ComplaintCensus

The Insurance Surgery Ltd: most-reported complaints

Automated analysis of 232 public Trustpilot reviews published 2016-08-02 to 2026-09-01. TrustScore 5 from 2,397 total reviews — see the Trustpilot page. Quick answer: is The Insurance Surgery Ltd legit? Issues below reflect what reviewers reported, not findings of wrongdoing.

Across 232 Trustpilot reviews analysed, the most-reported issues with The Insurance Surgery Ltd were: Support unhelpful (4 reports), Misleading pricing (3 reports). There are not enough reviews to establish a trend.

How to reach The Insurance Surgery Ltd

These are the contact details The Insurance Surgery Ltd publishes on its Trustpilot profile, as of our last check on 2026-09-24 — phone 0800 083 2829, address 2nd floor, Pickford Mill, Macclesfield, SK11 6JD, GB.

8complaints identified
0%of recent reviews analysed
100%of negative reviews get a company reply, typically within a day

The company claimed its Trustpilot profile on 2019-06-20, uses Trustpilot’s paid features, and last replied to a negative review on 2025-11-06 — more than six months ago. Trustpilot ranks it 5 of 50 in Life Insurance Agency. We last checked this profile on 2026-09-24 and found 7 new reviews. These are facts Trustpilot publishes about the profile, as of our last harvest.

Forum footprint: 2 MoneySavingExpert forum discussions mention this company (browse). Roughly 0 of the top, relevance-sorted search results were posted in the last 90 days — an approximate figure by construction, not a true recency count. Recent thread titles: “Help and advice required with exclusion wording for Critical Illness Illustration”, “Refused Life Insurance”.

Elsewhere: 4.9★ on Google (0 reviews)

TrustScore over time

5.0 → 5.0 across 14 census measurements since 2026-08-12. Our own record, independent of Trustpilot’s display.

Reply behaviour over time

Solid: % of negative reviews replied to. Dashed: typical days to reply. Both as reported on this company’s Trustpilot profile, recorded whenever our census re-checked it and a figure had changed — the gaps between points are not equal: 2026-08-12 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-08-15 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-08-18 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-08-21 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-08-24 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-08-30 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-02 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-08 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-12 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-15 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-18 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-21 (100%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-24 (100%, 0.0d).

Review provenance: 100 company-invited reviews in the recent window average 4.95★, while 146 organic (uninvited) reviews average 4.99★.

31% of its 241 recent 5★ reviews came from accounts that had written only that one review when we captured it (the median across companies is about 39%). A high share is a reason to look closer, not evidence of fake reviews.

Sector benchmark: support unhelpful makes up 50% of this company’s complaints vs a 28% median across 148 ranked companies in its sector.

Review velocity: 451 of this company’s 2,397 Trustpilot reviews (19%) were written in the last 12 months.

Not enough reviews to establish a trend.

What are the most common complaints about The Insurance Surgery Ltd?

Support unhelpful

4 reports · 50% of complaints
“Couldn't help ant all”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2022-08-01

1 reader marked this review helpful on Trustpilot.

“unable to send me questions and accept answers by email”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2016-08-02

1 reader marked this review helpful on Trustpilot.

“online portal still shows incorrect details.”
3★ Trustpilot review, 2026-05-04

The company replied on 2026-05-08: “Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We’re pleased to hear that Tom was able to support you throughout the process, explore a range of options, and help you find a Relevant…”

Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.

Misleading pricing

3 reports · 38% of complaints
“This company is using a 3rd party scammer organisation to generate leads for them.”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2023-08-22 · classified as a severe complaint

The company replied on 2023-08-23: “Thank you for sharing your experience and concerns with us. We take feedback from our customers seriously, and I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience you've faced. We're committed to upholding…”

Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.

“be aware it will exclude quoted high risk activity”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2022-05-10

The company replied on 2022-05-10: “Afternoon Mr Cotton, i'm sorry to hear you found our service less than satisfactory. If you could please call me on 01625 725024 or email me on [email protected] we can discuss this…”

Our classifier read this reply as a template response.

“More interested in making a quick buck from people with no underlying medical issues, despite what is advertised.”
2★ Trustpilot review, 2020-06-24

The company replied on 2020-06-24: “Hello Rachel, First and foremost i would like to apologise on behalf of The Insurance Surgery. I am so proud of our award winning customer service and therefore was gutted to see your review and…”

Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Trends are computed from dated review counts only. Negative reviews are deliberately over-sampled for evidence depth; headline percentages use an unbiased recent sample only. Report updated 2026-09-05.