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    3.3 (31)
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  • Job Satisfaction
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Tiger

TigerSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 5 reviews

Woolworths do not reward repeat customers

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12mths ago took out Woolworhs Car Ins. Weeks before renewal sent three emails with no response so 3 days prior called & advised them NOT to take direct debit until emails were answered. Days later Woolworths debited my account but still no reply. Called again & they asked what have we done wrong? Finally an email saying I had 14 days cooling off and that this was "the best quote at present". So I searched online & funnily the exact same inclusions with WOOLWORTHS was $53 cheaper. Called again & their response was yes it will be cheaper online cause you do not have a GSO involved, Moral is that Woolworths DO NOT reward repeat customers so shop online each renewal.



Real are unreal. Rates were below what I expected.

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I have been with Real for over 6 years and their rates are were than what I expected. Arranging insurance for my new car took about 5 minutes.

ProductPay As You Drive Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo
Nadine

NadineCanberra 2600, ACT

  • 2 reviews

Car Insurance and Home Contents Insurance

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I have been a customer of real for the last 10 years and each time I have need assistance the customer service has been fabulous. Have never had an issue with having car insurance claims paid and when asking some specific questions regarding home contents insurance these were answered professionally and in easy to understand language. Cannot praise the phone customer service officers enough, they make the purchasing of insurance easy and a painless process. Highly recommend the Insurance products available. I obtain other quotes but always come back to Real Insurance.



ProductCar Insurance-Home Contents Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo
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Real insurance Real happy

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A small problem ( My fault) was fixed promptly and an email saying so as requested good, would definitely recommend my new insurer (real insurance)and happy to do so.

ProductPay As You Drive Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo

Superb offers

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Not a long time but still satisfied by this time . Hope you guys will maintain this service . Thanks

ProductPay As You Drive Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo

Terrible to getting claim no after logead online clim

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I call many time and they giving different answers and after making call in customer care its take 1 hours to connect representative and they giving not proper solutions and making ascuse

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Tim T

Tim TMelbourne

  • 3 reviews
  • 4 likes

Terrible rip off.

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Insurance claim madeNo
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Hi Tim, in most cases, a premium increase is the result of underwriting changes. If you would like to send us your policy details we can arrange for a Service Manager to get in touch with you to clarify this matter.

Worst car insurance company

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I had comprehensive car insurance from real car insurance company, my friend told me don’t take the policy from real car insurance they are not good but however I decided to go with them because they were cheap in the market and I saw heaps good reviews on the website.
But 2 months ago I was involved in a car accident and I was not at fault now it’s been more than 2 months and I am stilll waiting for the partial payment from my car. Every time I call customer service they tell me new story every time I would highly recommend to other go with expensive insurance company so that if something goes wrong they can cover you . Best of luck who still want to go with real .

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Excellent in every way possible

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I have been with Real Insurance for quite a few years now and also their roadside assistance. My car has broken down a few times and Real Insurance roadside was always there to help me with my frustration of braking down on the road with professionalism and friendly customer care.
I will recommend Real Insurance to everybody. You can’t go wrong with these guys.

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo
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Mr Gumby

Mr GumbyGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 3 reviews
  • 6 likes

Very very bad, only good after ombudsman!

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Insurance claim madeYes
ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
2 comments
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Benedict G.Real Insurance
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Hi there, we have responded to your second review and welcome any additional feedback you may have.

Aryan

AryanMelbourne

  • 4 reviews
  • 4 likes

This company is a thief, just watch out people!

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ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Hi Aryan, sorry to hear you had a negative experience. If you could please send us your policy details in a private message we will look into this and hopefully resolve this matter swiftly for you.

Best Insurance company ever!

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Been with Real Insurance for 12 years. Having made car insurance claims with Real Insurance and others, Real Insurance made a difficult time easier with friendly, fast, efficient service. Won't insurance with anyone else.

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
George

George

  • 2 reviews
  • 6 likes

Worst Insurance Company

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This is the worst insurance company ever when making a claim. I would never insure with this company even if they were offering free insurance. difficult to deal with when a claim is made, do not call back as promised and very slow to pay out on claims. Save yourself the grief in dealing with these people do not under any circumstances insure with this company.

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Hi George, we're sorry to hear this. We will forward your details on to a Claims Manager and ensure someone gets in touch with you shortly. Could you please send us a private message with your policy details?

Jonny

JonnySydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Terrible claim process

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I bought the insurance 6 months ago and I involve in an accident recently the claim process is terrible could take up to 4 to 5 months as the customer repersentive told me. All I can say is it terrible I will never go with this company again Next time I pay more to NRMA but the service will be 5 star... buy not coming back to this company

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

We're sorry to hear this. We will forward your details on to a Claims Manager and ensure someone gets in touch with you shortly. Could you please send us a private message with your policy and contact details?

Vilya

VilyaMelbourne

  • 5 reviews

Too difficult to contact

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ProductPay As You Drive Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Benedict G.Real Insurance
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Alan

AlanGold Coast

  • 2 reviews
  • 5 likes

How to lose long term customers.

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After about 6,or 7 years with Real Insurance, had to leave due to excessive premium increase, more than 30% year on year, with no claim during the period. Calling them and querying the increase gave no satisfaction and was told, in similar terms. "like it or leave", so I left. The ridiculous thing is, I got a much cheaper premium price for the same cover, full comprehensive with the same excess, from Australian Seniors, who, oddly, are part of the same company. how stupid is that? A loyal customer, turned away by one trade mark, only to be maintained by another trade mark sibling. Lunacy.

ProductPay As You Drive Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo
2 comments
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Benedict G.Real Insurance

Hi Alan, sorry to hear this. In most cases, a premium increase is the result of underwriting changes. We hope you are satisfied with your policy with Australian Seniors Insurance Agency.

Alan
Alan

Hardly the point is it? If the 9ncrease was due to the underwriter, why the lower premium from the same source?

Worest Insurance Company Ever

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We have been with this company for years. Our car was stolen and burnt out. This Friday will be 9 weeks. We have supplied everything they have asked and my partner was interviewed for 4.5 hour and myself for another hour. Everytime we call them to ask what's going on our case manager is never available and they will call us back which takes anywhere up to 4 days. Once the police found the car burnt out we forwarded their report and GPS coordinates to the insurance company where they picked the car up bit didnt know where they towed it to. Took another 3 weeks to refind??? It was been the most stressful both emotionally and financially thing we have experienced. Avoid these guys.

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeYes
MN

MNMelbourne

Great customer service, competitive premiums

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Great costumer service, bought policy online and got good discount even with road side assist and car hire, when you contact them you will have a fast response on the phone and any update to your policy will be made with no fuss. Tried different companies over the years but real insurance has been the best so far, so we transferred all our insurance policies to them, keep up the good work.

ProductComprehensive Car Insurance
Insurance claim madeNo

EXPECT THE WORST HOPE FOR THE BEST

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They take your money then when you make a claim you deal with another company. They make you download an app and take pictures so they don't have to send out an assessor out. Then the tradie comes out and finds a heep of faults and says "why didn't an assessor come out?".Then an assessor comes out and on and on it goes. In the mean time your claims advisor tells you everything you want to hear but nothing happens.Never again

Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
Real Insurance
Greenstone F.Real Insurance

Hi Johnny, thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We'd like to look into this further; could you please share your details with us? You can send us a private message on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Real.Insurance thanks.

They are not paying

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I have lodged a claim almost 2 months ago, and my car was declared a total loss. Soon I received an email saying that they would pay me the full amount as per my contract.
After a month, despite my continuous calls, they kept telling me that the manager was on a meeting and that he would call me straight after, but this never happened. Everytime I called, at least 5 times, I've been told the same thing and just a bunch of lies. They are clearly trying to avoid me or / and avoid paying me.
I would never insurance my car again with this company and would recommend you to stay away from it.

Insurance claim madeYes
1 comment
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Questions & Answers

TGM

TGMasked

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What's the difference? How is it that Real Insurance has such a poor customer rating while Seniors Insurance, also a Hollard brand, has such a high one?

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Fired Up
Fired Up

Different companies, different customers, different experiences

BEREAL

BEREALasked

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Have real home insurance . it has taken over seven weeks to get to the stage of signing the scope of works....
your staff need training in how to send e-mails, and how to attach links to text messages . please resend the documents you claim never arrived, and I will return, signed, by next REGISTERED POST .

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Bent O.
Bent O.

I would suggest you contact them directly if you seriously want direct action

Mel C.

Mel C.asked

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I received a quote to renew my insurance and it has gone up as it always does even if you never make a claim. This is just 3rd party, fire & theft for a 1999 car that is lucky to be worth $2000 and they insure it for up to $10,000. They said it would be cheaper if you pay annually instead of by the month to which i asked for the quote and they took around $9 off the premium...really? I had some other quotes which were cheaper and I asked could they do anything else to keep me as a customer and they said no.

I was just wondering why you expect your current customers to pay more for the same thing than a new customer?

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Jayjay
Jayjay

Hi Mel
You're absolutely right to ask questions. I wrote off a car in August and I was paying my comprehensive car insurance by the month. The insurance renewal was in June and Real Insurance deducted the next 10 months worth of premium (just over $1000). In other words, they charged me 10 months worth of insurance on a car that no longer exists. Look elsewhere for insurance and check the PDS very carefully to make sure that in the event you have to make a claim that they don't punish you! Don't think twice about this mob - move on!

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