Aflac Insurance Consumer Reviews - Page 4

I had an agent approach me in early November. I signed up for several policies costing me about $200 a month, which was fairly cheaper than any other offer I had received through other insurance companies. I canceled the policy (my job offered me insurance) probably a few days after I signed up for it, as my agent told me I could do, thought that was it. I received the confirmation letter and everything!

Here it is in mid March them sending me a letter telling me I owe them premiums??? That they have been taking out their cut out of my paychecks all this time! I am FURIOUS! I had no idea they were taking money out of my check! I thought it was the insurance I had signed up through the company I work for! Never again will I sign up for anything unless my job provides for it! SCAM ARTISTS!

I have read a lot of complaints about a lot of companies. What a bunch of whiners! Every service or products have pros and cons. Most Insurance policies have fine print and exclusions. Buy and be educated. One of you claim your AFLAC policy won't pay enough or not at all. Did you follow the instructions when you filed your claim? Did you increase your coverage to cover your new wage? Did you read your entire policy or just trust what someone said to you. AFLAC pays out almost. 70 cents on every 1.00 dollar of premium collected. No other supplemental Insurance company can say that!

Why did colonial change their name to UMUM??? Too much Bad Press? Look up the 10 worst insurance companies in 2009. AFLAC is no place to be found!!! Allstate is #1 and Unum is #2. The county employee that was complaining said something about a scheduled surgery, could that have been pre-existing? What waiting period did you choose? What Benefit period did you choose? Get the facts on any policy and know how it works BEFORE you need to use it. That goes for anything! Google most ethical Insurance companies and see what you find. Now Google the worst. Write back soon with your results.

NORTH CAROLINA -- My daughter was spider bitten and almost 3 weeks still nothing. First our representative gave us the wrong fax number and it took her a week to get us the right one. Then she says she faxed all of the info in but I called and Aflac has no record. Today which makes it 3 weeks since the accident they said they got it on the 5th of Sept and she said she re-faxed it on the 2nd. They still say they don't have anything and now she is telling me that she called and they do have it but since it was a holiday it's behind. I asked her when they got it and she says she doesn't know but they are doing the claims from the 3rd of Sept and mine is a couple days behind.

Well...if she faxed it on the 2nd and they got it then why are they doing claims received on the 3rd and mine is not looked at yet? Too much funny stuff and we are very skeptical. I was also told that if I wanted to cancel I had to wait until the re-enrollment period. You cannot cancel anytime you want!!! THINK LONG AND HARD. IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA -- I recently filed a claim with Aflac and I was expecting it to take 2-3 mos to get my check. Imagine my surprise when about 3 days later I was looking at a Claims Check made out to me from Aflac! Wow! That was fast! Great job, guys! Keep up the good work!

I don't what that other lady's problem was. Perhaps she failed to read her policy. I know when I first got mine, I thought if my accident policy had a hospital benefit that it would cover me for any trip to the hospital. It wasn't until I read my policy that I realized that like a tool, my policy had a right and wrong way to be used. Thank God, I didn't listen to that lady and cancel my policies. Otherwise I would have really been up a creek...without my DUCK!

GEORGIA -- Denies claims for no reason. Will not even notify you of the denial!

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- I sat down with an Aflac representative while I was pregnant. I asked specifically what if I have complications and cannot return to work after 6 weeks. I was told that I would have a payable claim. Well, I did have complications requiring a C-Section and I cannot work for 8 weeks minimum and I was told that they would not pay the claim since I was pregnant when I applied for coverage. I pay $55 per month for this insurance and I am going to cancel it.

At least Gilbert Gottfried's Aflac Commercials were humorous. THE new ones are insulting. The new voice of the duck does not cut it. THE pigeon is enough to drive you up the wall and those frogs, et. al. need to be gagged or at least the people that provide the voices. Whenever one of these commercials comes on we either mute the set or change the channel. Would never buy a product from a company that assaults the airwaves like they do.

I have been paying Aflac for ten years and never had to make a claim. When the time came that I did need them, it has been a wild goose chase that has been going on for months. I have paid in over ten thousand dollars and I get no help what so ever from their customer support. It's the same runaround week after week. No end in sight. Save your money. Avoid Aflac at all cost.

SOUTH CAROLINA -- If you have problems getting claim paid from any insurance company follow these steps... 1st when dialing into home office ask for supervisor of claims. 2nd go up chain of command if necessary. 3rd if not satisfied write a letter to company about claims, and finally file a complaint with your State Insurance Commissioner. The last is a legal consultation... Any insurance policy should state clearly that they "promise to pay".