I've worked with Jeff for years. Him and his team have been by my side as I've bought and sold cars, needed to change policies, and even when I bought my first home and needed a homeowners policy. He's always been an agent that I could count on until recently.
I've finally decided to split off with another agent as Jeff and his entire office have unfortunately dropped the ball with customer service. I'm not entirely sure what has happened but when I try and get a hold of Jeff or anyone else in his office I'll end up going long periods of time without a response. My current policy is expiring and I wanted to look into changing policies so I reached out to Jeff and his team when I received my policy renewal notice in the mail and asked for his help. A week went by with no response so I reached out to them again to make sure they received my email and their only response was that they received it and would get back to me. Another 2 weeks went by without receiving anything so I reached out to them again to make sure they hadn't forgotten about me and I got the same response. Another week later, over a month after my initial request, I still hadn't received anything from Jeff or his team so I reached out to them again asking what information they had for me as my policy was only a few days away from expiration. Jeff's only response was that sticking with my current policy at the rate listed in my renewal notice was really my only option.
While waiting for a response from Jeff and his team I had requested quotes from several insurance providers online directly through their websites and was able to find much cheaper rates. When I let Jeff know that I had found some less expensive quotes, he responded letting me know that he's appreciated my past business and referred me to another agent. They really dropped the ball on this one and chose to make the situation even worse, rather than taking responsibility for their shortcomings and working to improve and move forward on a positive note.
I actually contacted the my current insurance carrier directly to discuss renewing my current policy, but separating from Jeff and his team, and they were so disappointed with how I have been treated by Jeff and his readiness to throw away my business that they offered me an even lower rate than I was quoted online so they could keep my business and not let Jeff tarnish their good name.
Mainly I'm disappointed by the unacceptable level of service. If I need to reach my agent once or twice a year I don't think it's too much to ask to return a call or email.
After separating my auto policy from Jeff and his team, I am now looking into separating my homeowners policy as well so I don't have to go through this again. I have several friends and family members who also have policies through Jeff, and after hearing about this ordeal they are all looking into changing agents as well due to his unacceptable level of communication and service. read more