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The worst

by Orin Bishop on Dec 7, 2017
1 out of 5 stars

They made it impossible for me to pay them, sent me to collections without further communication despite repeated attempts to give them the $90 I owed, and then refused to send me an apology email meaning I'm stuck with higher rates elsewhere. Also their ombudsmen, and the ombudsmen of their parent company Economical Insurance, like to not return phone calls.

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Denied claim

by Dan on May 17, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

I bought a fixer-upper and got insurance from Sonnet insurance online.
The policy said I was covered for flooding and for sewer backup. The property was next to a stream so in September of 2020 I applied for a permit from WAWA (watercourse and wetland alteration) to place boulders next to the stream to prevent possible flooding in the spring.
It flooded in December of 2020 pushing soil up under the house and lifting the toilet and the pipes leading to the septic tank. Some of the pipes were broken and displaced. The support beam at the front of the house was washed away and support beams were cracked. The door was removed. The foundation was back washed away.
My claim was denied because they said the home was vacant for more than 30 days. It was not vacant!
Two or three months after the flood they cancelled my insurance for no reason.
I appealed to two separate ombudsmen and was denied.
I am now taking legal action.
Sonnet is terrible.

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Increased Rate 40% at Renewal

by Phil on Oct 15, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

Had a great experience when I effortlessly signed up online. 1 year later, they increased my rate by 40% for no good reason, no claims or anything along those lines. When I called up, they were unable to justify the change. Buyers beware, the first year may look attractive, but they will increase things for no reason the following year. Others have experienced the same thing.

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SCAM

by mustafa wida on May 20, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

They will give you a cheap price for the first year to lure you in, and as soon as your renewal is up Bammm, %200+ premium increase with no claims valid reason. The company simply doesn't care about customers if you don't mind changing insurance in a year
I say use this company for a year, and dump them like your garbage before your renewal is up, and be aware of the automatic renewal policy these scammers have.

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Horrible system

by Sonnet the Scam! on Feb 10, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

After paying regularly upfront for 3 years. No, option to cancel the insurance in the web portal. And if you delete your CC info they directly mark you as a defaulter, hit your credit score and ban you for 3 years. SCAM much?

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Fraud!

by Shanny on Aug 6, 2020
1 out of 5 stars

The most fraudulent company I’ve ever come across. They quoted me $175 for home insurance but charged me $800!!! Yes, a month. $800 a month for a $450k home... Exactly half of my mortgage. I thought clearly they made a mistake so I called them twice. Both times they said: - No, that’s correct! I wondered why they didn’t want to review any of the details with me again... maybe they got something wrong? Nope. They said if I didn’t like it I could get other insurance and they don’t charge a cancellation fee. Another company quoted me $162 a month. Sonnet said I should ask the other company to backdate my new insurance and that’s the only way I could get my money back... guess what. That’s a fraud. They are liars and cheats and steal money from good honest people. Stay away.

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DOUBLED MY RATES; NO NOTICE

by Dave on Dec 19, 2017
1.5 out of 5 stars

Sonnet more than doubled my rates with no notice. I will look elsewhere and wish I had never signed up with them.

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Don't put in a claim!

by Frank Renz on Jan 13, 2024
1 out of 5 stars

If you never have to put in a claim then this is a great company when it comes to accepting your premiums paid. In the recent past (have 3 home policies), I have had 3 claims, 2 minor, and one larger. The larger one is still going on after 1 year with 6 different claims agents involved over the year. Adjusters don't care, their managers seldom care, the client has to spend hundreds of hours accumulating information in their format, to their satisfaction, and still has to wage a never ending battle for fair coverage settlement. Communications is terrible with this company in the way that it appears they are 90% understaffed. They also like to make up rules and guidelines from thin air without any substantiation.

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Do not recommend

by Joanna Garcia on Oct 11, 2023
1.5 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service.
Impossible to contact them and when finally someone answers the phone they won't let you speak.
Shame for this company. Stay away.

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Property claim

by Kenan Emin on Sep 3, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Due to weather and rain on August 24th and power outage for about 8 hours our sumpump stopped working and our basement flooded, today is September 2nd and we live in a smelly molded house and no action been taken. l wish l could rate them minus 5, this will cause health issues to us and it's serious.

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