Update Again: It looks like they pad their reviews whenever…read moreit dips too low. See attached photos and date. All done within an hour of each other on the same day after this review. And 4 from California! I didn't know MO auto insurance covered CA registered vehicles! Kind of makes you think they are fake. Sneaky sneaky. _____________ Updated: After speaking with Tracie on the phone concerning my negative review, she informed me that since the "rates" are my biggest problem, I should be giving the negative review to the corporate AllState and not the individual branch since there is NOTHING they can do to lower costs. That makes sense and I will do that as well. I also recommend that everyone that works in this branch do the same. AllState's "unchangeable rates" are killing your small business and no amount of customer service is going to make up for a +20% price increase for NO REASON. She told me that their branch value is: "Reaching out to review policies." However, what good is a policy review if you can't change anything? If nothing can be done, why have a review? She also told me their value is in customer service. Also good to know. You will get great customer service for terrible rates. She was confused as to why I would leave a negative review after 6 years of service. I am also confused about some things after 6 years. Our cars' value continue to deteriorate, our driving record continue to be flawless, yet the rates continue to climb by double digit percentages. Why does anyone leave something that used to be good? Because it isn't good anymore. A '1-Star' review can mean a variety of things, but it usually means "Don't go here. Don't use them. Find a better option." I still stand by that. So. The "1-Star Review" stays. DON'T GO HERE. If consistently rising rates are your concern, DON'T GO TO THIS AGENCY. As they told me, there is nothing they can do about the rates. So. There is nothing I can do about the review. _______ Original Yelp Review: My wife and I used this agency for our Home and Auto insurance for the last 6 years. In the insurance industry, we understand that rate increases happen all the time. However, a +20% rate increase over the course of 6 months is unacceptable. Their "it is what it is" attitude doesn't necessarily help the sting either. We noticed that over the years, our spotless driving records and on-time-payments only netted us more rate increases. This recent increase was the proverbial 'last straw,' and after AllState told us there is nothing they can do to help lower the rate, we reached out for quotes from competitors. All of them came in substantially lower for the same coverage. Over the years (much to my regret) I convinced 3 of our friends to use this agency. I was such a fan that I didn't even use the "Referral Program" that offers current customers $20 for each new customer. Just wanted to spread the word. I am now spreading the updated word. If you are considering this agency, please know this: 1 - The honeymoon phase wears off in about 2 years. 2 - Your rates will probably be doubled by your 3rd year with them. And that is with a perfect driving record. I shudder to think of their rates if I had a bad driving record. 3 - You will hear some form of "It is what it is" or "Oh, it's happening everywhere" or "We hate rate hikes as much as you." (yet every 6 months, there it is) Personal Experience: Below are 2 email communications. One is from AllState addressing the quotes I received from Competitors. The second response was from the Competitor addressing AllState's questions. 1st email - AllState's response to Competitor's quote: ------------- "Hi John, I appreciate you getting these quotes over to me. Across the board, these do look like a good deal. You would lose the $10,000 death indemnity coverage you have here at Allstate. Do you know if these are firm numbers with all reports ran?" ------------- 2nd email - Competitor' response when I asked about this "extra benefit:" ------------- "Hello John, I have added that coverage to your auto insurance quote. It increased it less than $1. The numbers are firm." ------------- I should mention that AllState told me that the $10,000 death indemnity coverage is not removable from their policies. It's always added. So, asking if the competitor has that coverage, as if it were some AMAZING benefit, is laughable. If they just made it optional, then maybe their rates wouldn't be so insane. AllStates 'concern' that I would lose a policy coverage that only costs an extra $1 shows how little value AllState can really offer you. Especially if that was the only response they had to equal coverage at a MUCH lower cost. It also shows that they are proud to highlight lackluster 'benefits.' We will be moving our policies. From my experience (and shared experiences) I highly recommend anyone reading this to look elsewhere. Current customer or not.

Long term customer, they have become liars and thieves. They quoted me a payment of $119 and now 2…read moremonths later find out I'm paying $136. Didn't even try to make it right. Handed me excuses and gave extremley poor customer service.