I had the absolute pleasure of talking with Jennifer. I needed business insurance and even though…read moreshe could not insure me, (my building is over 100 years old) she followed up with me several times and even found another agency that could help. She also gave me numerous insurance tips to save money on my personal insurance too. She is an absolute gem. I will be calling her first, for all my insurance needs. Thank you, Jennifer!!!

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I have been with Jo Schneider with both home and auto..maybe 20 years. No claims on either my home…read moreor my 2020 Fit. Paid on time ALWAYS. The credit card I use tp pay got scammed and I emailed to please contact me....I thought since they were a busy agency that was a polite way to contact them. WAS I WRONG! In the mail today came a cancellation of my auto insurance!! This is after I paid more for homeowners insurance thru them than city property taxes. Yes, I called immediately and solved it but I guess they couldn't be bothered to contact me OR return my email. So much for loyalty . Looks like all these reviews are old...so here is one for 2026..when we need loyalty more than ever. I asked for an explanation and /or an apology...did I get one? NO! Am I to be a customer still..I don't think so..

Pretend that you really care. Address customer concerns. Simply returning calls. I was a loyal…read morecustomer for approximately 20 years, never filed a claim, always paid full payment at the beginning of each renewal cycle. Unfortunately a mistake was made by their office and it resulted in my losing a $500 discount, I called the office and tried to resolve the issue but was constantly told we are working on it. I realized the employees of the agency had no interest in helping instead were probably hoping I would get tired of calling and forget about the money. It was then as a business owner myself that I realized I should just speak directly with Joe Schneider, the agency owner and hopefully reach some sort of settlement. I spent the next 2 months writing and or calling the agency. Each time only requesting to speak with Mr. Schneider. I was told he wasn't in the office, and he would get back to me. He even sent several emails saying he realized his office made a mistake and he would call within the week. Each time he didn't call. After almost 3 months he finally called and apologized for the delay and acknowledging he could have done better. Unfortunately they were never able to compensate for the lost discount. I understand the process and I can understand the inability to reach a resolution but I cannot understand why an owner of a business would not at least call a loyal and respectful customer. Especially one who was frustrated by not, at least, being able to talk with the boss (owner) about this. I can accept the loss of the discount but I cannot accept the fact that the owner Joe Schneider wouldn't at least talk to me. Imagine if I had a real problem. I expect a certain minimum amount of customer service and I was very sorry to see that after being a good customer for 20 years. There are a lot of Allstate agencies I will transfer my account to another one. Hopefully they will appreciate their commission and provide at least a minimum of customer service. I would not recommend Joe Schneider agency at all. They are only to happy to write a policy but not willing to at least to pretend they care about the customer. Or provide a minimum of customer service such as returning phone calls in a timely manner.

Disappointing experience with this broker- I asked them for a quote- they said they would follow up…read moreand I never heard back.

Sharon is always there anytime I have insurance needs, questions, or wants. She is professional…read moreand works really hard to get me the coverage I want but is also honest when the quote is "as good as it will get." I highly recommend her.

As another reviewer said run away. Have nothing to do with these people. I want to close my life…read moreinsurance but they refuse to do so. So I stopped paying the premium so now they are taking it out of my cash value and charging me 8% for this loan. I have since reported them to the BBB and will be getting a lawyer.

Run, don't walk, away from these gangsters. They exist to rip people off. I have discovered a…read morescam the company uses to open up new loans against policies for their customers without the customer's approval, or knowledge. I have tried to show this to my local Northwestern Mutual Agent on several occasions, only to have the appointments cancelled by the home office. Find this hard to believe? Two words for you: Welss Fargo. These guys are going down.

We have used Chartwell for our insurance needs since moving to Chicago 6 years ago & it was a great…read moredecision. The professional agents are incredibly knowledgeable, taking time to explain the various options and differences among policies, in order yo guide you to the best policy - and value! - for your money. Don't go it alone - talk to the professionals at Chartwell.

So helpful when it comes to our workers comp policy. They are great at reminders and love that that…read morethey are small with personalized service.

I called to get a quote on auto insurance. I spoke to Cameron. He said he'd get me to an agent but…read morethen proceeded to tell me that they are looking to sign up customers for Home, Life, Flood and others and asked me if I was interested. I said I was only interested in Auto insurance. He said "then we're probably not a good fit for you" and that was it, silence, no explanation. I was completely shocked and speechless for a few secs. I then proceeded to end the call. A true "never again" example if I ever saw one. Horrible business model and a very unfriendly approach to potential new customers.

We were referred here by an old colleague. When we were a new client, Thomas Ward Agency INC got us…read morea really good rate on our condo master policy. For a few years since, our insurance rates rose aggressively. I've asked for new quotes but I get a lot of "others are coming back higher" or "we're still waiting on another quote" and this year I got ignored completely while my phone calls never got returned. However my cancellation email was responded to in a timely manner. I went to another broker: over 40% off this year's renewal rate (felt so cheap we even added 10% coverage but we were under covered before). The only explanation I can come up with is they aren't into brokering condo insurance (anymore?) and they didn't care whether I stayed with them or paid an obscene rate.

Some Insurance is better than NO Insurance…read more Sandra Cavoto changed my Farmer's Insurance perception when she presented an educational/informational session at City of Chicago's Business Affairs Consumers Protection (BACP). NO hard sell to get your business. TRUSTWORTHY. IMPRESSIVE knowledge to SAVE you $$ in conjunction with Chicago laws and regulations. Depending on Users & Usage, Personal Auto Insurance with a Business Use rider will be cheaper than a Commercial Auto Insurance that is 2x the cost. CLAIM FREE DISCOUNT is applicable on the 4th Yr. Take away from 1.5 hrs of Talk -- you can still get sued on a 1099. I look forward to working with Sandra!

Sandra helped us with our HOA master building policy and had a well balanced opinion of what the…read moreright level or insurance was to optimize our money and didn't try to oversell policies just to make a sale. She has experience on an HOA board so I appreciated the experience she brought to the table. She was so patient with us as we had many detailed questions trying to understand the nuances of our policy options. She even caught errors from Our previous agent. Definitely recommend her as an agent!

I have been with Lakeview insurance Agency for more than 20 years and the experience has been…read morefantastic. Linda Richard's provides excellent customer service!

i have had good communication with my agent, Sandra Mangana, in terms of selecting the right level…read moreof coverage and obtaining competitive bids on auto, homeowners and umbrella coverage.