We have annual travel insurance with ERGO Group and recently had a very good experience with their service. We planned a Disneyland trip for our daughter, but the night before she became very... See more
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We have annual travel insurance with ERGO Group and recently had a very good experience with their service. We planned a Disneyland trip for our daughter, but the night before she became very... See more
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I had a claim raised for a house issue due to natural calamity. Initially no one responded to my claim for days. Eventually, a nice colleague reached out to us, and verified our claim. I got a conf... See more
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🚩 Avoid this company. ⛔️ After two years of full casco, paid at enormous prices, although I have three cars insured with them, they refused to pay a vandalism damage. They invoked puerile reasons, su... See more
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ERGO is the right insurance to everyone, 100% recommended. All possibilities in one service provider, prices and service is the best. You know it when you need it. The team available 24/7 when somethi... See more
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ERGO ist eine der großen Versicherungsgruppen in Deutschland und Europa. Weltweit ist die Gruppe in über 20 Ländern vertreten und konzentriert sich dabei auf ihre Kern- und Wachstumsmärkte in Europa und Asien. ERGO bietet ein umfassendes Spektrum an Versicherungen, Vorsorge, Investments und Serviceleistungen. Rund 38.600 Menschen arbeiten weltweit als angestellte Mitarbeiter oder als Vermittler für die ERGO Group. Im Heimatmarkt Deutschland gehört ERGO mit einem umfassenden Angebot zu den führenden Anbietern in den Segmenten Leben, Sach und Gesundheit. 2023 hatte ERGO einen Versicherungsumsatz von 20 Milliarden Euro sowie versicherungstechnische Aufwände in Höhe von knapp 18 Milliarden Euro. ERGO gehört zur Munich Re – einem der weltweit führenden Risikoträger.
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Solid foundation, but the gaps are telling"
Spending a few minutes scrolling through ERGO's reviews across different platforms gives you a pretty clear picture. On their own site, they're sitting at a glowing 4.7—clean, curated, controlled. But step over to independent sites like Trustpilot, and the story shifts. The 1-star reviews aren't that many in the grand scheme, but they cluster around the same pain points: claims that dragged on for months, communication that went cold, customers who felt they had to chase just to get a status update.
To their credit, they respond to almost every negative review. And they do it well—polite, professional, always offering to escalate to their "Feedback-Team." That's the kind of response discipline that keeps a brand afloat when things go wrong.
But here's the thing that jumps out at me—and I say this as someone who works in reputation management day in, day out: they're not closing the loop. They reply, they redirect, but the reviews never get updated. No follow-up comments from the customer saying "they fixed it." No resolution posts. So the negative narrative just sits there, frozen, doing quiet damage over time.
I won't sugarcoat it—with a few strategic nudges, this could easily be a 5-star profile across the board. The bones are there. The infrastructure, the response team, the willingness to engage. It would honestly take more fine-tuning than heavy lifting.
Whether they actually want that is another question. Sometimes companies prefer the controlled environment they've built on their own turf, and independent platforms become an afterthought. That's a choice. But if they ever decide to treat every platform the way they treat their own site? They'd be unstoppable.
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We have annual travel insurance with ERGO Group and recently had a very good experience with their service.
We planned a Disneyland trip for our daughter, but the night before she became very sick with a high fever and could barely walk, so we were unable to use our Disneyland tickets. We also used ERGO’s online doctor/video consultation service during the trip, which was very convenient and helpful.
After opening a claim for the unused Disneyland tickets and related costs, the process was quick and smooth. They only requested a few documents, and the refund was processed within days.
We travel often as a family, and this insurance gives us real peace of mind. I’ve already extended the coverage for the coming years.
Thank you for the fast, professional, and reliable support.
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They simply don't answer their mails or calls, it is really astounding that something like this is even legal.
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After almost 6 months, still waiting for travel claim to be sorted after my Sister was told she had hours to live, meaning i had to gly back from our holiday. No compassion at all. Have made it very stressful having to go over and over it everytime I call.
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Unfortunately, this is a negative review. ERGO is incredibly slow, fails to honor contract terms, and does not provide proper support. I still haven't received the insurance certificate for my vision insurance. Instead, I receive monthly advertisements for dental and accident insurance—policies I canceled years ago.
The customer service is baffling. When I called to inquire about my vision coverage, a representative named Mr. Hof asked, "Do you have home contents insurance?" Seriously? What does home contents insurance have to do with my eyes?
After years of dealing with unwanted ads and poor communication, I have decided to leave ERGO for good. It’s simply not worth the hassle.
Reply from ERGO Deutschland
ERGO Travel Insurance has shown a complete lack of compassion, fairness, and common sense.
My cancellation claim was rejected after my 18-month-old daughter became seriously ill just hours before an international flight. She had a high fever and persistent vomiting, and at midnight, we contacted NHS 111, the UK’s official out-of-hours emergency medical service. After a clinical assessment, we were explicitly advised not to travel.
ERGO refused the claim because:
We didn’t take a vomiting infant to A&E at 2–3 a.m.
NHS 111 medical advice was dismissed as “insufficient.”
A GP letter issued later the same day (after symptoms eased) didn’t magically state she was unfit at 06:00 that morning
This is utterly unrealistic, unreasonable, and cruel.
They even claimed my child was “fit to fly” — despite the fact that the only medical advice available at the time told us not to travel, and despite the journey being over 24 hours door-to-door (multiple flights plus a 12-hour road trip).
ERGO seems to expect parents to either:
Ignore NHS medical advice, or
Drag a dangerously unwell toddler to the hospital in the middle of the night, or
Force a sick child onto long-haul flights just to protect their paperwork
This is insurance in name only. When you actually need help, they hide behind technicalities, hindsight, and impossible standards of “proof.
If your claim involves a child, illness, or real-world emergencies, do not expect ERGO to support you. I am now escalating this to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
I strongly advise anyone considering ERGO Travel Insurance to look elsewhere.
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The worst App in the world. For every action on app it gaves Error even for simpel inbouw uploading or sending a message or chat with Customer Service. Even a normal e-mail adres is not working. I sent a text message to the agent to the mobile number. He tried to send me a document, it didn’t work 🥺🤨 the worst thing is: these issues are not new, it is now about 1 year like this.
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I was confronted with the most rudeness from 2 customer service agents. Both spoken with me in the most degrading way. The first one did just put the phone down after she spoken with me as I am stupid, I explained the situation to the second one Frau Gudrun and she replied its not my issue intead of apologising, representing the ERGO - incredible customer service. Do they know without clients they would not have a job and I was super nice and so upset in the end, the second one put the phone down as she refused to apologise for her colleagues behaviour.
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When you make a claim i did not realise that you needed to take out Life insurance as well as Travel ins with this company as it took 6 months before claim was settled which did not help my wife's and my health, we had to cancel our holiday on the morning of travel as my wife was very ill and all this company did was keep asking for more and more information and 12 months of medical records which in the end they didn't need, so please be very careful of this company if you see them they are untrust worthy.
Because of all the stress i myself finished up in Hospital for the day and night so i hope this company can feel proud of there achievements.
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Communication I guess fine; more than 2 months to pay me back for the dental treatments I paid in advance. Not acceptable.
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I am absolutely frustrated with ERGO’s customer support. I called to ask about the status of my case and was greeted with extreme rudeness from the agent. She immediately said she couldn’t tell me the status and had no information (what?). Then she complained that the system hadn’t granted her access all day. When she finally logged in, there was a loud, constant beeping—caused by her cheek pressing phone buttons—making it nearly impossible to understand what she was saying. When I asked her to repeat herself because I didn’t understand, she sighed loudly and responded tersely with something completely different. I may not be a native German speaker, but that doesn’t justify being treated dismissively—even though I was simply asking what the next steps were and what to expect. I ended the call out of sheer frustration. ERGO, please do better!
Reply from ERGO Deutschland
First of all their customer service is very bad . Their behavior is like they don’t care about my opinion.
I have an Ergo Rechtsschutz insurance. I just tried two weeks to contact through customer service number and get to know how can get a free lawyer advice. Yesterday one customer service provider told me that as a foreigner You can’t get any free advice or help from the lawyer.
So, why should I pay every month for this insurance? Why everything is so complicated? Your customer service provider should speak friendly.
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Avoid this company. They take your money quickly but provide no service. They don’t respond, refuse to pay, and take no responsibility. I’m stuck in a two-year contract with them. I will never go back!
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🚩 Avoid this company. ⛔️ After two years of full casco, paid at enormous prices, although I have three cars insured with them, they refused to pay a vandalism damage. They invoked puerile reasons, such as the amount in the sales contract being too low, proof of a parking ticket and the lack of witnesses. Basically, I had to prove to them how the damage occurred, and do the police's job. Dear insurers, that's why it's called full casco, that's why you rob us of extra money, so that we can have peace of mind! ⛔️
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