0.2% (154) negative reviews to sales
Average on Squaremouth is 0.2%
5 stars
806
4 stars
268
3 stars
142
2 stars
61
1 star
93
Detailed Ratings
Customer Service Before Trip
Customer Service During Trip
Customer Service During Claim
Please enter the date your trip begins. This should be the day you leave your home.
Please enter the last day of your trip. This should be the day you return home.
Please enter your destination country. If you are traveling to multiple destinations, please just enter one. The policies on our site provide coverage across multiple countries.
TOTAL SALES
67,439
Since 2012
MONTHLY SALES
206
Average Monthly Sales Since 2012
REVIEWS
1,402
Since 2012
Overall Rating
4.16 out of 5
Overall Rating 4.16 out of 5
1,402 Reviews Since 2012
Customer Reviews for John Hancock Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sort by Most Helpful, Most Recent, Star Ratings, or select “Filed Claim” to only show reviews from customers who filed a claim.
Asia Traveler from NY
Verified Squaremouth Customer
Service was fine. Communication was lacking. It would have been nice to receive an email or text prior to my trip. I had to assume everything was in order. The most disappointing thing about the policy is that once I was in Thailand I thought I might extend my trip by a couple of weeks, but it turned out John Hancock will not extend a policy, and will not sell a policy to someone who's trip has already commenced. That wasn't clear to me when I bought the policy.
Was this review helpful to you?
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Rating 2 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
December 23, 2023
Sylvester from AR
Verified Squaremouth Customer
I filed a claim but never heard back concerning any updates on my claim I feel like the ball was dropped . I experienced delayed luggage. I had to purchase items until my baggage arrived.
Review Updated: 01/20/2024
I was disappointed in all the paperwork needed for my claim. It took too long to know what was needed for the claim to be processed. It would have been helpful if the needed documentation was stated when I first filed the claim not days later after the trip. I just gave up on the process and suffered the cost. I will never used travel insurance from John Hancock again. It was a lesson learned and received.
Was this review helpful to you?
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Rating 2 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
December 19, 2023
Cynthia from CA
Verified Squaremouth Customer
I was asked several times to resubmit items that had been submitted, even after checking my claim and seeing that some of the requested items were listed as N/A. I started the process January 5, 2024 and received two duplicate checks Feb. 21, 2024.
Was this review helpful to you?
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Rating 1 out of 5
Policy:
Bronze
Review Received:
December 16, 2023
Ralph from TN
Verified Squaremouth Customer
They have been awful..they have been unresponsive to my correspondence for the most part. They have denied my claim because my Costco Travel has not been able to provide them the exact reason why the airline cancelled a flight. There is no dispute that the flight was cancelled. Costco claims that the airline doesn't have to provide an exact reason. I have notified Hancock's adjuster that there is no provision in the insurance documents that I reviewed that an "exact " reason for cancellation has to be provided. I fully intend to dispute this matter and file a complaint.
Was this review helpful to you?
15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Rating 5 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
December 16, 2023
Jeanette from PA
Verified Squaremouth Customer
Expensive.
Was this review helpful to you?
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Rating 3 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
December 15, 2023
Ann from NY
Verified Squaremouth Customer
It was a bit frustrating finally receiving the $40 for my claim. They repeatedly kept asking for additional information. I had to keep sending the same documents over and over. My flight was delayed causing us to rebook 24 hrs later. I had confirmation from KLM regarding this but John Hancock kept asking for a reason for the delay. I just feel that 6-7 weeks is a bit long to go through this process. Not sure I would use them again but am happy they finally came thru with the claim.
Was this review helpful to you?
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Rating 3 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
December 8, 2023
Emmett from IL
Verified Squaremouth Customer
I am very disappointed in the John Hancock Insurance Agency and the silver travel insurance plan that I had purchased.
I got Covid 19 while traveling with my family in Australia and we had to interrupt our travel to isolate per local COVID 19 recommendations. We incurred nearly $3000 in airline change costs related to canceling one segment of our travel and purchasing new segments for each of the four of us in the family.
I filed a trip interruption claim through the Star Insurance Company, the company the John Hancock travel affiliate. After escalating my claim through three levels of processing over multiple months, I was told my claim was denied. The reason for denial was because I communicated with my own physician back home and didn’t see a physician in Australia. There is one word buried in the policy under the definition of “licensed physician,” where it is stipulated that the physician I consult needs to be in my “locality.“ One word out of 16 pages of the policy. Providing a signed letter from my own doctor was not sufficient. They also said my Covid antigen test were not sufficient. Nowhere in the policy did it suggest that Covid antigen test weren’t sufficient, and I had no knowledge that using my own doctor at home was not sufficient to get my claim paid.
Why buy travel insurance if you’re going to get this runaround. I would suggest that John Hancock make it more clear.
I will not be using their services in the future.
Was this review helpful to you?
21 out of 22 people found this review helpful
Rating 4 out of 5
Policy:
Bronze
Review Received:
December 7, 2023
Anne Marie from HI
Verified Squaremouth Customer
I find it odd that I am getting a review request before you have actually done anything with my claim except to say that you would be doing something soon!
Was this review helpful to you?
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Rating 2 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
November 29, 2023
Henry from NJ
Verified Squaremouth Customer
Both my wife's and my wallets containing our driver's licenses and social security cards were stolen. Beyond being at risk for identity theft, this prohibited us from renting a car for our vacation as planned since the places we were planning to visit were not accessible by public transportation. As a result, we could not continue our vacation and had to return to the U.S. prematurely, losing considerable money on prepaid hotels and attractions. Having filed a claim, we were told that other than the wallets themselves, we would not be covered for our losses since the only documents that would qualify for such would be our passports. Given the fact that we expended a significant on our policy and had to terminate our vacation as mentioned, we find the reasoning by the insurance company both short-sighted and inconsiderate.
Was this review helpful to you?
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Rating 4 out of 5
Policy:
Silver
Review Received:
November 26, 2023
Mohamed from VA
Verified Squaremouth Customer
Filed two claims. The response has been slow. One claim was closed without notifying me. When I asked the reason, I was told that it was a duplicate. It was not a duplicate. Still waiting for responses.
Review Updated: 12/24/2023
The claims processing time was slow and one of my claims was closed before processing. I had to create another claim to replace it. Finally, both claims were processed satisfactorily.
Was this review helpful to you?
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful