Canada Purple Shield - Family Side , PurpleShield finalneedsplanning.ca 1-877-943-4447 Assurant Life of Canada 12 Parr Blvd., Unit 3 Bolton ON They took money from both my parents for years after they scammed them with their misleading promotional mail that looks like it's from the government or Canada Post. My parents and many other elderly people don't look closely at their mail, so when they see something that looks almost identical to something from the Government of Canada or with the actual Canada Post logo with tiny words "delivered by" in front of it. If their questionable customer acquisition practices weren't bad enough, when I found out about these plans my parents' had when my father passed away, we tried to collect on them and they said we weren't eligible to collect anything because the person who had been paying had passed away prematurely and we did not contact the insurance company within an allotted period of time. So we got NOTHING for my father's funeral expenses! My siblings and I didn't even know about these plans being in place until way after he passed away. But ridiculous customer service at Purple Shield too. Didn't seem to care at all about my concerns. I would NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE to use Canada Purple Shield! And their CONSTANT unsolicited mailings are a painful reminder of a difficult and trying time in my family's life. Calgary Alberta
They took money from both my parents for years after they scammed them with their misleading promotional mail that looks like it's from the government or Canada Post. My parents and many other elderly people don't look closely at their mail, so when they see something that looks almost identical to something from the Government of Canada (ie. brown envelope with black Canada flag in left corner) or with the actual Canada Post logo with tiny words "delivered by" in front of it. Their mail always has some urgent statement on it asking you to act fast before it's too late!! Anyway, they tricked my parents and who knows how many others out there. If their questionable customer acquisition practices weren't bad enough, when I found out about these plans my parents' had when my father passed away, we tried to collect on them and they said we weren't eligible to collect anything because the person who had been paying had passed away prematurely and we did not contact the insurance company within an allotted period of time. So we got NOTHING for my father's funeral expenses! My siblings and I didn't even know about these plans being in place until way after he passed away. Too far past the date to be able to take advantage of the insurance coverage. My entire family was very upset about this whole matter and came together to pay for the funeral expenses, so it worked out alright that way. But ridiculous customer service at Purple Shield too. Didn't seem to care at all about my concerns. I would NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE to use Canada Purple Shield! And their CONSTANT unsolicited mailings are a painful reminder of a difficult and trying time in my family's life.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Tim
Brigus,Nebraska,
Further to the Unwarranted Rant
#4General Comment
Sun, September 28, 2014
OK, so the person paying STOPPED paying. Well, duh, try making a claim on your burnt down home after you stopped paying premiums to your insurance company. Try making a claim on a car accident after you stopped making payments to the insurance company.
Regardless of how many payments or how long you were paying, no insurance company in Canada will pay out a death benefit after the insured STOPPED making payments.
If the son/daughter who painfully ranted about Canada Purple Shield on this website was in any way responsible , they would have checked into his/her parents final arrangements long before anything happened. What do they think, the magic government will do everything for them?
You and you alone are responsible for your funeral expenses. If you haven't done anything about it yet, that speaks volumes about how much you care for YOUR family.
Deal with it now before something happens to you.
Canada Purple Shield has tens of thousands of satisfied families. Every once in a while situations will crop up like this all because someone in the family STOPPED their payments and then a family member will have the nerve to bellyache about the company and blame them. Duh. Why didn't YOU look into YOUR parents final arrangements to PREVENT such a situation from happening.
The whole gist of this person's unwarranted rant hinges on his/her parents who STOPPED making payments. To me, it sounds like someone in that family was irresponsible.
C'est la vie.
Tim
Brigus,Nebraska,
Canada Purple Shield
#4General Comment
Fri, September 26, 2014
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. This man who ranted and ragged on a credible 51 year old company has obviously not included all pertinent information. Also, this website called Ripoff Report should be disabled as they will obviously print whatever anybody says about anything without investigating at all.
Secretary, Assurant Life of Canada
Atlanta,Georgia,
Response to complaint about Canada Purple Shield Final Needs Planning
#4UPDATE Employee
Thu, April 03, 2014
This is in response to a recent complaint about Canada Purple Shield/FamilySide/Purple Shield final needs planning which was recorded on the Canadian Website ripoffreport.com.
Assurant Life of Canada (ALOC) is a Canadian life insurance company which provides insurance and annuities for Canada Purple Shield. ALOC has been providing insurance and annuities to its customers in Canada to provide for their final expenses for over 50 years.
Regarding misleading materials, please be advised that mailed promotional items are designed to communicate a desire to assist families in planning for final expenses. The design of the material has been reviewed and edited by insurance regulators. The mailer used in Alberta does not look like the description given in the complaint. The mailers used are approved by the Government of Alberta.
There is no rule about contacting the insurance company within a specific time period. Not enough information was provided by the complainant to enable us to determine if the person was insured by our Company. We treat all complaints seriously and investigate them in order to resolve or make corrections. Canada Purple Shield has no record of being contacted by the complainant. We would be happy to research this matter further if we can be provided with the names of the parents in order to properly investigate the allegations.
The Company regrets if the consumer was confused. Every effort is taken to keep the materials understandable and the sales person will always clarify when questions are presented. The company encourages insureds to share their final wishes with family members. However, the decision to do so is ultimately a personal choice and one of individual privacy.