Buyer Beware!
Terrible company! Don’t take my word for it- check reviews on all the consumer protection websites!
I bought a jewelry policy from my ANIC Agent in Minneapolis to cover my fiancé’s engagement ring. The jeweler provided all the paperwork, appraisals and certifications necessary to buy the CORRECT amount of insurance. I provided all of it, (and copy of my sales receipt to my agent) and have been paying the amount AMIC charges for each thousand dollars in value. The ring was lost, and I had to make a claim. The claims department at the company was non-responsive. I called them several times for updates- the person in charge of my claim, Shane Fowler never returned a single call. After a few months of being put off, I was contacted by a jeweler who said he works with American National Insurance, he offered to re-create the ring. I told him I would prefer to have the ring remade by the jeweler I originally bought it from. (It was a custom ring)
A week later I received a check from the insurance company for several thousand dollars less then the appraised/replacement value of the ring. My insurance rate was based on the value of the ring, and should have been covered for the value I was paying for. I have been with this company for approx. 20 years, (home and car) and have never made a claim.
When I made this claim, I was expecting fairness, and integrity, essentially getting what I thought I’d been paying for. I got the opposite. By using delay tactics, siting loopholes in the contract, and sleazy business practices, they exposed the company’s mission of paying as little as possible on their customer’s claims. Needless to say they are my former insurance company. If you’re insuring jewelry, check with the American Gem Society or the Insurance Information Institute. Wish I had.
13. marts 2022
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