John Lewis Insurance Reviews

Name: John Lewis Insurance
Rating: 1.66

1.7 Rating 433 Reviews

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of reviewers recommend John Lewis Insurance

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John Lewis Insurance 1 star review on 31st October 2024

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John Lewis Insurance 1 star review on 10th June 2021

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“very slow to answer phone did not send documents after renewal claimed that i had declined documents I should not have had that option could not register to field documents online filled in all questions no response to registration wasting my time”

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Posted 6 years ago

“66% quote increase from year 1 to year 2 ... loyalty?? Sustainable customers? No and no”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Similar story to others on this site. Long standing customer of John Lewis Insurance - no claims. High spender in both Waitrose and JL stores and on line. Originally moved to JL for reasons of trust and customer service. This year they have lost our car insurance and now property insurance. The reasons for the price increases - 20% in our case for property just do not stack up. I was immediately offered two options by a very polite customer service rep - a £30 JL voucher or the option to reduce my premiums by putting up the excess. Apparently their business model needs to work and it only does by charging these prices - look at it again then! I've spent quite a lot of time researching this afternoon and find comparable cover (disregarding new customer discounts) elsewhere for approximately 45% of JL charge. As I've never made a claim, I have no experience of different companies customer service but I'm not prepared to spend that much more on the remote chance that I might need to find out. Very disappointing - never, knowingly undersold? Really? That might be more difficult to apply to financial products, I accept, but surely JL should be in the same ball park as others.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Quite disappointed that loyalty these days doesn't count. Even though I have been insuring my contents through JL for 5 years now, my content insurance increased by 40% this year. We've never made a claim in our 5 years with them and are in the same property with the same list of contents. Will definitely be looking at quotes elsewhere when it gets closer to the renewal date.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Despite never having made a claim in 6 years, my premium has gone up by over £100 this year. The reason? More people are claiming for escape of water!!!! I have heard all the excuses now. There is NO incentive to be loyal to an insurance company. I had thought John Lewis would have been better but no. I am wrong.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“For some unknown reason my insurance premium has jumped from the already expensive £296, (Its £150-£200 elsewhere, its only a small semi-detached) to £348, I've made no claims and my circumstances have not changed. I originally chose JL for their customer service and the fact they don't require inane levels of detail about what you need to be covered, does it really matter what type of lock you have on an upstairs window? I also assumed for the extra money, if the worst should happen and my house burned down after being struck by lighting or some such, I'd avoid all the horror stories you hear of being refused a claim due to not having declared you have a cat or something completely unrelated. I just cannot justify spending more and they are completely unwilling to budge without putting my excess up hundreds of pounds, the customer service rep was very polite and apologetic but simply blank refused to reduce my quote, saying to ring back later closer to my renewal no doubt hoping I'll just forget and auto-renew”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Am at the start of a claim following a robbery. was asked to provide a list of item stolen, and receipts and photographs. Spent considerable time going through documents and getting the evidence, only for RSA not sharing this with the loss adjusters, and having to go through all the information again. the current proposed settlement is missing items from the original list sent through, currently waiting for JL to advise why?”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I moved my home and contents insurance to John Lewis in November 2016. Last year's premium was increased by 12%. In spite of a clean claims record, this year's renewal premium shows a further hike of exactly 25%. Disgraceful! What have you got say about this John Lewis? (Ive moved on of course...)”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Like so many others on here, premium on renewal is up more than 25% with no willingness to budge (I've not claimed, thankfully, in the three years they've insured us) I could do without the hassle of changing but the increase is over £200 (I live in London so the cover was already expensive) so will have to. Avoid.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“29% increase in the premium this year.how can J L justify the increase. Are we paying for the 99% loss profit,not me I’am looking for a company who looks after loyal customers. How do J L expect pensioners to pay an extra £60 this year”

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Posted 6 years ago

“More than 20% hike on house insurance in one year! No explanation (at least not one that made any sense.) This despite my having improved security at the house with new locks. Next year will make sure I leave enough time to shop around. And when a simple question was asked re definition of one of the terms, again explanation not clear..... Simply not good enough”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Have already spent 20 minutes on phone trying to get help. The slowest emergency service ever!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“My premium has increased by 16% this year, even though CPI is only 2.3% and RPI 3.2%. This is how JL rewards its loyal customers? They are no better than other companies that try this con trick. Don't buy their insurance!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Ha wouldn’t touch them with a barge poll!! There accredited tradesman flooded my home with sewage Boxing Day we still arnt home we’ve been in alternative accommodation ... the damage the company has caused has gone against me even though it was proved it was there accredited tradesman and all I got aoffered was £250... an insult ! They flooded it again .. we lost possessions that cannot be replaced ... I was sick of staying in the local premier inn so found a 2 bed house to rent to start off with and we stayed there ever since .. 5 of us has been a bit much and not once did they offer a like for like living arrangement ... we have a 5 bed.. And they have tripled the price of my policy ! Do not use !!!! Never ever in 16 years of having insurance have ever dealt with the idiots i have dealt with ! It’s like They Employ people that know nothing about what they are doing !”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Over 23% increase in home insurance although no claims since 2009. No negotiation on price”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Tried to get away with an inflation busting increase renewal price of over 25% from the previous year, despite a claim never being made. Tried to justify it by saying they now take the number of bathrooms into account (which hasn't changed, it's still one). Not willing to negotiate on the price despite cheaper quotes for comparable coverage and that's how you lose business. Can't recommend, the price is simply not competitive any more.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Don’t ever buy pet insurance from John Lewis. Initial quote seems fine but example yearly increases: 37% if claim free, 67% if you’ve had one very small claim. Goodness knows what the increase would be if a pet wasn’t generally in excellent health.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Just had renewal through and prices risen by over 22% on last year's premium but I have not claimed anything. Disgusted with that extortionate price hike so will not be renewing. They will have no customers left at this rate. I was already paying an expensive premium supposedly to get good customer service but this is anything but.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Massive price hikes when no claims have been made.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The worst insurance company! Pray you don't have to claim anything broken in your household. Unfortunately, my tv was damaged and now they are using bevalued and using every trick in the book to stop my claim from going through. Never mind I have 'new for old' replacement policy, a month in and I still don't have a replacement. They are trying to reduce their liability as much as possible regardless of the fact that I paid them an upfront premium. John Lewis are crooks!”

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Posted 6 years ago

John Lewis Insurance is rated 1.7 based on 433 reviews