Awful, just awful. My wife and i have had Kemper for years for our home and 5 vehicles. We have had no tickets or accidents until Jan 2019. On Jan 16, another car pulled directly in front of me and we collided. The police report clearly shows that. The other driver had no drivers license, no I.D., and of course, he had no insurance. In Texas, the game is the owner gets insurance so he/she can license the car but the owner never drives it. If it's in an accident, the driver DID NOT have permission to drive so no insurance. What a sham! The police towed the car to the owners house since the driver had no license, gave the driver a ride home and left me on the side of the road waiting for a wrecker. Dallas is a 'sanctuary city' so I guess that's how it works if you're an illegal.
So, my car is badly damaged, and I file with Kemper on my Uninsured Motorist coverage. The adjuster never got out of her car, told me it was a "total", etc. Then I received a nasty letter from Kemper saying that they only pay for 3 days storage. I received the letter on the 4th day. I paid the storage and paid to have the car towed to my house.
After having a terrible time communicating with Kemper (lack of returned calls, mis-information, etc) I received a letter with a very low "total settlement" offer. I started researching and I could not find a comparable vehicle within 1000 miles for $1000's more. When I questioned the value, I get a professional report from CCC-One. They do these reports for many insurance companies. After months of no action, I paid to fix the car out of my pocket. I finally cashed their check because it wasn't a huge claim but now I'm out money, have a car that looks and drives great but has "Total Loss" on it's history report (after I was told over and over that would not show up that way). After all of those years and 0 claims, you would think they would at least return phone calls.
So we now have 5 cars and our home with another company. Do not trust these people. They are dishonest, they have no problem with lying. If this had been a larger claim, I have no doubt that I could have won in court. The Texas Insurance Board does a poor job enforcing any decent standards. The 'uninsured driver' problem in Texas is awful. That's not Kemper's fault but I could not believe that I had to fight with my own insurance company. They won, I lost but they lost a great customer for life. read more