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Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (US Branch) has 7 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforSun Life Assurance Company of Canada (US Branch)

    Financial Services
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 9 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    21 complaints closed in last 3 years

    4 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Sun Life Assurance Company (US) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc. located and incorporated in Canada in 1871 . Sun Life Assurance Company  offers  insurance products to individuals and businesses, including group and individual life insurance, and group disability and medical stop-loss insurance. The Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts office handles items for policies issued in the United States only.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (US Branch) has 7 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      1 Sun Life Park, Wellesley Hls, MA 02481-5699
      BBB File Opened:
      10/19/1976
      Years in Business:
      153
      Business Started:
      1/1/1871
      Business Started Locally:
      12/10/1970
      Business Incorporated:
      8/6/1970
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      • The company states that they are licensed in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      3400
      Alternate Business Name
      • Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S)
      • Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc.
      • Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
      • Professional Insurance Company
      • Independence Life and Annuity Company
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Jerusha Washington, Compliance Analyst

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      Customer Complaints

      21 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      02/24/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      The 1st surgery was 1/23/24 and the 2nd surgery was 2/5/24. Letter after 1st surgery, dated 1/29/2024, from Sunlife Under first Table labeled Absence Type Short Term Disability Start 1/25/24 to 3/06/2024. It says pending. Letter after 2nd Surgery, dated 2/6/24, from Sunlife Under first Table labeled Absence Type Short Term Disability Start 1/22/24 to 2/13 /2024. It says approved. Please understand I was under anesthesia twice in less than 14 days and am taking strong pain meds after two surgeries. When I read the 2nd letter after 2nd Surgery it was on 2/13/24. I stated while on the phone with ********************, the claims rep., that I was on medication. When I logged on to the internet account, with Sun Life to check my status, I saw it was approved until 2/13/24. I called Sunlife and left a message for ********************. After returning my phone call she said that she didnt receive any communication from the ************** about the 2nd surgery. It was my understanding by signing the documents release form for medical, in the beginning, that communication was and would continue. I asked can I submit the documents from my doctors office. I believe she said no that they needed to fax them. She did say I could submit their notes after the visit. The visit was originally on 2/13/24 and was moved to 2/20/24. ******************** sent me a form the ************** to complete. There was miscommunication on the sheet the office filled out. If you look at the referral after surgery, you can see the mistake by looking at the Doctors referral order. I hope they would just call doctor *************************** and speak with him. I rushed the ************** to fill this out and a mistake was made. NOTE: On the attached forms I noted the fields that were incorrect and wrote what it should say with my initials. I also attached the Surgery form and the Doctors referral.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Kevin C

      1 star

      04/04/2024

      This is my first time writing reviews on BBB. I can provide several reasons for giving the score to Sun Life Dental without pausing. Here are two of them:1. Unfriendly to customers, difficult to get approved: The family member urgently needed a crown for her tooth, as diagnosed by the dentist. It has been six months, and despite retaking the photo and numerous calls from both the dentist and ourselves to urge for approval, it has not been approved yet.2. Lengthy approval process, excluding exams and fillings: Getting the crown approved takes an incredibly long time. According to their reputation, the crown should be approved within one month at most. However, we filed a crown request in January, and it has been three months now, and they still need more time.Overall, if you are only working in-network and only need exams and fillings, perhaps this would be acceptable if the premium is affordable. Otherwise, this can be a nightmare for both customers and dentists.

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