2 /5 Art D: Unprofessional, Unresponsive, and Costly Mistakes
I switched to the Rosalba Insurance Agency earlier this year after being promised reasonably stable rates and good service. Unfortunately, my experience has been the complete opposite. Shortly after signing up, one policy’s premium increased by 18% due to a quoting error. I let that slide as the actual dollar amount was low, but then I was hit with a shocking 72% increase on another policy. Despite contacting the agency repeatedly via email and phone, it took Bonnie—my agent—a full month to finally respond and admit that she used a quoting calculator that was five years out of date.
Fast forward a few months, and when I asked for a quote on a new vehicle, the price came back 2.2x higher than what I was initially ball-park quoted when I was considering switching agencies to this one. Once again, Bonnie went silent, and it wasn’t until I escalated the issue to the agency owner, Rosalba, that I got a response. Unfortunately, Rosalba proved just as unreliable. Despite her promise to “make things right,” she never followed through, offering only excuses instead of solutions. In the end, it turned out the drastic price increase wasn’t a company-wide adjustment as claimed by Rosalba—it was clearly yet another mistake by this agency.
This agency has demonstrated a lack of competence, reliability, and basic communication. Three errors in just a few months, all with increasingly significant financial consequences for me, as well as below sub-par communication response times, have made it clear that this agency is overwhelmed and unable to provide the service they promise. If you’re considering American Family Insurance, I strongly urge you to avoid this agency and look elsewhere.