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Initial Complaint
08/15/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Product Issues
- Status:
- Answered
OTTO Insurance dumped UNWANTED email promotions on my National and PA enrolled Do Not Call Lists cellphone. Blocking and reporting the prostitute as spam does not protect victims.Business response
08/16/2024
Hi there ****** -- We have received your note here and take all comments very seriously with immediate action. With the information you provided in your comment we could not locate you in our system at all, can you please email me directly so I can ensure you are added to our DNE/DNC list, *******************************. I would love the chance to discuss your direct experience with using our site.Business response
08/16/2024
Hi BBB - we have no history of this user entering our site, I have reached out directly giving her a direct line to share her experience but as of now she looks to have not visited our site. If that changes and she provides us different contact information to scan in our system she will be suppressed from all future contact.Customer response
08/16/2024
Complaint: 22148448
I am rejecting this response because:It LIED about attempting to contact me.
If you at the BBB have my correct information, the con should too.
Sincerely,
*************************Business response
08/19/2024
Hi there ******, we are committed to finding a solution for you. With the information we have been provided from your initial submission of complaint we are unable to locate your information in our system. As mentioned, can you please email me directly at ******************************* and maybe it was submitted under a different email or phone number. I do want to mention that your Complaint Type being listed as : "Refund / Exchange Issues" , we do not process any payment, our service is free so we are not collecting credit card information or payment of any kind in order to speak to the refund/exchange issues you are looking for. In the mean time, we did put your phone number and email listed to submit the complaint in our system as Do not contact, to ensure you do not get any emails from us on our services. We are dedicated to making this a good experience, please let me know how I can assist further.Customer response
08/19/2024
Complaint: 22148448
I am rejecting this response because:Garbage is STILL being DUMPED.
Sincerely,
*************************Initial Complaint
04/16/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
100% FALSE advertisement that needs to be amended. I submitted a request for a quote for homeowners insurance on their website. They took all the pertinent information & said they were shopping for the best rates. The results came up stating to click on the links provided to get my personalized quotes. There were ZERO results, only links to, again, enter all of my information &, again, "shop for the best rate". I then received emails from more scammers requesting all my information, again, so THEY could shop for the best rate for me. It's a bunch of lies to get people's info so they can sell it to other companies. Do NOT give **** "Insurance" your information. It only slows your search for insurance down, & adds endless frustrating, wasteful ******************* that you will have to field.Business response
04/17/2024
Hi ****** - Thank you for your feedback, we apologize for the experience that you had. **** is an insurance aggregator who connects consumers with major insurance carriers to receive an insurance quote and in order to get a quote consumers consent to be contacted. I have personally unsubscribed you from any further communications from ****, and apologize again for the feelings that you have since using ****.Initial Complaint
02/13/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
I put my information into a website called Otto insurance and they keep having random people call and Email me. I would like to have my information deleted from they're system. It's very disturbing. That have sold my 'PERSONAL' information to several 3rd party insurance carriers..averaging ***** calls per day and numerous Emails. They 'ARE NOT' an insurance broker...They just sell my 'Personal' information to anyone..'I want my information deleted - permanently from their system!!Business response
02/13/2024
I am very sorry you had this experience. **** is an insurance aggregator who partners and connects consumers with major insurance carriers. We have submitted your information to be removed from our system ASAP. Again, appreciate your feedback.Customer response
02/13/2024
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Sincerely,
***********************Initial Complaint
02/04/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
Filled out **** application. Only to find out they sell your information My phone has rang Non Stop How can I make this stop ?Business response
02/05/2024
Hi there, I have personally removed your information from our site.Initial Complaint
12/26/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
I put my information into a website called otto insurance and they keep having random people call me. they sure with me my personal information and try to conference call a major auto insurance and it doesn't go thru. I would like to have my information deleted from they're system. It's very unsettling.Business response
12/28/2023
Your information provided in your BBB comment has been deleted from our system. If you used other information outside of what is listed in your BBB comment please email ***************************** and we will process your request to be deleted ASAP!Customer response
12/30/2023
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Sincerely,
*********************Initial Complaint
06/23/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Order Issues
- Status:
- Answered
**** Quotes, LLC, dba Otto Insurance is a scam - they do NOT provide any quotes, and there is NO ONE with which to speak w/ directly @ **** HQ. We contacted the company owner ****** *********************** (May 1976)who lives in his $2.6************ condo in *********** (****************************************************************) on his cell *************) - he would not answer, and played inane tag text games to avoid us. **** does not answer the phone - instead, they take all of your personal info from their required online form, and some 3rd-party marketing company calls, asks more questions, and then connects you w/ some random insurance provider. **** does NOT do ANY comparisons to get you any lower or even competitive pricing, and each time we call back we get a different or same insurance provider, who never is able to even come close to the insurance savings we already enjoy, especially for a family w/ 3 high-end autos, 830+ credit score, owned home, no DUIs, no accidents, and no tickets. So all **** does is send our info to many, many insurance providers, hoping they will sign us up and **** would get a commission. Even the insurance companies that called us told us that. To add insult to injury, the info **** collected has been sent to so many insurance providers and marketing firms that we are inundated w/ unwanted calls, texts, and emails, constantly, and there is no way to unsubscribe or remove your info from the list.Business response
06/23/2023
Hi *****,
I am writing to inform you that I have personally removed your information from our system on the email and phone number level.
**** is an insurance aggregator who connects consumers with major insurance carriers to receive an insurance quote and in order to get a quote consumers consent to be contacted. We have fully unsubscribed you from any further communications from ****.Customer response
06/23/2023
Complaint: 20227720
I am rejecting this response because:They claim they "... consumers with major insurance carriers to receive an insurance quote" - that is untrue and their advertising is deceptive. They claim to be an insurance provider and will quickly compare rates and provide discounted quotes fast and easily. This is a lie - they have 3rd parties not related to **** call you, and then patch you through to 1 random insurance company, who never is able to provide a quote that is reasonable. We want **** to refrain from this ridiculous method of misleading the consumer.
Sincerely,
***********************Business response
06/26/2023
Hi *****, Hi ****** Confirming again, we have unsubscribed you from any further communications from ********* **** is an insurance aggregator who connects consumers with major insurance carriers to receive an insurance quote and in order to get a quote consumers consent to be contacted.Customer response
06/27/2023
Complaint: 20227720
I am rejecting this response because they lie - still getting emails and calls. And we mainly reject this as we want them to change their misleading advertising and claims that have wasted a lot of our time and have given all of our info to many "partners" and did not provide any comparison quotes as promised.
Sincerely,
***********************Initial Complaint
05/15/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Answered
They continually send unsolicited lies about having car insurance quotes. They will not take no for an answer. Here is some other information (a few of the many bad reviews):Otto Insurance Reviews: Quotes, Ratings (2023)Otto insurance is a lead-generation site connecting customers with its partner insurers. Its not an insurance company or marketplace, you cant get direct quotes, and it shares your information with over ***** third parties.They called me ~12 times within 3-4 hours from several numbers, so I couldn't block them. I answered twice and asked them to stop. I understand sales calls, but this is blatant ************** will be filing a report with the appropriate government agencies. Don't give your information to this website unless you want your phone to ring incessantly.Date of experience: September 25, 2022 They will have random companies calling you as soon as you put your information in and they have no way to opt out of the calls any longer. This is misleading and unethical Date of experience: April 27, 2023 Otto Insurance fools you I saw ad about Otto Insurance, which offers cheap auto insurance rate. After filling out all my information including birth date, address, phone, email address, I don't have a quote, but they ******* with a lot of emails and phone calls. Don't go to this website to get insurance quote.Date of experience: April 15, 2022 ******* ********** of ********************************* Liability Status:Active ************* State *************** Date Filed:Monday, January 31, 2022Business response
05/17/2023
Hi ********************** is an insurance aggregator who connects consumers with major insurance carriers to receive an insurance quote and in order to get a quote consumers consent to be contacted. We have unsubscribed you from any further communications from ****.Customer response
05/17/2023
Complaint: 20028928
I am rejecting this response because: They have lied, they did NOT unsubscribe. There was a message in my email today. The message states they are answering my request. We made NO request!
Sincerely,
***********************Business response
05/18/2023
Hi ******,
We unsubscribed the information that you provided to the BBB as your contact information and also the information you provided originally. We are not aware of any emails being sent to you so could you please provide us with a copy by sending to ****************************** We take complaints like yours seriously and need the email which you received in order to further investigate your complaint.Customer response
05/22/2023
Complaint: 20028928
I am rejecting this response because: They have lied to you. We received an unwanted email every day for the past few business days!
We have told them over and over again that we are not interested in what they have to offer. So, they are ignoring you as they do me.
Sincerely,
***********************Business response
05/22/2023
Hi ****** and BBB, we responded requesting for specifics of the complaint so we can help isolate the situation. We are here anytime to walk through this with you/them directly. If at any point you wish to send through the phone number you used and the email you are referencing have received, please send to ***************************** and we will get back to you promptly.Customer response
05/23/2023
Complaint: 20028928
I am rejecting this response because: They continue to make offers to buy insurance from someone else. They are Brokers and we have told them over and over again we are NOT interested. Yet, theycontinue to send unwanted emails. What they want is my personal information to sell to up to **** insurance agents/companies. Then can you imagine the phone calls and emails you would get from up to ****
insurance agents?
Sincerely,
***********************Business response
05/25/2023
Hi ******,
I am confirming here again that we had unsubscribed the information that you provided to the BBB as your contact information and also the information you provided originally. We are not aware of any emails being sent to you so could you please provide us with a copy by sending to *****************************? As mentioned previously, we take complaints like yours seriously and need the email which you are receiving in order to further investigate your complaint.Customer response
05/26/2023
Complaint: 20028928
I am rejecting this response because: Does this look like unsubscribed?
Sincerely,
***********************Business response
05/30/2023
Hi ******,
I am unable to see any attachments in your response. Please send the emails you are referencing to ***************************** and we will get back to you promptly on this matter.Initial Complaint
03/03/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Answered
Sold my info to brokersabout 100 calls. Please please remove my phone number from broker listBusiness response
03/27/2023
Hi ******** We have unsubscribed you from any further communications from ****.
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Customer Complaints Summary
9 total complaints in the last 3 years.
6 complaints closed in the last 12 months.