow.
End of day I call USAA because I heard nothing. USAA contacts the company that is used as a go-between for towing. They are told they cannot get anyone in time today before the repair shop closes but they put me in so that first thing in the morning I would have a tow and they found someone. I wait till about 11 am my time and nothing so I call USAA and told them I was tired of this and that I have been waiting a long time. They tried to tell me they never tell people when the tow will come. I said, "Well the person I talked to did and they said 30 minutes the first time to hear something and then the last time a few hours." He says they don't do that.
He then reads the ticket and reads off where they told me. I said, "So I guess you do tell people the time." Their answer was well they were wrong to do that. Which doesn't help me at all. USAA made a promise and just because they were or were not supposed to tell me a time doesn't matter once they told me a time. Anyway, so now they are supposedly on their way. Hours later they show up and they just barely made it to the repair place before they closed. They had to do some sweet talking to get them to take the car in since they got there 3-5 minutes before closing. OK, well, the end of it is the car is repaired.
A few weeks later my wife is driving and it is cold, wet and snowy and gets a flat. She attempted to change the tire but when they put the lug nuts on at the repair place they put them on too tight. I believe they took the tires off to mount the fender easier since it wraps around and up to the tire. So she calls and puts in a request for a tow. An hour later no tow but she was watching the tracking of the tow status and it went to complete. They never showed and she was sitting in the car the whole time right under the big Zips sign so easy to find. Call USAA again, they say they put in a new request and should hear something in 15-20 minutes. Twenty-five minutes later nothing. Call USAA again...They said they put in an urgent request due to the bad weather and told her to stay at the car because they were paying more for this request than the normal tow (never heard of that but whatever).
Fifteen minutes later and still nothing. Total 2 hours before they finally arrived. The tire was changed within 15 minutes. So 2 hours waiting for 15-minute work. They finally had to go outside their go-between for tows that farms calls out to local companies. The times that I have had tow companies show up they hate dealing with the national tow company. So I am guessing that is why it takes so long to get a tow company to take the call. They only do it if they have nothing else going on. USAA needs to drop that third-party tow company. But as long as they keep them the bad service of the tow call center is the bad service of USAA.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2022
I received a letter stating my insurance would go up by 17% in 2023 for 1 ticket. The ticket was fraudulent by the cop who issued it in NJ. The cop said I was in the left lane 2 minutes too long. The citation stated I failed to drive to right side. There isn't any such law on I295 interstate but there were signs posted once I finally reached the 3 lane 295 highway.
USAA stated they increase based off LexisNexis report and I would have to appeal through LexisNexis. LexisNexis simply sends reports to MD insurance companies BUT USAA makes their own insurance increase determination. LexisNexis is just a district court paper trail only. LexisNexis can NOT tell USAA what to do with our premiums. LexisNexis investigated it and told me to call NJ courthouse to reopen my case in Nov22 and this month LexisNexis removed it from my record.
I uploaded LexisNexis report to USAA and they changed their answer and now request my driver's record from DMV. DMV told me if LexisNexis removed it from my record 12Dec, then it gets removed from their system 3 business days later. DMV also told me that NJ records update in real time and would update MD DMV system same day theirs was updated.
USAA can see my driving record and already know I have ZERO infractions on my record but they had me pay DMV to get a driving record. In MY opinion, USAA wanted the premium increased more than assisting a disabled veteran who's been with them over 20yrs. USAA's customer service continues to diminish and it's sad.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2022
The quality of service is gone, they are nice on the phone but no longer the trustworthy force behind service members. They can’t handle a simple claim correctly without constant supervision. I am looking for a new insurance company.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2022
Received a cancellation notice with no notices before. Called to find out why because I was set up on automatic payments with my credit card. Young lady told me my credit card had expired and because it was longer than 10 days I would have to renew the policy but before I could do that, I would need to catch up the the last payment of $168.98. So I agreed. Then the bombshell, I just got scammed, because my insurance had to be reinstated, my monthly premiums would go from $58 a month to $168 a month. Thank you for being a veteran. Went to Progressive and got the same policy for $55 a month and I’m disputing the charge on my credit card as a scam.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2022
USAA was originally started to provide insurance for Military officers. In the late 80's/ early 90's, the realization was made that if they included senior NCO's, the population base would increase and so would profits. Later still, they decided to include all military ranks and even those who never served but had some familial military connection, thus opening the floodgate to nearly anyone, vastly increasing their population of potential insurees. In those years, the rates continued to rise and the quality of customer service declined. I have been a member for over 40 years and I am absolutely tired of being taken advantage of by USAA. Today, I called to get an insight into why my Auto-renewal had increased when I drive fewer miles each year, my cars are aging, but my rates continue to go up.
The CSR I spoke with was more interested in making a case for why the rates increased and how I could diminish my coverage to get my rates down. When I asked her to stop and just let me know what "Georgia rate increase" had affected my renewal rates, I was told I was disrespectful for not letting her continue to drone on about actions to reduce rates by diminishing my coverage. Another fine example of service quality going down at USAA. When I asked to speak with her manager, I was place on hold and never did get the manager on the line.
After 15 minutes of hold time, I hung up. USAA is not the company it once was and it is not in the business of truly supporting us in the military. If an individual can prove military service of someone in the past, they quality. As I said, I have been a member for over 40 years and will say that if anyone is remotely considering USAA as an insurer, know that you will pay higher rates and get reduced Customer Service.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2022
I had USAA for car insurance for over a decade. Then I married a permanent resident, change addresses, and bought a home in a short span of time. Everything seemed fine until I tried to put my wife on the policy. They wanted to see a marriage certificate, passport, and green card. Then when I got it for them, their systems were not updating the information that was sent. The lack of communication between staff and their systems lead to me driving without insurance and having to cancel the policy to get another one. Now they say that I owe them a few thousand because I cancelled the policy early. I would love to go back but I can't see myself paying that much for their mistakes.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2022
I have been a member of USAA for 18 years. I've had it since I was a teenager. I've always had their insurance. I've always had their bank for the 1st 10 years. I really enjoyed them. I didn't know any other service and I didn't need to. As years went on so did their service. We had more and more fees, things went up in price, and the way they did their processing on things no longer made sense.
The 1st time I got hit with a processing fee I simply forgot I had 20 dollars coming out for a bill. I called and told them what happened and they told me sorry for your luck. Even though at this point I had been a member for 10 years. 29.99 fee. Then they told me about overdraft and attached it to my exes account. I guess it does both ways because he over drafted on mine quite a bit after. Could have told me. The next time was a few years later about the same but they were rude and told me that they process things In the order that I purchased them or paid them. Fine.
This time had been a few years later and I have paid my rent. They processed it 5 days after I submitted it. But before the check came in. The same day. So I called and asked and was told that they have 3 to 5 days to process and she doesn't understand why I'm upset. I freaked out. This was a week ago. Now mysteriously I've been charged 5 processing fees in this last week. All of them processed almost a week later. This is over a hundred dollars of fees because I pissed someone off. I'm in the process of changing banks now. I've tried to call and my number now goes through the menu on its own. I tried to chat and they told me to call. I'm getting upset and I'm probably going to try more after this.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2022
My daughter Nadina ** has a Range Rover, we were in Broken Bow and passed under a tree and something fell and hit her sun moon top and cracked in little bit pieces. She has been fighting with USAA to replace it for months. She and I are so disappointed with USAA. They have been giving her run around. This company service "0", she tried asking for manager or vice president and they won't let her talk to anyone. I hope USAA sees this and fix problem. Please people check rating on USAA before you get this insurance because it has terrible review. We Both of VERY DISAPPOINTED with USAA. I give them a "0" rating, what has become of USAA. Please HELP.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2022
Cancel all your USAA accounts today! Undoubtedly the worst insurance company in the world! Their insured driver hit a kid in the bike lane at a crosswalk with two yield signs and received a ticket for "failure to yield". USAA refused to cover one dime of the kid’s very small medical deductible in writing. They would rather the parents sue the driver. If you have their “coverage”, you are not covered. Despicable humans. Cancel all your business with USAA today.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2022
In 2019 our personal caretaker used my van to take disabled friend to doctor. It was windy and my door dinged the car next to her that was right on the line between vehicles. She called and I told her to give the lady my number and I would take care of the door ding. Her husband called and said he was tired of people at work scratching and dinging his 2017 Explorer. I told him I would pay to have the ding fixed. He then said my friend put a big scratch on his car and I told him I had pictures. He got an estimate. The estimate was 2 parts, one part showed cost to fix the door ding and the other part was to fix the other scratches and repaint the side of the SUV. I called and said I would pay the $300 for the door ding but not $900 to fix the rest. He said that we hit his truck and he also wanted a rental car for 3 days for $250. I told him he can deal with my insurance.
His wife texted me back a few days later and said they had USAA and that USAA said they would get it all fixed and file a claim for all damages included other dents and dings against my insurance. They had their adjuster and shop fix all the dings and scratches in the vehicle and filed a claim against my insurance for almost $1500 for a door ding. When I went to renew my insurance, my rate went up. I called my insurance and I had an accident on my insurance file. They lied to my insurance and said we hit their vehicle -- not a door ding. They also placed an accident record on my insurance record. I assume they did this so they would not have to pay money for any of the other damage the man had from his parking lot at work and he had full coverage. This company is run by a bunch or dishonest unethical people. Just look at their negative reviews. It shows the same dishonest actions over and over.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2022
Outside of the mobile app being frustrating to use, I didn't have any issues with USAA, until I had a windshield claim. Was easy at the start, they use Safelite for all windshield claims, only the first installation resulted in pieces of my car flying off on the freeway. 2nd visit resulted in fixing missing molding from windshield, but the multifunction camera on the windshield kept malfunctioning because of the install being off center. This is where everything got bad. I was unable to reopen the claim with USAA, and they have a circular help system that will make sure you can never actually get through to anyone about an existing claim. Their chatbot is especially diabolical. It wasn't until I left a review on BBB, that I received a call from a special team that deals with BBB complaints. After the 4th windshield was installed and 4 months, I finally have a working car again, but there is no way I'm risking another claim with USAA.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2022
USAA use to be a reputable company but since the pandemic there has been a slew of stories that they are stealing from their customers through monthly overcharging in billing. I too have been one of the many to be told there is nothing they can do about the overcharges and if I don't like it, I can cancel my policy. Where is the BBB - this is fraud to those who serve our country. It's not just any insurance company - this is beyond criminal!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2022
***MUST READ!!!*** I have never gone online and written reviews to discourage people from using their services until today! I will be writing this same review on every site I can find! I strongly recommend you use any company besides USAA. I have had 3 different policies and a credit card through USAA, and I can’t stress enough how horrible all 4 of my experiences have been. My family, including myself are all prior service members and have used USAA for decades. But NO ONE in my family has accounts with them anymore. As of today while writing this it has taken them 6 months to backdate an insurance policy that was approved in March. I even drove 16 hours (round trip) to get documents for them from the VA DMV to expedite the process because I needed it done as soon as possible. Now 6 months later, it still hasn’t been done, costing me thousands of dollars in the process.
Be aware that when they say they are sorry and are escalating the situation to a manager/supervisor it is not always the truth! I confirmed that my last 3 calls the reps all said they “couldn’t imagine being in my current situation” and that they “would escalate it to a manager so it was processed and I’d have a manager call me within 24/48 hours to confirm and move forward.” After speaking to another rep today he stated their wasn’t a single time that any of the last calls were escalated and there were no notes for a manager to even call me. I strongly recommend anyone thinking about using USAA for any part of their life at all reconsider, and use a more reputable company that does what they say they are going to do, when they say it! They are hemorrhaging clients because of their horrible business practices and even worse customer support.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2022
I have never left an online review before in my life, but I have to after this experience. Three weeks ago, I was stopped at a red light and was hit by a driver insured by USAA. The driver was very nice and apologetic. The following Monday, USAA called to say they are accepting liability, set me up with rental, and said would tow my car to service station. I chose my Hyundai dealer because the suspension and rods/alignment were clearly messed up. They seemed unhappy I didn't choose their auto body.
My service rep at dealer put in damage report for additional damage beyond USAA's first estimate. I kept calling for answers but USAA kept saying it was under review. My rental was due to go back and I asked them for extension. They said no because car should be fixed by now. But it couldn't be because they never responded to the report so dealer couldn't start fixing. They acknowledged that but still refused. After I threatened litigation, I called again and got someone who said the claim was approved. But they are only approving repurposed/after-market parts for tie rod and control arm that would void my warranty (car is 3 years old with 17K miles). They have lied and are not helpful or trustworthy.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2022
At this point, I LOATHE USAA, because their system is just ignorant. They have security measures that just hinder users where you have to have a password AND a PIN, family members on the account can't speak to them or do things they should be able to do. Then they have their nightmare of a website portal, where once you battle their ** login security, their autopayments features absolutely suck and so do their employees when you call in and have them verify the autopayments.
I'm on month THREE of going over the same information and it's up to me to verify it worked that month, because they don't notify you of a late payment til it's at cancelation crisis level. You pay a hefty rates, you deal with security nonsense that just isn't necessary, and for what? For them not to be able to the basics which is taking my money. If you are busy and don't check your auto payments, this company isn't for you. The entire premise of autopayment is to avoid this situation and USAA's systems and lack thereof do the complete opposite of what you're hoping to achieve with autopayments.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2022
wait it out. USAA has a company named Agero that said they do all the dispatching for USAA. Multiple all day frantic phone calls has depleted me and left me feeling abandoned. My auto service dept had placed my car on special detail due to the serious nature of the problem.
I kept my dogs locked up most of the day in respect to the towing driver and felt such concern for them that I had to let them out often while juggling frantic calls to USAA. Some of the people on the phone were hard to understand due to language problems telling me they were in another country. I have a fear that My car will not be towed at all. USAA has really shown incompetence and bad management. The last call I made late today said the towing company they finally called decided not to come here. Now they are hunting another company.
My car is in a nice flat area with huge turnaround and no reason could be given for any of these strange actions. I am very distressed and worried. I must find a good, dependable, competent company to handle my needs. USAA appears to now be managed by incompetent morons. What can I do???? I am under great stress as I write this and need my car desperately. A rental car will not work for my needs. Please look for competence if you want roadside assistance. I do not think of USAA as being that company at all.
Reviewed July 28, 2022
I strongly recommend everyone reading this with USAA auto insurance review their auto policy immediately. Unbeknownst to me, USAA had modified my coverage during the most recent renewal. They removed my uninsured motorist coverage, but kept the price the same.
Reviewed July 2, 2022
Got in a car accident May 6th (not at fault) and it is now July 2nd. NOTHING has been done with my vehicle because USAA cannot send an adjuster. Removed me from the rental car and now my job is at risk.
Reviewed May 20, 2022
I had executed an Electronic Delivery Consent agreement which required USAA to deliver all notices electronically. Nonetheless, when they decided to cancel my coverage, they elected only to send a notice in the mail, which I never received. I ended having a car accident about two weeks after my insurance had lapsed and suffered about $25K of uninsured damages. Despite the fact that I have a copy of the Electronic Delivery Consent agreement and showed them the specific language (the requirement to deliver the notice electronically), they claimed it was against their policy to do so because New York State Law requires that a notice be sent via USPS. I am suing them!
Reviewed April 25, 2022
Someone who had auto insurance through USAA totalled my car. USAA stole my car, saying they were taking it to a "local facility to be inspected" when instead they took it to an auction house outside of my county. Before towing the car, they said it was not totalled and was going to be looked at. And yet, hours before the tow truck came, I received notification by email that they had declared my car totalled. I called them before the tow truck came to ask about this email declaring my car totalled, and they told me that the email was a mistake, to disregard it, and that they were just taking it to be inspected. They then tried to fine me for not removing my license plate. They also tried to fine me for "storage" of my car at this auction place. They gave me an incredibly low offer for my car, so low that I am not able to buy a new car without taking out a loan.
The comparable cars they sent me weren't cars that are available to buy, and are from "historical records," which does not consider the current inflation of used cars. The comparable cars that I sent to them were all denied and I was not told the reason why, and was told that I couldn't talk to someone who would know why. After a month of trying to negotiate the settlement offer they raised the offer 150$ more. I repeat,150$ more. Every person I speak to on the phone from USAA promises that I will be getting a call about new offers and no one ever calls, when I finally call the person on the line never seems to know about these false promises for new offers. Every person I have spoken to from USAA has lied and placated me. They also promised me that they would be sending back belongings from my car that were accidentally left, and they never did. I went through a traumatic accident, I lost my beloved car (thank goodness I'm safe) and all they care about is stealing my money.
Reviewed April 16, 2022
I was struck by another car in a parking lot. I filed, the other driver didn't. His company said he wasn't covered. USAA had my car repaired and took action against the other driver. Eventually the other company paid, I was absolved of all expense and fault. The adjuster could not have been more knowledgeable, professional, and friendly. A real pleasure to deal with. Thank you.
Reviewed March 25, 2022
USAA SUCKS!! As 30 yr, $7,000/yr premium USAA auto insurance customers, we don’t feel at all represented by USAA in recent auto accident & it’s Not the first time. Thankfully there weren’t any real injuries, thus the reason Los Angeles police refused to respond after being called by both drivers. Unfortunately lone Hispanic driver in 16 yr old truck is claiming some injuries now and has lawyered up accordingly. Can’t imagine what would happen to us if there were any REAL injuries. USAA representation is lazy and lacking, unacceptable when we need them most.
So Disappointed that USAA doesn’t represent nor advocate for us, it’s 30 yr long-time customers! It’s clear that other driver has some liability, as he is illegally speeding in an active school zone, w/ kids, parents, school, school zone sign & school bus present in photos. 25 mph school zones exist for safety reasons when children are present. We know, we live across from a school, on hill with 2 schools!
USAA is bending over again to save themselves any trouble while its 30 yr customers pay almost $7,000 a yr in outrageous usaa car insurance premiums. Customer NO service at its finest. BTW- Col Gpa fought for our great country, flying Air Force fighter and cargo planes in VietNam, but USSA won't fight at all for his granddaughter who got worst of high-speed collision.
Reviewed March 24, 2022
Well, it's been 6 weeks since the auto claim was filed with USAA.. And as of today, not one thing has been fixed on my car since USAA is still going back & forth with Lee's garage an authorized and very experienced MB auto shop. Other insurance companies send their adjuster/estimator right to the auto shop to evaluate the damage & estimate in person and approve THAT DAY... USAA has chosen to drag this out week after week negotiating very basic routine items on the estimate... This is beyond frustrating and you have turned a happy 23 yr USAA customer into one very disappointed and will never recommend USAA again...
Frustrated: 1 - USAA NEVER even looked at the car and came up with a $2,300 estimate based on my photos that I took & provided... for a head-on crash to a MB??? That estimate was a joke... 2 - USAA tried pawning off non-OEM parts - vs OEM MB parts.. 3 - USAA didn't approve the labor rate for MB painting. This body shop is MB authorized/certified and is used by the local MB dealership. 4 - USAA didn't approve the labor rate for the bodywork.
And finally, we are now on the 6th week and the car still has been worked on and USAA just drags these ridiculous negotiations on that could and have been done in 1 day demonstrated by other NJ insurance companies... Not to discuss details of the accident, but I was parked and the other driver hit me head-on at low speed. Driver fully admits fault and has told her insurance company. Yet I sit here 6 weeks since the accident with no car and still dealing with USAA daily. They have clearly taken a happy satisfied 23-year customer that forever has shared with friends, family, party guests, etc how wonderful USAA is - to a very upset, frustrated, and angry customer... I will continue to share my experience but not in a positive way.
Reviewed March 18, 2022
I have been a member of USAA since 1973. They were once a good company which seemed to care about their members, but no longer. Now their only focus is how much money they can wring out of their members and how little they can pay on claims. Their latest trick seems to be to fail to send a bill and then charge late fees. I'm sure that adds up to a lot of money for the company. I strongly recommend that you look elsewhere for insurance and banking!
Reviewed March 16, 2022
When I signed up about 1 yr ago my premium was set at $146 per month. My cars were 2018 & a 2019. Today I find out that my premium jumped to $157. (Great time for this with Biden's gas prices & high inflation!) So I called & they told me I lost a "New Car Discount"! Well those cars were not new last year & no one ever said my premium would jump less than a year later. I should have read reviews before I signed up! They say they're for Veterans but to me they like sticking it to Veterans!
Reviewed March 4, 2022
I have zero faith or trust in USAA taking care of me as a customer. I was in an auto accident that was caused by the other party's drive shaft coming off on the highway in front of me. I took pictures of the party's truck along with a picture showing that his drive shaft was missing and had my passenger as a witness of what happened. USAA took this matter and did an arbitration with the other party's insurance. The outcome was that the other party was not at fault. I requested documentation regarding the arbitration and was told "The decision is considered work product and we are unable to release this documentation." How can I trust that USAA has my back if they will not release this info to me? VEHICLE CLAIM **
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2022
After being hit by a member of USAA insurance. My experience with them has been the worst!! Especially being a Vet (at one time last year I considered switching from State Farm to USAA). I'm glad I didn't. 1st the claim representative tried to tell me (my truck) was drivable (all the while I was informing them it wasn't) ... this was their way of trying not to cover a rental. Once they did finally approve the rental - they tried to put me in a compact (even after informing them I use my truck for work).
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2022
Auto Insurance through USAA costs 4 times as much or more than for example AllState with the exact same coverages. USAA touts itself as catering to the Military Only but in actual fact they are RIPPING off military members. In actual fact USAA has ZERO offerings that are fair priced. Stay far away from this company.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2022
As a 52 year CUSTOMER (legitimately there are NO members!), my first 25 years ranged from excellent to good. After that period of time, customer service, pricing, employee credibility and product offering deteriorated to a barely acceptable level, at best, and made USAA indistinguishable from the other big insurance companies. It is my firm belief USAA in the past 20 years has operated solely for the betterment and welfare of its upper management. The primary corporate focus is the ever increasing of the customer base to increase management bonuses and salary levels. USAA has truly has lost its original purpose, focus and direction it had in its early years. Too bad. I remember what it was when I joined in 1970. Would I recommend USAA to those "eligible", absolutely not!

Reviewed Jan. 1, 2022
This insurance company is for military community. It is very expensive insurance! I saved over $2000.00 a year switching to Allstate. That is a lot of overcharging the military community. Top 3 most expensive insurance that I found.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2021
USAA requires you to send in 3 forms every time your policy renews for Michigan in order to not pay pip. Problem is they charge for it anyway every time just hoping you don’t notice. Then you have to spend hours on the phone with them to get it fixed only for them to tell you they can’t refund the overage you have already paid. I’m done with this garbage company that preys on military. They should be shut down.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2021
My personal experience with USAA is a complete nightmare. I moved out of Virginia due to military and the DMV in Virginia didn't see I had insurance with USAA. The Virginia DMV suspended my driver's license and I didn't notice, until my insurance rates went up. My premium went up to 600 dollars from 400. That was about a year later. Now they took away my good driver's discount and they won't lower the premium back down to 400 every 6 months. My driver's record shows I have a suspension. Thanks a ton USAA for screwing up my driver's record and don't admit. Don't waste your time with USAA, when you need them the most, they turn a blind eye and give you a nightmare.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2021
USAA should not be in roadside assistance if they really don't want to take it seriously as a business offering. I called 10/17 to join. I would have gone with AAA because you know you can really count on them to sign you up on the spot and take care of you. But since I have several insurance policies with USAA, I asked them to have roadside assistance added to my policy.
The agent on the phone said that because she was just signing me up at the time of the incident, I would have to paid for my tire change and submit a separate claim for the $85 tire change. I said no problem at all, that is completely understandable. Then it turned out that she was wrong, that is not how the process works, plus she did not submit my request for roadside assistance to be added to my policy. So my firts claim was rejected. I phoned USAA and they said no problem, we will have the original tape pulled by a manager and if the agent told you your claim would be covered it will be. Weeks went by and I called again. I was told that I had still not been enrolled in roadside assistance and they had no information about my having been told a manager would review tapes.
The same day I got an email saying that a manager in fact would review tapes and it would take 3 to 5 business days to determine my case. I then called back after 13 business days had passed. After 55 minutes on the phone, I was able to confirm that I had a claims manager for the $85 and that I should call him on Monday. I was also told that I did in fact now have roadside assistance but it took the company a full month to get it added to my policy. So I expect they will not pay my second claim because clearly it took them a month to get my coverage and who knows if they will really be able to find the original tape since they haven't been successful in two months' time. Can you imagine how at risk I feel having this company manage my 5 insurance policies for housing and auto? I am sorry to have to warn others.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2021
I know several people that use USAA and none of them, including me, have good comments about them. But just recently is the straw that broke the camel's back. I applied for term life insurance, got quoted $21 or so. Went through all of their hoops and **, they come back and say “hey, you have chronic pain, so we will have to charge you $45 per month instead of the $21.” I was confused, because 99% of Veterans have chronic pain so it leads me to believe that they don’t approve very many Veterans for affordable life insurance. I had a feeling they were going to do that, from what I read, but I wanted to get some coverage for my family.
I will be canceling my auto insurance and my savings account with them as well, they continue to increase my auto insurance every single year and their explanation is “well, auto accidents are increasing.” Yeah? That’s not my problem, I’ve never been in an accident so why am I getting punished? Now when I see their fake commercials, I just laugh. “We are here for veterans and their families.” They need to add a “but it will cost you way more than you think” into their slogans. I’m still pissed they doubled my quote because I served three tours and have back pain. Such a ** company.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2021
Never have I had a worse overall experience with a company than I have with USAA. One of my top 10 worst experiences of my life, including deaths in the family, was when we got a mortgage through USAA. Back when we were a customer, their inability to process mortgage loan effectively cost us money due to a hard close.
The cherry on top was when they sent an overnight letter, by error, stating our application was canceled...2 DAYS BEFORE CLOSING ON OUR FIRST HOUSE. Then they, or whoever they immediately handed us off to, lost our first payment even though we had a transaction record in my bank account. There is a HUGE gap between pretending to care and actually caring. Work with businesses who actually care and not the ones who can spend millions on pretending to.

Reviewed Nov. 29, 2021
Went up 400.00 more for a 6 month Premium despite no Accidents or Tickets. You ARE NOT helping Veterans so please Spare me with the sales pitch! Been with you for decades, Time to switch to a MUCH wallet-friendly Policy.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2021
What they tell you over the phone and what they do in reality is totally different. Had Vehicle Insurance and one of their Credit cards. Have since last year lost over $2800.00 in extra fees and higher adjustments they added to our accounts since we opened the programs. I believe they call this a Bait and then Switch style of getting you to join and then raising prices and fees so fast that you can not recover fast enough to get out faster. Avoid or shop around.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2021
Do not believe the commercials. This is the type of Insurance company to annually raise rates but in your time of need make minimal efforts during a claim . Absolutely a more expensive choice with a less than caring staff that will allow weeks to pass without a follow up on your claim and will have you taking things into your own hands (I.e. calling shops, making arrangements). TBT I had to take my car from the shop it was towed to after almost two weeks of phone tag with USAA. My car was not even looked at because a third party was unable to come take pictures within that timeframe. Instead of waiting any longer I had the car towed and fixed at another shop and paid CASH! And my rate from USAA went up. Will not be paying.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2021
USAA panders to the military and veteran communities with flag waving and clever proclamations of “serving” when in fact it serves only its own interests. Despite my great driving record and no losses on the account, USAA just raised my auto insurance rate by 20%. In a 90-minute conversation with three agents, I was served three different reasons. It turned out that the agents were making the reasons up on the spot.
A week later I received a call from USAA reacting to my social-media post clarifying that my rates went up by 20% due to a change in my credit score. USAA raised rates based on lower credit scores right after a year when individuals and small businesses suffered great economic losses due to COVID-19, and therefore incurred lower credit scores. Making money off customers’ financial losses is as sleazy as it gets. Loyalty works only one way with USAA and there is no advantage of having insurance with them over any other, run-of-the-mill insurance company.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2021
Have an RV that had a roof in perfect condition. Storm caused damage which additionally caused water damage. USAA adjuster lied and said it was due to wear so they wouldn't have to pay anything... Avoid USAA at all costs!
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2021
USAA allowed my abusive ex to cancel my insurance policy in violation of the law. He cancelled all of my policies after I reported him for domestic violence and strangulation. I got in an accident the next day and USAA refused to cover the claim.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2021
Some drunk driver hit my son at a red light so hard it lifted up my 3500 lbs. 350 van. After it took them over a week to accept liability (even though driver was given sobriety test put in hand cuffs then hauled away) they didnt send out an adjuster. I had to get pictures taken of damage (which was over 5 grand) then sent a quote for 3 grand claiming some damage was done prior to accident (it wasnt). Then when I try to go thru shop they go thru I'm told I can't get estimate from them because USAA already sent out estimate so I would have to change estimate app to drop off for repairs instead.
I didnt even make it to 100000 miles on my car and now I'm supposed to let them bubble gum fix my car with cheapest junk yard parts available. One shop said the offer was so low because people taking money instead of repairing car. So if dealing with usaa you can let them bubble gum your car and carry small children when it falls apart or buy some super cheap crappy car that's not held together by bubble gum. That's crap!! That doesn't even include damage on inside which they care absolutely nothing about.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2021
I have tried three times over the past few years and every time I complete all the info, including my USARMY service number the site states that I am not eligible for insurance. This is frustrating that a Vietnam Vet again is snubbed for his service. I will never try again that's for sure.
Updated review: Aug. 5, 2021
Then after the call decided to cal USAA maybe I might get a rep who’s like the old USAA reps that care and will try to help u and believe u. In doing so I got lucky not only they were able to remove the accidents on my record they were able to see that it wasn’t me at all if the lady took only 2 to 5 minutes extra I would have never been in a $226 a month Policy. Unreal they verified it was my ex husband on both accidents and his mistress no I was never involved there it was right it my file why the lady didn’t care to look is beyond me. All I can say just keep trying to call if ur not happy are someone isn’t acting like the old USAA just keep trying because there’s good reps there u just have to keep trying. Thanks for fixing my problem my rate is perfect for my auto and renters. $187 awesome
Original Review: Aug. 3, 2021
Updated 2 minutes ago. USAA’s auto pay not updated when they updated their system. That’s very similar to what happened to me with the automated payment my mom's paid for my USAA account since 2017. All of a sudden in March I called in to update my new vehicle with USAA and cancel the old car. All was ok. I was told they can keep existing policy and that includes auto payment. Then come to find out yesterday I owe $495 and my policy been canceled. No one authorized stopped payments or canceled auto payment when my mom's policy is being paid by the same card. Spent 4 1/2 hours on the phone back and forth. No one cared believed me or wanted to admit there’s been a system glitch. Anywhere no supervisor would talk to me. No one believed me. I’ve never called to file any claims. My credit is 750. I’m not one to not make payments on any of my accounts.
After learning of a huge lapse I’m also going to probably pay for that. How embarrassing and just shocking for them to blame me for not know when I’ve never received any calls, text, etc. They were sending stuff to my old email even after giving them my current email on several calls to them updating my renter's insurance. Here’s the really funny part. As soon as they give me my new quote bam, "Oh I have bad news. It says you were in an accident in 2018." I said, "Excuse me what?" "Yes and some more bad news. There’s another accident in 2019 so that brings the total to $220 for you a month." I’ve never been in accidents since I’ve opened any policies with you since 2017. What is really happening here. I’m so confused.
I’ve paid them over $695 in charges. Never argued I wouldn’t pay them. I wanted them to apologize and take responsibility for messing up auto payments and why couldn’t they call me or text me I was behind on payments? It makes no sense. After months and months I get a letter saying owe $495 and my auto and renters has been canceled. No one gave permission to cancel auto payments. Then I was told it’s because I didn’t update my profile and that there’s nothing I can do to prove it was their mistake by computer glitch anything.
I’m a single mom. I going to be hit with over a thousand dollars in fees for not being insured from MVA then also my apartment is going to charge me for not having renters insurance, the list goes on. But then to not take into account that no one order the auto payments to be canceled on my auto policy, etc is just mind boggling. Then to yet be accused of having two auto accidents that I have no idea about or was never even told about all these years with USAA seems odd. I filed for a driving record with LexisNexis but I feel helpless. I don’t know what to do. I feel like I’ve been flagged for a risky driver and an irresponsible person.
I’ve worked so hard to get where I’m today. After my divorce in 2017 I had to rebuild my life with a job and start to build my credit report. To be handled like I was today was just disappointing and shocking. I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so mad, confused and scared. To know I worked so hard to be able to get my credit to where it needed to be and get a new reliable car and then this to happen knowing you're going to probably get rid of it due to all this is it’s so disheartening. Why USAA? Just why? You're disgusting.
Reviewed July 29, 2021
Filed a claim with USAA 4 weeks ago for hitting a deer. vehicle is not drivable as the antlers took out several internal parts. USAA asked for photos. we sent those in. We received an email stating someone would contact us in 2 business days. They never happened. I called USAA and asked for an update. They said it would be 2 business days. That was 2 weeks now and just again they stated 2 business days. They blame COVID. I have no idea how COVID affects the ability to look at pictures, but I guess that is what all companies are going to blame poor performance on now. It has been almost 4 weeks now. No movement at all. Will not renew service from them in the future and I hope no one else makes the mistake of using them.
Reviewed July 16, 2021
I have had USAA auto insurance for several years. I have had myself and my son covered. I've never had an accident or needed their assistance so I've never had an issue. Recently my son got pulled over, he didn't have proof of insurance. He went to court and the court provided a very specific letter they required to submit to prove his insurance. I have reached out to USAA no less than 8 times trying to get this letter. All I get is a basic email that the courts won't accept. I've been promised a call back from a supervisor and this never happened either. If you don't need anything, they are fine. But if you need help or run into any issues, they will not help you at all. I am beyond frustrated with USAA and will be switching to a new insurance company.
Reviewed July 13, 2021
I’ve been with USAA for 25 or so years and am slowly taking my business elsewhere. Several examples of how they’ve gone downhill but the latest is that they lost the title to a car I recently paid off. Navy Federal is the place to be and their rates are better.
Reviewed July 2, 2021
I have been an auto insurance customer of USAA for over 38 years. I have only had 2 comprehensive claims in that time, the first over 20 years ago and the most recent and ongoing began on May 23 of this year. My car and I were victims of malicious felony vandalism. My car was shot with a gun through the engine. Evidently USAA has NO tow service or claims dept service on the weekends at all. They sent my car to Caliber Collision in Knoxville, TN. TWICE. I live in Virginia and after the second repair managed to drive home. A few days later my car stopped dead again in the middle of the highway. That was 8 days ago. They towed it to Caliber Collision in Sterling, VA, 8 days ago. I am on my third rental, however the USAA allowance for a rental car has run out and now I am expected to pay out of pocket while I wait for the incompetence of the claim department to continue. I was told that Caliber was going to pay for continued rental, we shall see.
Reviewed June 30, 2021
Be prepared to lose money like they "lose" the automatic payment they pulled out of your account. I would not trust these people with your Money or livelihood. With the 100% computer based system of customer service, you can expect to be hung up on, disconnected, ignored, and made to feel insufferably inferior. Product: USAA Insurance Car Insurance.
Reviewed June 25, 2021
USAA auto insurance is a waste of money, and frankly, a scam. I was in a serious car accident four years ago. It took USAA one week to reimburse me for all damages to my vehicle and to determine that I was not at fault in the crash. HOWEVER, they STILL have not paid out on the injury claims related to the accident and I carried a 250K PIP policy with them. All premiums were paid on time every month.
Immediately following the accident, USAA denied all accident-related treatment, beginning with the emergency room visit. They were unresponsive to calls with questions about what to do in order to be able to get medical care. After six weeks of unreturned phone messages, I finally received a call back from the nurse case manager, and was told that she wasn't obligated to speak to me. Incredibly rude and unacceptable. USSA delayed my treatment so that they wouldn't have to pay out on a policy that I bought in good faith. This protracted my pain and caused further injury.
Additionally, USAA sent me for an Independent Medical Examination. I'd been to one previously, requested by the other driver's insurance company, so had an idea how they worked. These exams should not be painful. USAA's doctor "palpated" my spine so hard--and continued to do so after I said that it hurt and asked him to stop--that I needed a cortisone injection the following week in order to bring down the inflammation. USAA is aware of this and has done nothing. All issues have been reported to USAA with no resolution. Stay away. They are a nightmare to deal with if you become injured.
Reviewed June 23, 2021
I have had USAA for 7 years. I have term life, auto and home with them. Obviously the term life does not change but what I just received from USAA for my auto policy renewal was absolutely staggering. I will start off by saying that I have NEVER had any issues with their customer service. In my opinion I have been guided and treated great while with them. My auto premium was between 530-690 for 3 years on 3 vehicles. Actually the first year I had the auto it was 530 then slowly crept upwards from there. I understand rates fluctuate so I really did not question it. I even got a 120.00 discount during the whole Covid fiasco due to less drivers being on the road. When my renewal arrived June 21 of this year it was for 1295.00 for 6 months. I had to wipe my eyes, clean off my sunglasses and get a 2nd opinion of what I was reading and sure enough 1295.00. DOUBLED. I have 0 tickets, accidents, claims, NOTHING....0 and it doubled.
Of course I called them and got the explanation of "The state of Pennsylvania has changed their requirements for auto insurance." So why didn't the other 3 companies I have checked out this week have comparable rates to 1295.00 with the same exact deductibles and coverages? Finally I got ahold of a representative and they gave me what seemed to be a plausible explanation. Actually the representative told me that "A lot of people are going to be shocked at their next premiums due to Covid." They are trying to recoup their losses from Covid. Well that is fine and dandy but I had nothing to do with Covid so why should I be punished for that? It has been real USAA and I suspect when my homeowners policy comes due in 3 months I will be shocked as well. Just be aware of this company. As the old saying of the mullet hair cut goes" All business in the front but it's a party in the back". Be careful.
Reviewed June 5, 2021
USAA is as great as they say... until there is a claim. I've been with USAA for 42-years starting out as a young Army officer. And, I've had only 2 claims in that period of time; both comprehensive and non-collision. Never had a wreck. USAA is great when you're moving about the world, but once you are settled in a community you need an in-person agent to deal with, and that's what you don't have with USAA. I have never met anyone with USAA except by phone, email or FEDEX. The first claim was 20 years ago, the second and last claim was over a month ago. In both cases, it took nearly a month for USAA to get back with me, and even took me making calls to check on claim progress to get a response. Worse, USAA contracts with third-party servicers to handle much of the claims process, and the red tape is excessive. The third-party has me running around getting notarized signatures, finding a long-misplaced title to a car.
There are better options than having to deal long distance with a company that is working for your insurance company and not having an agent you can meet with. It's really not worth it to have insurance, have to file a claim, and have so much work pushed back on your head. So, after all these decades I'm going to get local insurance now. The ongoing thesis packet I'm suppose to complete and FEDEX back to some company I never heard of in order to collect on my claim... well, just ain't worth it. I'll let USAA keep the check as part of the starting over process.
Reviewed May 29, 2021
My car was hit by someone with USAA insurance. My car was totaled and when I agreed to the settlement they gave 3 additional days where they'd pay for the rental car. When I received the paperwork from USAA for the settlement the next day, my name was misspelled. Since it requires a notary - I was unable to sign it with the misspelling. I was depending on the settlement for the down payment on a replacement car and I thought the least they could do for a delay due to their clerical error was to extend the car rental out a few extra days.
I called and the first agent related to me and said he couldn't guarantee an extension but he'd have his manager check. He asked me to call back the next day if I didn't hear anything by noon since the rental agreement ended that day. Called back the next day and the new rep said there were no notes from a manager and said - without checking with management - that they would not do it. Her reasoning was that they are not required to provide a rental past 3 days of the agreement and that it was a courtesy. I told her that I understood her side but since their clerical error was preventing me from getting a replacement car I thought it would be a courtesy for them to understand the situation and give me a brief extension on the rental car. She didn't care and basically took a stance not to check with management, didn't care about the circumstances and didn't give effort to relate to me and my situation.
I felt that it was a heartless hard line policy response after they were the ones that clearly had the error and put me in a difficult driving situation. Told her that I'd not consider USAA as an insurance going forward and she didn't seem to care. Policies are one thing - not relating to results of your error and trying to work out a possible solution which would have barely cost them anything since they receive a hefty discount from the rental company is another thing. I definitely will not consider them going forward and will advocate against them with friend and family.

Reviewed May 19, 2021
Hope you never have to call in and deal with these guys with their automated system or the poor customer service. I'm in sales at a large Ford dealership and was trying to get proof of insurance on one of their clients. Sat on hold for 20 minutes, to wind up being told that she was sending me proof of insurance via email. Had to provide her with several pertinent personal information items about him of course. Never asked for the customer to get on the phone to verify anything. 30 minutes later after I have not received proof and have sent the customer on his way, I called back in to be told by a woman that she can't send proof without him getting on the phone to verify something. World is full of idiots.
Reviewed May 17, 2021
I have been a USAA member for over 35 years, and have seen ever increasing problems with USAA automation, can't get logged in, system won't recognize login, system won't send security codes for some action but will for others.... Now I have "Clinton" in tech support on the line who is making excuses and telling me he has to research a problem for an incident ticket I submitted over two weeks ago. Turns out "Clinton" does not have the access to USAA's web to fix the problem.... Now waiting for someone else.... Bottom line: Stay away from USAA.
Reviewed April 29, 2021
My husband was the Army man so he got us auto insurance through USAA then he passed away last September. I got a letter from USAA a couple of weeks ago saying they cancelled our policy because he passed away??? WHAT THE HELL. I HAVE A CLEAN RECORD. DONT GET USAA INS. YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM.
Reviewed April 23, 2021
This isn't our first run around with USAA over the last 40 years of coverage, with high premiums but it's the worst to date. We filed a claim for roof damage last fall. The initial inspector said there was hail damage on the pergola, which was within a year old but not on the roof because it had been repaired though this is incorrect as it was a new roof when we purchased the house and we have not had it repaired. He also approved interior damage which is strange if there's no roof damage. Later they sent a second inspector who said we had heat damage even tho our shingle roof is less than 10 years old and USAA denied the claim again because that's not covered. The third company they chose for an "independent" inspection sent 5 inspectors. Their result said we had footprints on our roof, heat damage and hail damage but not significant enough and it would just buff out on its own.
This company was chosen and paid by USAA, it was not a true independent source. They also stated, using weather from a distance over 5 miles from our home, that we haven't had large hail since 2009 contrary to the photos we have from a year ago and this last March. Beware and be forewarned - do not use USAA especially in Texas. They will spend more money refuting your claim than just paying it.
Reviewed April 9, 2021
My father died December 2020. He had policies with USAA. I have been trying since then to cancel these policies. Each employee I speak with gives different instructions. I have sent documents and they lose them. They say they can't cancel because the notary stamp on the document isn't raised enough. They do not know how to work their phone system - someone called and left her name and extension number. I could not return the call because the telephone system would not allow an extension number. I spoke with an employee, she didn't know what extension numbers were. I have had to report them to the Maryland Insurance Administration and if they send my Dad's account to collections, I will have to hire a lawyer.
Updated review: April 6, 2021
When this issue was escalated above the offending agent and leadership at USAA made aware of the bad faith aspects of the issue, they immediately put a stop to it. Honesty compels me to note that there is ambiguity in this particular claim and USAA would not be faulted for engaging in a resolution process. The bad faith conduct, however, was stopped and, unsurprisingly, once removed, facilitated an amicable understanding. Appreciate what the leadership did.
Original Review: April 4, 2021
I took my 2019 Subaru Forester in for servicing as a National Brand. The mechanic dropped a brake caliper causing a minor leak that he did not disclose. This happened in the middle of the a move, and when the brake light went off, not knowing about any leak, I checked the manual. All that was needed was brake fluid according to the manual. When I checked the fluid, it was at the minimum level - add fluid done. After a few weeks the light went off again. I added more fluid. No problem. Then the brakes failed entirely.
In the course of examining the issue. Two problems were found. One, the caliper had been brake caliper had been dropped and reattached without repair or reporting. At some point, the wrong fluid was added to the brake system. The National Chain offered to cover their cost, leaving the remainder for me and my family. The dealership recently finished repairs on a vehicle in which the owner added oil to his transmission causing it to repair. USAA covered it as part of a comprehensive claim. Dealer recommended I do the same.
My coverage is no-fault comprehensive and specifically states it covers all 'accidents' save those listed in the exclusion section. I have to interject here that I would neither be writing this nor fighting this if USAA had acted with even the pretense of integrity. The USAA agent preemptively denied the claim, verbally stating, "We will cover it," no joke, "If we have to." She then became uncommunicative. She then sent, in writing the following reasons for denial (and bear in mind they just paid out a claim for mixing up fluids).
One, the issue was fair wear and tear and thus excluded. Had the issue been corrupted brake fluid over time, they would be correct. The inadvertent introduction of contaminating fluid is not 'fair wear and tear'. Two, I am a graduate student, but apparently, I am also in the 'auto business'. This is clearly false. I ran this by an attorney, and the policy is clear. Under vandalism provisions stipulated in the policy, someone adding sugar to your gas tank (for example) would be covered. It does not matter whether someone else did it, or whether you accidentally did it. As long as the cause was accidental, i.e. not deliberate, it is covered. I passed this along to USAA.
Now they are denying the claim, and they cannot even come up with a reason why. They are required to stipulate a reason, they have just figured that retired Army Rangers are Pieces of **. Again, I cannot be clearer here. If USAA had acted with a modicum of respect, this would not be happening. I would not be filing suit. I am, because of the atrocious treatment and bad faith conduct that has suffused the issue claim.
Of note, this is part of a much larger issue with USAA over the past few years including, the closing of a line of credit without warning needed to complete the closing on the sale of a house, cancelling (also without warning) a credit card in the middle of a honeymoon that we had used for our line of credit, using a car buying service that screwed up the process and passed the costs along to me and my wife (now cancelled due to similar incidents with multiple customers), and not bothering to respond for three months to a Housing loan request.
Now? They are going out of their way to find reasons to deny a claim, including just denying the claim? I am not sure what happened to these guys, but it's pretty clear they will only respond to lawsuits. Everything short of that is, quite literally, ignored. I regret staying as long as I have with this company, but the straight up lying in my face and the infantilizing behavior are enough. Beware if you do business with USAA.
Reviewed March 25, 2021
WORST INSURANCE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH EVER!!! I got hit by their driver on January 25, 2020. It is now March 25, 2020 and my vehicle is still sitting at the shop awaiting approval to be fixed. My car has a custom wrap on it and they sent me to Caliber Collision to get an estimate to fix. NOTE: Caliber Collision DOES NOT handle custom wraps. Caliber quoted me to fix my damages and PAINT my vehicle and advised that I would still need to take it elsewhere to have the custom wrap taken care of. USAA then in turn cut me a check (that I have not cashed) for Calibers estimate which did not include the cost of my custom wrap. I have been doing all the back end work including now having to pay for a rental that they stopped paying for because of the initial and incorrect estimate provided by their preferred shop Caliber Collision.
I am pregnant and stressed out that I'm having to basically argue with USAA to fix my vehicle that their driver hit. Other than the energy and time wasted I'm also out almost $500 because the rental company is charging my credit card. If I return the rental I have no way to get to work resulting in additional losses. AGAIN THEIR DRIVER HIT ME!!! If anyone knows of any attorneys that will help me with this case please respond A.S.A.P. Because I can't deal with this anymore. My USAA Claim#**
Reviewed March 15, 2021
I, like many of my fellow Texans, filed a Home Insurance claim following the February Winter Storm that devastated millions across Texas. Due to the recent winter storm, along with a devastating hail storm the year prior, my roof has significant hail damage and has been leaking for over a month now. USAA assigns an adjuster to my home who takes 3 weeks to arrive. When the guy shows up, he doesn't have a ladder, is afraid of heights and doesn't even know it's a roof claim. I call USAA and they tell me they must get a report from the guy before they can do anything. After calling my contractor up who has a ladder I convince my adjuster to go up there with him and take photos my contractor has marked with chalk, he spends 3 minutes on the roof and then quickly comes back down and takes off.
Today I get back the "report" from the adjuster and USAA has approved $300 worth of repairs to my home to simply paint over the water damage. Nothing is mentioned about the roof damage, the fact that WATER IS STILL LEAKING AS I TYPE THIS and that it doesn't fix the leak, it's just masking a problem. My contractor has also stated USAA currently has the worst home insurance rating at the moment in Texas and I can see why. I have water damage occurring to my home that's getting worst and worst and all USAA is telling me to do is pay $300 out of my pocket to paint over the water damage and ignore the water leaking through my roof.
Reviewed March 9, 2021
14 years ago USAA was the best, hands down. My liability only policy doubled over the years even though we've not had a ticket or accident in over 20 years. I was informed by USAA that rates are no longer based off of your driving record, it is based on other drivers who have the same car as you that USAA had to pay a claim on. As of today, I had to switch to another insurance company that offered me a full coverage policy with a $0 deductible for a lower rate than what I was paying for liability only through USAA.
Reviewed March 6, 2021
My car was towed to executive Auto repair on December 18th. The motor was blown and the job was only supposed to take one to two weeks. The owner never got the car back to me until January 12th. Day after day after day he had every excuse. He said Toyota parts were not in. I checked with numerous Toyota parts departments at dealerships and they had no issue with any delivery of hearts. I called 911 to claim that it was stolen because I never saw it in the garage. Cops didn't care. USAA insurance would not do anything. The man lied and lied and lied.
When I went to the garage I never even saw my car. He told me three people were working on my car at all times to get it to me. Disrepair should have taken no more than 2 weeks to replace the motor. However he kept it close to 2 months. He wanted me to give him $100 cash for the warranty but did not want to give me a receipt the receipt he finally gave me was from imperial repair down on Church Street in Orlando that isn't even in business anymore stay away from this place I beg you please let your friends know I ended up paying a civil attorney to get my car back. I incurred over $1,000 in Uber fees in order to get to work. I am 65 years old and this is basically considered elder abuse
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I paid for a rider on my insurance that is supposed to pay me 20% of the value of my car in the event it is determined a total loss. My car was determined a total loss over 1 month ago. I have spent over 20 hours on the phone with representatives - all of whom stated they would call me back and get answers as to why I have not been paid. I need the money to purchase another car, and they only paid for a rental car for 1 month, so I have been paying for my own rental car for 2 weeks outside of their limitations. And I still don't have any answers as to why they have not paid me and there are NO NOTATIONS in the computer system about my multiple calls or the situation at hand! I am livid! I would never recommend these people to anyone for car insurance, or otherwise! Incompetent and rude. I am disgusted and disappointed.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2021
I am a 42 year member of USAA Insurance, and a 36 year customer of USAA Savings Bank. USAA's customer service used to be 100% above any competition, but in the last 3 years USAA has grown too large, resulting in customer service degrading significantly.
1. Over the past year, USAA has implemented changes to their front end VRU to prevent you from speaking to a representative. It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to stop listening to policies and speak with a Representative.
2. USAA also make changes to policies without disclosure. They prevent me from transferring funds into USAA accounts greater than $4,000 per 24 hour period. Yet, it accepts my automated transfer of $6,000 that takes place once a month. They only describe their policies verbally, instead of allowing you to know and understand them. The fact you have many times more in your USAA accounts than what you are transferring in - is ignored.
3. Once speaking to a representative, it takes another 15 minutes to obtain a supervisor who can override and complete the transaction.
As I said, USAA customer service used to be second to none. Now they rely upon self service (which I love) but they then prevent you from doing reasonable things - like transfer funds from investment accounts - especially when one is retired! I am sad that this complaint will fall on deaf ears. Again, USAA's recent growth allows them to forget about customer service since they do not care if even long term customers like me, leave. Sincerely,.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2021
I had an auto claim where the appraiser from USAA took a week to look at the car at the mechanic shop, then wrote an inaccurate appraisal (he put knuckle bushing which is a $50 piece vs a knuckle which is about $300) and it took another week to get the correct piece approved so the mechanic could start work. So it took 2 weeks total to even start while my car just sat there. Because of this, I went beyond my allowed time for the rental car and had to pay out of pocket for the extra time. USAA said they would not reimburse me even though the delay was their fault. So potentially, USAA could sit on your claim as long as they want and they don't care how that affects your rental car coverage. Poor service - very disappointed.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2021
I've been a USAA member for 15 years, and USAA is NOT the company it used to be! They have cut corners to save money (mostly in who they hire), and sadly, it shows. I was hit by a drunk driver while stopped in a turn lane waiting for a light. He briefly stumbled out of his car, caught his bearings, then took off. Fortunately no one was hurt, but the other driver didn't stop and they didn't catch up with him until later. I wasn't too worried about it at first, but later was concerned as USAA eventually assigned me at fault, citing that the damage was on the front end of my vehicle, and since he executed a hit-and-run, there was no way to prove he was intoxicated.
I provided evidence to the contrary, including testimony from the police officer that was on my case who verified that I could not have possibly been at fault, but they said they had already closed the file. All further questions were either ignored, or brushed off. The adjuster, Zach, was a bit on the rude and dismissive side. It's a shame, because they used to have the best service in the industry. I just don't want to see any other Vets taken advantage of, so I hope this helps. Geico seems to have comparable rates, and that's who I use now!
Updated review: Feb. 3, 2021
I finally got help on this but still not thrilled with the experience.
Original Review: Feb. 2, 2021
I used to be a member and wanted him sign up again years later. I call them and they keep sending me back to their online system to get verified but their system sends me back to call them, and they just can’t do anything to help me get through this ridiculous process. Unbelievable! I guess they don’t want my business. I do not remember it being that hard. They’re very HANDS off and can’t even send the correct link to make sure I’m going through the process correctly.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2021
Automated system horrendously terrible. The company will not answer the phone you can spend hours trying to contact them. Worst setup I've ever seen of any company in the entire United States. If you've had an accident, if you're injured if you're stranded, doesn't matter. They will not answer. They don't give a damn and they will not change it knowing the system is unreachable. How would you like to spend 4 hours trying to set up towing service and then having to fight to have the proper charges put onto your account. The company is just something's going to start over there. They're an embarrassment.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2021
I have 3 cars with 3 drivers (1 kid). USAA quoted $694 a month while State Tarm quoted me $364 a month. This apple to apple coverage. Don't go to USAA. I asked an explanation but they could give me an answer.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2021
We had damage to our roof. 2 adjusters came out. 1st one said we were responsible for the repairs. 2nd one reported no damage and a 3x5 slab of roofing was on the ground the next day. We called again and after a very long pass around, the agent had the audacity to say "Well, maybe it's your neighbor's roof." We paid out of pocket. They were rude at best. Motor broke on the driver window. Called to get it fixed...not covered. Advised we wanted full glass after paying out of pocket again. Was told ok. Called on windshield replacement and was told 500$ deductible. I was furious. When I said I would not pay it they said too bad. I spoke with satellite and was told the glass didn't even cost that much. 200 less. I called them and 2 agents told me in TX IT IS NOT OFFERED. Blatant lie. I called them on it and they finally admitted USAA does not. TX does! Don't go with them. They RIP off our beloved VETS.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2021
I have been with USAA for several decades and they are the worst company I have ever dealt with. I am finally leaving their auto insurance division. I left their credit card services years ago for the same reason: total incompetence. And don't be fooled by their catchy but annoying advertisement song. This company does not care and this is my experience after years of being with them. They used to be smaller but have grown and no longer offer quality service, to say the least. Save yourself hours and hours of headache and frustration and steer far clear of them. I cannot express how awful they truly are. If I could give negative stars I would; they don't deserve even one.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2021
USAA required 10 minutes from the time of my breakdown until the time of arrival for their roadside assistant to be on-site and resolved my problem within 30 minutes. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN THAT it is a hoax.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2021
1. If your car is involved in an accident, make sure you choose the place for repairs. Best option for first choice is the repair facility from a dealership for your make of vehicle. If the insurance company makes the first choice then you’re giving them the right to choose the facility for future repairs. By making that first choice yourself, you keep the power of choice to go anywhere you want for future repairs. In my case, I allowed the insurance company (USAA) for the person who hit my car to make the first choice. They sent my car to an autobody repair facility for body, engine, axle repairs. The autobody facility never could properly fix engine/axle parts. I lost my right to take it elsewhere.
2. Insurance companies are required by law to repair your vehicle to conditions prior to the accident. I knew this, but the facilities the insurance company would send me to weren’t fixing the engine/axle properly as they didn’t have the knowhow. The insurance company then started denying repairs, which they cannot do if they are accident related (I didn’t know this).
3. You have three years from date of the accident to file a lawsuit. I did not know this. Seems like a long time, but given the fact that I was dealing with moving parts that weren’t repaired properly, more damage would happen as time went on. Three years went by very fast. I eventually took my car to a proper place to fix the final repairs. It was just after the three-year period, so I had no recourse to get reimbursement.
I eventually talked to a lawyer about getting reimbursed from USAA for the expenses. After looking everything over, the lawyer’s comment was that it was outright disgusting all the lies and denials USAA told me in order to not have to pay for the repairs from the accident. He said it was past the three-year mark, so I could not sue USAA. He said I would have to sue the person who hit my car to get reimbursed. I refused to do so.
Point is that if you are dealing with a dishonest insurance company such as USAA, do everything in writing. You can email attach documents to your insurance claim account. Give them a few tries to do the repairs correct. If they do not, then sue. Don’t be like me thinking eventually they’ll do the correct thing, because they won’t. This was an over three-year long process with me averaging consistent weekly correspondences over that three-year period. Don’t go through the aggravation I did, just sue before it is too late.
I eventually found out that even though USAA has a very good record through their financial institutions, my situation was common practice for them when it came to paying for repairs. Please know that USAA says this is a resolved claim, because they know I have no recourse to sue them now. In my eyes, it is not resolved as they did not pay for all repairs from the accident as required by law. If the insurance company knows of the damage prior to the three-year mark then they should be required to pay for those repairs, not have the right to push them off. USAA new of this repair issue just after the accident happened, but never fixed properly. Good Luck.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2020
I locked my car accidentally while engine was running and set my heater on high. I called a USAA Roadside assistance customer service and robot assistance was super slow and talked too much before I got to talk to the representative, with another 20 mins talking to representative for documentations, plus 5 mins wait for the document to send to the road side assistance, and another 60 minutes waiting for a person to unlock my car. Totally, I waited almost 2 hours for my car to unlock, to be honest I tracked my time. Waste of money to pay for Roadside assistance. I couldn't have just break my window and get in the car and pay for my window to fix later.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2020
USAA overall is fantastic. Their Roadside Assistance is outsourced to another company, Ajeero, and it's not very good, unfortunately. They took about 3 hours to get to me when my car needed to be towed. The issue seems to be their techs are based in one city, and if you're in a suburb it takes them forever to get to you
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2020
USAA Roadside Assist has Great customer service. The company they contract with keeps you informed the whole time via text. The contracted garages are always prompt. I wish that the telephone hold was not so long.

Reviewed Dec. 18, 2020
While I won't get into the whole story, I'll abridge my history and what happened. I'm a very careful driver. I don't drive too slow, but I don't drive fast, either. I follow the laws of the road, enough so that I even have annoyed loved ones with how they drive and have bad habits with certain things, such as braking at the last minute for a light or not using a turn signal at all. I'm constantly scanning the road for potential dangers. This may sound rather paranoid, but I was taught that it's better to think everyone else will do the unexpected than to think everyone will do what they're supposed to. This isn't a perfect world, after all.
Then I had to drive in the middle of an overcrowded city to make a medical appointment that I can't have anywhere else that has less dangerous traffic. It's the last appointment, too, so as relieved as I am to be on the last one, I'm also driving in morning rush hour. I had to; The kid couldn't be dropped off at daycare any earlier, and that meant I was forced into the middle of bumper-to-bumper traffic. Anyone who has been in overcrowded, big cities knows exactly the kind of drivers who frequent the area.
I'm five minutes away from my destination. I'm finally exiting the highway, but the traffic light to stop oncoming traffic, so I'm stuck at the yield sign with no safe opening for me to get in. I am first in line, though, so as soon as I do finally find an opening, I go for it. As I turn my head forward, apparently someone that was once behind me (how far back, I wouldn't know), drove onto the sidewalk to get ahead and was now stationary in front of me. I stop as fast as I can and swerve to miss, but given that I was already close enough to traffic and that there shouldn't have been any room for them to even sit in front, my eft headlight crunches against their back light and the front left corner of my car is destroyed. (The perk and not-perk of having a car not older than five years old, knowing how they're made now.)
Funny enough, the driver of the car that cut the line told me that she just paid off the headlights she broke before and was going to pay for my car to get fixed. I know better than to trust some stranger, as nice as it would have been, so I call insurance after getting her info. (Sadly she was reluctant to give anything other than her phone number, and I had a picture of her license plate.) While we waited for the police to come by-- who never came, might I add-- she drove off saying how she was late for a medical appointment.
To sum this up, I give this info to the insurance company and he explains that he'll be in touch. Over the next few weeks, while my car is getting fixed, I get a call from both him and another person within the company, one saying that I'd take blame because I rear-ended her, and the other saying that he wanted to clarify things in the story since she said (as they got a hold of her through her insurance company) that she admitted to cutting me off. Now I'm left confused as to how I was blamed when no one reached out to reclarify the story and that I couldn't get a hold of anyone else for explanation on it all. It's the first accident I've been in since I'd been driving the last 13 years at the time, and when someone admits fault, I'm still blamed? It didn't feel like they had communication within their own company at all, and it didn't ever feel like they were ever on my side.
This is only the Auto Insurance side of the story as well. Home insurance has a story against them as well. What's worse is, now that I've changed companies, I'm finding I'm saving way more money than I ever had with USAA. It's strange to see that a company which claims to serve veterans so "well" can be easily beat by anyone else. I've now cut all my losses and only keep them for banking, but only just because I'd been with them for sixteen years. I will say that, as time went on, the company has only gotten worse with their insurance services. You can't even review their services on their site anymore, so there's no more honest reviews to find unless you go off-site. This fact alone shows me a lot.
As a veteran and as a civilian, I'd never recommend someone go with USAA for any kind of insurance. I used to recommend them, but with past experiences proving otherwise, I just can't say anything good about it. If anything, my PTSD and trust in others' help has only gotten worse from the experience. Your money really is best invested elsewhere.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2020
Serve your COUNTRY! Get in one accident and they throw you in the GUTTER! I would never let a service member go to this trash Democrat Company. It's so SAD and Worse than OBAMA and BIDEN.... Criminals!!!!
Updated review: Nov. 18, 2021
I understand that USAA was not fully responsible for these delays and I appreciate that they were willing to make amends under the circumstances.
Original Review: Dec. 6, 2020
USAA Insurance Service and Claim processing needs a lot of improvement. All I wanted was a simple tow that morning to get my car over to the mechanic before he closed for business. USAA assigned the tow to Auto Towing at 10:45 AM, and they said they'd be there in two hours, but after that time past, they cancelled the tow. Patriot Tow, said they'd take the tow from USAA, and they'd be there in an hour, then an hour later, 30-minutes more, then 30-minutes more again, then for sure in 20-minutes, and after four and a half hours later; they cancelled.
Finally, E&E Towing took the call, said he could be there in an hour, got there in 45-minutes. Great job E&E Towing! And, finally the car arrived two hours after my mechanic had gone home. It took USAA over eight hours to get my car towed locally fifteen miles and three different tow companies to get the job done finally done. Out of the four companies that it took to get a tow, NSAA, Auto Towing, Patriot Towing, failed to care about this Veteran who simple needed a tow, but a special thanks to E&E Towing who was finally able to get the job done just past 7:00 PM that evening. Shame on the rest of you!
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020
My husband first signed up with USAA in 1949. I became a member upon our marriage. My two sons also went on our policy when they began driving in the 1970's, and when we adopted a daughter, she too was on our policy. It is now 70 years later and I am still driving and still more than satisfied with USAA's service.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020
USAA is a RACIST establishment!!! THANKS CARRIE **!!! USAA is a RACIST establishment even if you're a Vet or know someone who is a Vet, or they don't care about the people they hire. STAY AWAY!!!! CARRIE ** (KAREN) should not be allowed to do anything that deals with customers. They lie repeatedly to cover up their mistakes. When we live in a world where everything can be pulled back up. I have a recording of Carrie ** (Karen) and how I was talked to and belittled when your member was at fault. I will be tagging what I was able to record on every social media platform as USAA does not care about minority CARRIE **'S wonderful customer service. YES CARRIE YOU KNOW YOU DROPPED THE BALL AND MESSED UP AND THEN YOU WANT TO BE RUDE AND NASTY!!! Thanks USAA about only caring about non minorities! Wonderful what some minorities have done and fought for this country!!!
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2020
I have been with USAA for 25+ years. They denied a claim without even letting me explain what happened. I tried calling over 15 times without a call back. I emailed the executive office and Mr. Peacock with no response. I filed a BBB complaint and was called by one of the managers with whom I left 3 messages for. She was pissed that she forced to call me back. She told me my claim was denied. I asked how they could deny A claim without getting my side of what happened. She said she was going to listen to my phone conversations as I called over and over again trying to find a fair objective person. I believe it's in retaliation because of a recent settlement from them.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2020
Been with USAA since 2007, had a few minors along the way, mostly vandalism, ppl keying and etc, storms causing a limb to fall and break the windshield. Hurricane Micheal destroyed our pool, and damaged our sheds and roof, their adjuster short changed us, ending up having to pay out 8000 out of pocket. Recently while shopping at Walmart, we found someone damaged our vehicle, I noticed a rock lodge in the gap between the glass and hood, and seen a crack about 8 inches, not knowing much about it we arrived home, as soon as we started to unload the car we seen damages on the passenger rear panel and bumper, no paint on vehicle or scuffs just a long dent and deep scratches.
All I know is my windshield is cracked and I have damages to my passenger side.
#3 person spoke to, he tried to change this claim stating three instances, a hit and run and two vandalisms? I’m like what? How is that even feasible, I can see vandalism but now two separate ones and a hit and run, that makes no sense whatsoever, my opinion is USAA is trying not just short change me but make it where I have three deductibles instead of one, saving them money! Though it’s crazy 1900 for damages to door, side panel and rear bumper, and not added was the windshield. I took by their own ppl didn’t tell them I was a USA member and that body person estimated 3200. So I do know USAA is trying to short change me. Oh by the way this jerk even tried to say it resembled damages from the past, I had to find a photo taken recently to show there wasn’t any..
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2020
Usaa has always been fabulous from their timeliness to their amazing customer service. Their auto insurance is affordable and easy to file a claim with. We’ve had to file a claim a few times over the last decade and have always been impressed with their service.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2020
After 8 years of auto/home with them, I was shopping around for other auto insurance. I found out from those companies when comparing prices I had an auto claim. I said no, I haven’t had a claim since 2005 and that was when someone hit me at a stop light. I was told I had a “zero payout” claim in 2018. I had called USAA to ask about coverage when I hit a very large pothole and worried about damage to my undercarriage. Fortunately, just got a new tire and paid for an alignment and had no issues. Thought nothing of it until Allstate, Geico, etc told me about this “claim”. I opened a complaint with the state department of insurance and the USAA response was inaccurate (dates) and they didn’t address the fact they also documented this claim as “multiple car”. I called several times before opening the complaint, too. Stay away from USAA, horrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2020
Good Insurance, has been there when I had a claim. Helps its customers out while Covid 19 is attack our Americans. They do help when renewing policy time comes along with discounts with premiums, when eligible. They listen to me, and discuss, when needed.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2020
Prices are very competitive. You get a quick response on the phone from people who really know how to speak ENGLISH. We were able to get coverage for both cars and our home with ease and huge discount. I would recommend this company to anyone who qualifies.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2020
We have been a loyal USAA member for more than 35 years; we bank with USAA. All our home, rental insurance and auto insurance are with USAA. Our retirement investments are with USAA. We felt very good about USAA; that is until this time. We filed an auto claim. First USAA stated they absolutely needed pictures from dealer service center. But when the pictures were ready, the field appraiser simply refused to receive the pictures, without pictures and within 20 minutes the claim was denied.
After calling multiple times and different leaves of management. USAA agreed to take further looking into the situation. This included the pictures and investigator. But after a short conversation with the new investigator, USAA failed to provide us any updates on their decision until we told USAA we have paid in full for the repair. We did this after more than six weeks sitting in the shop waiting for USAA. We really needed car and could not wait for USAA to act on our pending claim. The next day, USAA made the final decision, and of course, our claim was denied.
We are giving one-star rating not because USAA denied our claim, it is because how USAA handled this claim. The appraiser only seemed to want to close the claim fast with minimum effects and move on to the next. It took a long time for USAA made a final decision, and the final denied decision came out just one day after we told USAA we already paid in full for repairs. It is just simple coincidence or something else? Only USAA knows.
For a long time, USAA had a reputation to care about the service members and their families. Now USAA seems like all other companies in only looking out for themselves and damn their members. Please think about twice before you decide on choosing USAA, because USAA has changed but not for better, your grandparents and parents USAA are not existed anymore. We never thought we would write this kind of review about USAA, we never thought we would consider leaving USAA.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2020
Unfortunately, we were hit by a vehicle with USAA. Got their information. Pictures of the scene. Pictures of the vehicle. When we made the claim, USAA told us the individuals weren't in the state and refused to see any of the evidence. Because we didn't have their insurance, they left us in the cold. Be careful if dealing with them or considering them.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2020
I've been with USAA for over 12 years straight, no accidents and here is my first experience with them. So we're moving from San Antonio to Jacksonville NC for a PCS move, about 4 hours into our trip we're hit by a semi truck and he decides to keep on going after he hit us. We of course called the state troopers to report the hit and run, the trooper puts together all the information and we call USAA while we're sitting on the side of the road with the trooper. They're asking us a ton of questions which is no big deal, mind you that we were also towing my wife's car on a trailer when all of this happened which is important to know. We tell USAA that we're in the middle of a PCS move and about the hit and run, how it went down and all. I tell them my wife's car is on a trailer and when they schedule a tow truck it needs to be equipped to pick up the trailer as well as tow my truck which is totally messed up.
They assure me they have called a tow truck which will be able to tow the trailer and load the truck on a flatbed. All was cool until 3 hours later the tow driver shows up who was supposed to be there in 45 minutes according to USAA. USAA sent me a link via text to show me the ETA of the tow truck, when I looked after 45 minutes to see where he was it said he was onsite, I called USAA again and asked them where the driver was because the text I got with his location says onsite but I assured them he was not onsite. They asked for the number of the driver from my text, I gave that to them and they tried calling. When I looked deeper at the map on the text and zoomed out it showed that this was a tow truck driver in Ohio, mind you we're in Beaumont TX when all this happened. The USAA person got back on the phone, I told them the company they sent me was in OHIO and I'm in TX.
They apologized and said it have been a glitch, but they did reach the driver and he was only out about 30 minutes. Again, I've waited 45 already, to get the glitch thing figured out was probably another 15 so now I'm on the side of the road with my wife who needs to use the restroom without anything in sight. We waited of course because we have no options. So we wait the 30 they said he'd be there and again nobody shows up, call them again, they had no clue of the accident and I had to answer another 100 questions and explain the situation, my wife's car on a trailer, hit and run, my guns are loaded in my truck, I can't just Uber it somewhere with 5 rifles and all my luggage, wife's car is loaded down with stuff so we can't drive that. Anyhow, we wait and wait again until after 3 hours dude finally arrives. He had no idea about the trailer when he showed up. So he calls dispatch to see if he should tow it.
They call USAA and ask if they'll cover it and they said yes. He couldn't tow it right then and there so he had to go back for it. Now you might think this is the end but it's not. Now the driver drops us off at a hotel which was great. We ask USAA to just have a repair company rip off the bumper, put a new rim and tire on and I'll finish my move, they said yes that's fine and they email me a list of STAR repair shops, the tow driver hauls the truck to the repair shop, they tell the repair company to do what I had asked to get back on the road and ensure the truck was safe to drive. USAA agreed to do this and just have us finish the repairs when we get to NC. The company takes three days patching us up and we hit the road but prior to this USAA didn't know if the truck was going to be repairable so they contacted enterprise to line up a rental, I told them that because of the trailer we'll need something that can pull the trailer.
They said, "Yes we'll approve of getting an oversized truck that can pull a trailer." They assured me that they have a truck with Enterprise lined up that I can tow with. I call enterprise and they tell me that they have a rental order from USAA and they'll have it ready the next day, I ask if I can tow the trailer, they said NO. They have no rentals that you can tow with. I call USAA back and every time I do this I've got to tell the person I'm talking to the same story, hit and run, guns, stuck in Beaumont, I'm PCSing. It was monotonous by this point. I'm frustrated. Anyhow, we just ended up getting a car and now we can drive around for the 2 days we have the rental while we're stuck there hoping the repair company can fix my truck to get us on the road. The repair shop calls me and tells me I can pick up the truck at the end of the day Friday. Cool, they fixed it enough for us to drive, we pay our $250 deductible because it was a hit and run.
When I get to the shop the people were awesome and they did everything they could to get us back on the road. We finish our PCS and arrive in NC, we contact USAA to drop the truck off at another repair shop and they sent over an assignment order to a location. When I get to the shop they have me sign a form and tell me it's a $500 deductible, I tell them I've already paid the deductible at the last repair shop. They asked me to call USAA which I did and had them on speaker, I go through 50 questions again and USAA says that they thought this was a new accident and that's why another deductible was required, I told them this was the same hit and run accident, not another accident and that I had already spoken to someone who gave us the OK to do this, they said they'd fix it and send a revised assignment to the repair shop.
I leave and USAA lines up a rental, cool. Well this is still not the end, the repair shop does their estimate and sends it to USAA, they decided to total the truck out. They send me a settlement agreement which is 6-7 k less than blue book, OK I'll do that but I'm not happy. I had new tires less than 24 hours old when the accident happened that cost me $1800. At this point I'm tired of all the drama with USAA, I go up to the repair shop to sign a release form and they tell me I owe $250 deductible. I was like you've got to be kidding me, I had to call again and explain the situation again. Now because in TX when an insurance company offers you a settlement they'll only required to cover 7 days on the rental.
USAA tells me they're going to overnight me a FedEx package with some papers I need to sign so they can send me a check. OK, being I was in the middle of a move I told them where to send the package, after two days the package had not arrived, I called them to let them know, they said their mistake it went to the old address. They said they'll fix it and resend overnight, I asked about extending the rental and they said they would because they made a mistake which is now postponing my payout. Now I wait again and no package was arrived overnight, I called them again and they said again it went the wrong address. I ask for another extension and they said they'll need a manager's approval which it should happen that afternoon.
The next day enterprise calls me and ask when I'm returning the car, I said I'm waiting to see because USAA was getting approval on the extension, they said OK but they needed me to go in that day because the car was already 3 days late, I asked them if they didn't receive the first extension and they said they had not. I call USAA telling them about the call and if the manager had responded about the extension that I was supposed to find out about, no but maybe today at the end of the day, again I didn't hear from them until the next day. They approved me all the way up to the end of that day. WOW, thank you for sending the paperwork to the wrong address twice and now for cancelling my rental.
I did end up getting the paperwork the same day my rental was due back and sent that back, I've still yet to receive my check which I was told would happen within the 2 days of me signing everything they sent. It's now been 4 days. I can say complete chaos and I'm unhappy. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND BEING A MEMBER OF USAA FOR 12 YEARS, those words I will never forget because of how many times I had to call USAA about every day.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I recently had occasion to file my first (and hopefully last) accident claim with USAA. It was a comprehensive claim resulting from damage to my vehicle due to rocks coming from a dump truck ahead of me on an Interstate highway. I have front and rear dashcams, so there was no doubt that I was not at fault. I was about four seconds behind the truck (not tailgating), and there was nothing I could have done to prevent the truck from dropping rocks.
USAA closed the claim in less than 24 hours, and I am officially not at fault. The windshield is being replaced at no cost, I received my check for the damages (less my deductible) a few days after I filed the claim, and USAA is going after the trucking company to get my deductible back. Everyone I spoke to was friendly, helpful, and efficient.
I'm sure that the video helped make this an open-and-shut case. My point is that once they knew that everything happened exactly the way I'd said it did, they acted quickly to resolve the claim in my favor. No dilly-dallying, no premium increase, no trying to weasel their way out of paying, none of that. They saw what happened, immediately decided I was not at fault, and did the right thing.
I get offers for quotes from every insurance company around whenever my policy is up for renewal. I throw them out because none of them have ever come in at less than twice what I'm paying USAA. But now that I've seen the way they handle claims, I won't even open those offers from other companies anymore. They'll go right in the shredder. Low premiums and great service? I'd have to be crazy to switch. If you're a veteran or an eligible family member of a USAA member, you owe it to yourself to check them out.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2020
This company is not really about insurance, but about mass marketing. Poor service once you sign up, and will do anything to keep from paying any claim. Expect to be assaulted by marketing, by email, phone, and regular mail...Run don't walk away from this company if you expect them to treat you as a human.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2020
The insurance cost is 5x what I could get another policy for locally... We only stuck with it as it minimized bill pay and combining our car, house, credit card etc directly with our bank. Let me put it this way... We are charged and have almost $500,000 insured on our home alone (paid 27,000 for the whole house) but forcibly insured for 125k+ of valuables.. Just sayin if I paid 27k for a house there isn’t anything close to 100k inside! Car insurance keeps increasing yet we’ve gotten older (late 30’s) no tickets or accidents.. Took over an HOUR on the phone to have a person removed from our car insurance we didn’t even add..
USAA is becoming a joke in the world of expectations vs reality. The reviews should update to who they currently are and remove all these wonderous glowing reviews and pages referring customers. That’s not who usaa is any longer. Credit cards, loans and them in general need to close down as they are no longer good for families, they are ripping us off every chance they get!!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2020
My significant other (for which I am also on his auto policy) has had his auto insurance policy with USAA for years and only called to update our physical address and they couldn't change it because he didn't know when he initially started driving, he only knew it was in his lower 30s for which was over 20+ years ago. They expected him to contact the DMV in NJ (where he hasn't lived in over 15 years) to get that information when they have had access to his driving records since he first got his policy with them almost 10 years ago. But that really wasn't the main issue, the Customer Service Rep was so rude and unprofessional and couldn't explain why they needed this information at this point and not when he first got his policy. USAA is a great bank but their insurance department sucks.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2020
They have gone DOWNHILL in service. I used them years ago and they were professional and responsive. They are now almost impossible to deal with, incompetent, and unprofessional and you can't easily get a hold of anyone to speak with and you can't speak to a supervisor. They mess up policies and then it's difficult to get it fixed. They are no better than the generic ones like Geico. So bad and I'm so disappointed in their service. Don't use if you don't have to!
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2020
As a retired USAA employee I really expected better customer service. While working there we always heard about bad reviews our company received but thought these were isolated incidents. I have since found the customer service and ability to service members is very sub par. I will be seeking other insurance companies for my families auto and homeowners insurance (4 autos and 2 homes). They take incompetence to a new level. In these trying times, members should not have to be dealing with things that should be taken care of by a company that claims “they are here to serve” those that have served.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2020
I was hit head on at no fault by an out of state USAA insurer crossing our ongoing traffic flow on October 7th 2018. This resulted in not only totaling my brand new Mercedes, but significant head damage smashing my head and breaking my windshield. I have spent more than 6 months in rehab for severe head trauma until all my medical benefits ran out! I lost all my income and am still battling to settle with this unreputable firm! Now due to COVID-19 I have no hope of taking them to court anytime in the near future. They simply ignore every request from my attorney, and even after conducting a ZOOM deposition meeting with their attorney.
Frankly, I should have simply sued the person insured by them, since they do not stand up for their at fault liability! The only claims paid to DATE in two years were all from my insurance company State Farm! They even lied to me claiming that limited tort for liability would be the case, when it does not apply to out of state Pennsylvania drivers. This firm is a scam artist, to be avoided at all costs!
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2020
I have had two claims since I have been with USAA and neither were no fault. USAA is the worst insurance company I have ever worked with. I agree with the scam reviews as this has been as far from my experience as imaginable. They lie, they cheat, the left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing and it's been complete chaos. I had a claim with Geico, they picked up my car, dropped off a rental and I never did anything except let them know what happened. USAA has had me running around for weeks and has never taken ownership. BTW, they are in no way associated with the VA or the US Military, that is nothing more than a marketing ploy. I have known many who are using USAA with Zero military background. I thought being a vet counted for something but the whole thing is a ruse.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2020
I had a car accident recently. It was not my fault. It was the other driver's fault. She bought her auto insurance from USAA. So I claimed the accident with USAA. They didn't contact the other driver for this accident in two weeks. Even though they assigned this claim to a specific guy (adjuster), it was very hard to contact this guy. They never answered my email messages. Every time a different adjuster answered my call and everyone gave me a different story. They promised they would pay the rental car. But finally, they refused to pay the rental car and enforced me to pay the rental car. Their service was pure garbage and it was a nightmare to deal with USAA!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2020
USAA in 2008. When married to an officer they were an outstanding franchise. Today suffering from PTSD. This bank has is disrespected me. Requesting to speak to supervisor deny permission to speak to supervisor. Demands case number when case number wasn't even involved. Altogether they do not care about their customer service or satisfaction unless you're on their upper echelon list. If you're not an officer they don't care about you if you are an enlisted. After they started life insurance they have provoked every act of duty soldier member enlisted.
If you want to bank or auto insurance company that will hang up on you transfer you to a deadline or simply deny you speaking to their supervisor if you don't care about your well-being go with USAA. If you want satisfaction and customer service with people that respect and they care about your well-being go with Navy Federal Credit Union. Their customer service satisfaction is at a 90% or greater. If you are with USAA your customer service satisfaction is at 12%, again USAA as a franchise does not care about the well-being of the soldier member today.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2020
Horrible insurance company. I’ve paid them thousands of dollars over 20 years and when I have a claim on the med pay or on the collision they don’t want to pay any of my medical bills or my passenger's medical bills. Have to argue all the time with them. Call customer service or no help. Tired of giving them thousands of dollars a year for 20 years. Every year they seem to get worse and more expensive.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2020
USAA claims to serve those who serve (and their families), but they only serve their own interest. I am a retired (service disabled) Marine with over 20 years of active service in two war conflicts. I have been with USAA for decades and have paid into my auto policies over the year amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have a clean and excellent driving record with only minor incidents like cracked windshield or hit by a tree.
Recently, my son crashed his Jeep and USAA declared it totalled. They wanted to settle me for half of the cost on the merits of their online appraiser company. This appraisal was done via the internet so no one actually inspected the vehicle or did an actual physical assessment. After three months of providing them with relevant and active comparables that show the value of my jeep to be twice their settlement amount, they refused to acknowledge my claim and refused to resettle the claim.
Once I was bent into accepting their claim, they once again (conveniently) made what they called an "error" in the final amount and offered an even lower amount. If I had not caught that error, I would have lost another $500. They simply adjusted the paperwork and did not even offer a better settlement for having wasted my time, made a financial mistake in the final settlement and had me spend time of my own to verify the numbers once again. If I did this kind of mistake in my business, I would lose customers and I would lose their trust.
USAA is not looking out for us veterans. They are now so large and unaware of the damage they are inflicting on their customers by doing automated appraisals and errors in their settlement that they just don't care. What once was a great company that stood for United Services Automobile Association is now an Automated company that is not concerned with the bad service they provide. They only care about profits.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020
They talk about members being family, revering veterans and their service, being a partner. Lies. My wife and I are veterans, our fathers are veterans, our son is active duty. All they care about is profits - don't be fooled by their marketing campaigns. Have the unfortunate luck to be in two accidents in a year, with one not your fault, and they cancel your Insurance - even when it is against the law to do so during the Pandemic. Then, they try to cover themselves and commit fraud by sending you a form to sign stating you asked for your policy to be cancelled. Don't be a sucker - find another reputable company and do your homework. You can find insurance at a lower cost.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020
Thinking about USAA? We have been dealing with them for years and they give us the peace of mind knowing we have insurance, but why do we have insurance, because we have to (not too much choice), and we expect to have the insurance do what is should, pay claims to everyone's mutual and hopefully, agreeable end. Have had the insurance to over 20 years, they helped with a property damage claim and a vehicle claim and it all went well. Now we have another vehicle claim, (someone broke out the back window of the car). Immediately USAA responded, but they put me in charge of gathering the information because they don't have an adjuster that will look at the car. The dealership wants to put the car BACK into "dealership quality", but USAA wants to use parts from the junkyard because they are cheaper. I'm sure there is somewhere that says they have every right to do so, but really?
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020
This happened a few years ago when we lived in VA. We'd been USAA members for 30+ years and the only auto claim we had filed with them was for a broken windshield. My wife was rear-ended by another USAA member. USAA did fine at paying her medical expenses and at the obvious repairs to the car. However, things went downhill from there. When I got the car back, I started down the road and the Check Engine light came on. I drove to where I could pull over and called USAA. We got a tow truck to take the car back to the repair shop. Apparently in that short time, the engine burned up because the engine problem was a blocked oil tube. USAA told me there was NO WAY it could have been caused by the accident. I finally got the adjuster to admit that the ONLY way it could have been caused by the accident was if there was sludge in the engine and the accident knocked it free and then that sludge got sucked into the oil pipe.
I went to my mechanic (approved by USAA) and asked him why the engine burned up and he showed me that sludge had gotten into the oil pipe and clogged it... EXACTLY what the USAA adjuster said could have caused it. The adjuster doubled down on "it couldn't have been caused by the accident... It was just a coincidence." I just don't believe in coincidences. Almost everything in this world is cause and effect. 1 second before the accident there was no Check Engine light and car was working properly. A few seconds after the accident repair there was a Check Engine light and the car had overheated.
It just doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out the LIKELY cause of the problem was the accident. The best USAA would do for me was to help me find a used engine (at no cost to them) to put in the car. This is about when I realized USAA isn't the company they claim to be. They are NOT customer focused which is unusual considering they are customer owned.
Here I am 3-4 years down the road and USAA's customer service continues to go downhill. As of this month we no longer have USAA auto or home insurance and I'm in the process of moving my banking to a credit union. At the end of the year after I get my usual Subscriber's Savings Account rebate, I will terminate ALL activity with USAA, other than to continue to document my lousy experience with them via reviews like this. If you're a long-time USAA member, you owe it to yourself to shop around. You will likely find that you can get a better rate and certainly better service elsewhere.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020
I had this insurance for 3.5 years. I even had 2 credit cards and a bank account open with them. It's a good thing I didn't refinance my car through them. Because when it finally came time to file an insurance claim when my car was hit overnight in a parking lot, I was accused of trying to scam them. They denied my claim, then they closed my bank account and cancelled both of my credit cards and said that if I tried to get a lawyer they would pursue me criminally. I had an independent inspector come out from the state and they said that USAA was known for this type of shady deal. I hope they get exposed and go out of business for this type of shady business.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2020
I had a claim filed with USAA. We were both USAA members, so it should have been a walk in the park. USAA wanted the rentacar back, before they ever paid me to get another one. They totaled out my car for a bumper, because they did not want to pay to replace it. It has taken a ridiculous amount of time to get paid. They also put five day holds on money orders or treasurer's checks over a hundred dollars. I am getting more and more disgusted with USAA, and I am going to start searching for another insurance company.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020
USAA is the worst insurance company! I have been a loyal customer of theirs for 33 years (since 1987). This is the 2nd time I needed them and they have let me down each time. I pay a lot for my coverage and I maintain a $500 deductible on my insurance. Hurricane Isaias hit yesterday and brought down trees and destroyed my fence. They conveniently let me know today that wind damage does not have a $500 deductible, but 1% of the total policy, which is roughly $8,000.00. What a crock and a scam. They let me down during Hurricane Irene as well when there was flooding in my basement and they wouldn't pay because the flooding came from rain water and not from a busted pipe. Don't ever use USAA.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020
USAA may not be the cheapest priced insurance, but you get what you pay for. I prefer to pay a few extra dollars for the greatest customer service experience ever. They have the experience part for the customer in mind with every transaction. I Have, at times, considered switching to a cheaper insurance, but when I hear of the customer service experience at the cheaper, I am reassured that USAA is right for my needs.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020
I get a great discount combining car insurance with, checking, savings, and renter's ins. I left another ins company when that one had no one to report a theft to after 5 pm and then it was a third party. USAA uses their own employees to process claims which I, unfortunately, had to use 2 weeks after starting car ins. when a drunk driver hit me. The USAA rep was very easy to deal with. Their preferred auto repair shop was very easy to deal with. Everything was repaired and done 3 days after the crash.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020
USAA insurance coverage covers everything you need. When I was in an accident, they sent funds before repairs were even made. The service is fast and quick. Customer service is excellent. You can depend on USAA in good times or bad. The Website and mobile app is easy to use as well. I would not want to be with any other car insurance company. And they support Veterans and their families.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020
This company puts its customers ahead of profits. With no shareholders, USAA puts its value on the service that it delivers to its customers, through better rates and discounts for bundled services. It also has a military exclusivity to it.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020
There is no comparison when it comes to customer service. Their rates can not be beat. They have a ton of different products and services and would recommend them to anyone who meets their eligibility.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020
The customer service is open 24/7-365. They can e-mail you a claim form at any hour. Their service is the best, and they have the lowest rates of any major co. I had an accident once but waited a week after making the claim, they went ahead and sent me a check. Their discounts to their members on all kinds of services really adds up to some fantastic savings. Their claim service is the best I have ever used. I would not think of using another insurance co. If I ever had a problem I would want USAA behind my back, their support and service is second to none.
Reviewed July 31, 2020
USAA is hands down the best insurance provider. I have yet to have a bad customer service interaction. They have always come in clutch in an accident. Plus great discounts not only for the insurance, but helping in car shopping! Love this company!
Reviewed July 31, 2020
Any time we need to call, we're met with caring, friendly people who either know the answers or can direct us without 15 transfers followed by a disconnect. Can't beat the cost and USAA has awesome service. We had a wear and tear incident a while back, we called to see if it would be covered, were told no and accepted that. Two weeks later, we received a letter saying the contract had been reviewed and it would be covered, all on their own initiative. Also, we save money because USAA "only sells us what we need!"
Reviewed July 30, 2020
I was hit by a swerving pickup truck as I was STOPPED at a stop sign. The Police report confirmed this with a diagram and pictures. Also my phone interview [before the police report] was the same as the report. Made no difference; The company refused to pay for the considerable damage to my car. This is just plain corruption.
Reviewed July 30, 2020
USAA has been the very best car and housing insurance company I have ever used in my 50+ years of driving, I am now 76 years old. True, this company mainly insures Military people, both active, inactive or disabled, which in and by itself, has turned out to be an excellent idea. The customer service representatives are knowledgeable, kind, courteous, respectful and work very hard to satisfy your needs or claims.
The claim processes, which I’ve had to make use of a couple of times during my time as a USAA customer, has been easy to use, the easiest I’ve ever run across to file a claim with, and are very honest and reasonable when completing your claim. The time between making a claim and getting the vehicle fixed or your property claim resolved is the best and quickest I’ve ever come across. Their company security, involving your accounts, is excellent. Their website, for the most part, is easy to sign into and to negotiate throughout your entire online account. I repeat, this insurance company is, without a doubt, the very best I’ve ever done business with.
Reviewed July 30, 2020
They need to shorten their customer service wait time. Other than that, I am satisfied with their coverage, rates, ease of their website and overall service.
Reviewed July 29, 2020
I've had USAA, at different times throughout my life, and have had it for 7 or 8 years straight now. I broke my back in a car accident, an off duty cop pit maneuvered me, and my car hit a wall, during evening rush hour, rolling over 4 times, and his friends issued me a reckless driving ticket. I sent USAA pictures of the damage, gave them my statement about what really happened, before I beat the ticket in court, they sent me my $100k uninsured motorist coverage. I never even asked for it, though they knew I practiced personal injury law for over 30 years.
Then I had a collision, in Death Valley, CA, a cop wrote up a 5 pages, front and back (I never saw this in a multiple traffic death case) stating how the accident couldn't happen, like I said, that the accident had to have happened somewhere else (He actually stated that, "You city slickers always make up that accidents happened here in the desert, when they happened some place else, because you were at fault!"). Yet they paid my over $4,000 in damages, before the investigation by his supervisors resulted in him calling and apologizing for being so belligerent, making him go to counseling, after he was off duty, for 3 weeks, so he could work on his behavior.
Reviewed July 29, 2020
I have been with USAA since 1991, I have only made two claims. One for my daughter who got into an accident and one for me when I lost a windshield to a rock on the interstate. Each time the claims were handled with little action by me. I was pleased at the outcome and payoff for the claims. My only concern is, I wish insurance rates were lower and offered better opportunities for discounts.
USAA Car Insurance Company Information
- Company Name:
- USAA
- Website:
- www.usaa.com
