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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the customer service, finding it unhelpful and difficult to reach a real person. They also encountered issues with payments, including delays and errors in processing. Customers frequently report problems with the staff, describing them as lacking sufficient knowledge and unable to provide consistent answers. The contact methods were often criticized for being inefficient, with long wait times and unreturned calls.

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Customer service

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Service

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Based on these reviews

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mind numbing paper chase with providers and alight trying to reconcile spending account. Using HSA at CVS, no problem. Using HSA at a major southwest Florida hospital? BIG problems! Itemizing a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been trying for at least 6 months to resolve an address and bank account change for my elderly mother who gets health care reimbursement checks through Alight. I finally checked the BBB websit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have been trying to roll over my IRA for two months. Employees are clueless and unhelpful. After 20 phone calls, I've gotten 20 different answers. They don't seem to have any processes in place. They... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company needs to be put out of business. Look at the reviews, they are the worst on trustpilot. They fail in every way imaginable and take shortcuts to make themselves more money at the cost of t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always easy to do things myself on their website. My company recently changed 401(k) administrators which makes me appreciate the Alight functionality I had. Over the years I had a couple issues but... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've had tremendous difficulties dealing with Alight Solutions. It take can take 30 minutes just to get someone to talk to. They have been denying my reimbursement requests even though I have file... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

When I cancelled my COBRA coverage because I got a job, they messed up my effective date and I have now been dealing with them for 2mo continuing to deny coverage for an appointment during my coverage... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stunningly incompetent. They can't answer basic retirement questions about medical coverage, access to pension and access to 401k funds to rolllover. I called 4x, get different answers each time, cha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Alight is unable to correct a simple error they acknowledge they made. Issue initiated in June. Issue still unresolved in Sept. Note, they only respond via USPS, so when there's a problem you won't... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If customer service is a sport alight would be the 1st grade little league at a school for handicap kids. Alight makes every transaction harder than it should be. Their app is unusable but they insi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Does anyone actually work at Alight? We have waited 2 weeks for my wife's papers to be received and they were faxed the day of. It should be immediately not 2-4 business days, I feel this is an office... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Alight Health Retiree solutions is the worst company I have ever dealt with. Especially when you are dealing with health care providers, medical questions etc.. and they are suppose to be the subjec... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They get a one because I can't give them less. This company has *astonishingly* bad customer service. Claims are denied routinely. Even the ones submitted by doctors offices and pharmacies (nev... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst company ever, they hound me and hound me to get paperwork in, then wait until AFTER my timeliness has expired and then say they need more paperwork! Never get the return phone calls like they pr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely the worst experience I've ever had with any company. Hearing aid purchase denied on the 23 Dec. I called to get an approval and was told it probably wouldn't happen until after the holidays... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible customer service. Even the one star rating is generous, it should be zero! For soon to be two months I’ve been trying to get them to send me a rollover pension check with no luck. Extremely l... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They give you an appointment, which is a 3 hour window when they’ll call you for assistance. Then they don’t call after you wait around an afternoon for them. You call in to ask what’s going on. Thei... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Went through a period after retirement where I had no retiree prescription service due to poor service. On line tools are confusing, AI chat is useless, phone lines always say higher volume of calls... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's impossible to send them a message through their website or app as an enrolled member. The only way to contact them is by phone, which is incredibly inefficient and difficult. There is no way to r... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will be very honest, but I will also be truthful. I have had more problems with Alight but this time was truly the worst possible. Was given a new way to login and was not able to. Tried my old... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The website literally does not work. It does not open. If it opens, it "loads" endlessly, and you cannot interact with it. It is pretty bad. I can't access any of my benefits information.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't believe such a big company cannot even get a decent website that works. Its been 3 weeks since I requested a 401K statement, yes, you have to request, you cannot just click and get an up-to-date... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst company to help you with chairmen service when you are in a leave of absence !!! Just horrible care managers who don’t call back and customer service people who can’t help you !! They freque... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is lying to me. I have a quadro from a divorce and want yo cash out my account. I have never received any information about how to access my account and I can see everything online as I’m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I feel in my kitchen went to urgent care trays were done showed I fractured my distal fibula. The max urgent care said they could wtite me out was 3 days,but for me to call Monday to ortho doctors whi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been trying to add my new spouce to my benifits, and they are completly unable to add him to them due to an error in their system. It has been over 3 weeks now and they still cannot find a solu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thought I would expedite my loan process by having a check sent. My bank couldn't deposit it and the only recourse is to send me another check. Now I have to drive 380 miles to deposit a check becau... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give 0 stars if possible. I can upload documents to their site in 3 seconds but they will only respond to me via USPS so if there's a problem I don't know about it for 5 days. So then I upload... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

submitted a claim to close my account in August and was told I should receive a check within a week. In October, I still hadn't received it. The customer service rep I spoke to said there was an, "un... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The WORST!!! They are the Spirit Airlines of Benefit Administrators!!! No way to get a hold of ANYONE for assistance!! You're on your own and if your company signed their employees up for this s... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately, I took out a loan against my thrift plan to get some home improvements done. I finally got the money together to repay the loan, waited the week to get the payoff letter, went to the ba... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a joke and crap. You can’t do anything through your account. You always have to call and you get incompetent people who have no clue what they’re talking about. They just turn you in s... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are representing ROCKWELL AUTOMATION and we had a loved one pass away that retired from ROCKWELL. We have been trying for 6 weeks to get our life insurance confirmed to be released to MetLife.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible. Not one single person has English as a first language. Inconsistent communication. I got a call during the day saying my leave was as approved. At 11:55 pm that SAME day, I got a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They're the worst! Had to request reimbursement due to them freezing my account (happens a lot). Then I go to cash my check and they decline it. They're closed on the weekends for whatever reason. Ser... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is horrendous to work with. We have an HSA and a Limited FSA through them. When you send the correct documents (dates of service, description of service amount and patient portion)They st... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give less than 1 star I would. Horrible customer service. They deny a claim but don't tell you why. Then you can't use your card until you reimburse them, then they don't tell you your reim... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The benefits portal is TERRIBLE. Whatever web framework they're using is WAAYYY out of date. Typical B2B company. Alight optimizes for the customer, not the end-user, and the only thing the customer... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Their customer service is beyond horrible, it's completely nonexistent!! I have been trying to reach them for 3 months to rollover my retirement benefits to an IRA which is a time sensitive issue and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In the last two days (Dec. 4and 5, 2025), we called Alight 5 times with call times totaling 4 plus hours and the issue is still not resolved. Each time our calls we bounced all over the place. No one... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give 0 if I could. I was on the phone for 24 minutes, transferred to 4 different people and finally was given some information. How is a person with dementia supposed to get on another call w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This organization is not capable of operating in the insurance industry and should be legally dissolved. They consistently accept payment for policies and then cancel these policies claiming "lack of... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would rate Alight a zero or less if this were possible. Over the past year, Alight took a year to process a death benefit and lost the death certificate. They canceled my mother's health insuran... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

on June 30, 2025 I requested my first withdrawl from a 401K that I have had for many years. I was told probably take 7 days to get the check. July 14, I called and asked where's my check, was told giv... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The site was not working. I was not able to get in on the mobile app, through the web on Mac and iPad. For at least a week the "virtual assistant" was not available. In total about 50 attempts to g... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

On hold music too loud, representative voices too soft, and without clear diction. Too much background noise to hear representative. Representative's inability to look up user by Alight ID number. Rep... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are the worst. My mom is ExxonMobil retiree and she passed away recently. I contacted employee benefits to report her death and discuss her life insurance as funds will be needed to bury her. Sai... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The user experience is the worst. This is tragic because they assist with extremely important benefits. Currently, my beneficiaries are receiving 0% of the insurance I'm paying for because I keep gett... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Same as everyone else giving "ONE STAR". You need to experience the customer service and website to quickly understand how terrible it is. I just don't understand why their management isn't addressi... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this company is impossible to work…

this company is impossible to work with. I have had an open case for a few years. Recently i had time denied and spent hours on hold and never got call back but reps were noting they were calling back (call logs to prove this)
They refused me the info to file a complaint and i can get NOTHING done with them.

20 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

alight retiree don’t care about Cust service agents

This company. 1 st. The training is horrible. They don’t like to give raises and when they do they are only .30. They pay their BA’s good but Customer service reps get a lot less. The micro manage and they are ridiculous with QA
They are not concerned with employees and they only award you for your work if they like u. Also they claim they have a bid for the hours u work. That’s a lie. Every year I try to get my old hours they took from me but they give it to the new hires. They don’t give a damn about the people that been her all this time working their ass off. U can’t even get a second damn job working for them because they give u a bull a schedule

21 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didn’t follow through

Didn’t follow through. No contact. On line chat is useless, agents disconnect. Company is a total mess. They contract to agents that are licensed within each state to follow up and go through plans with the member. Whatever happened to AON by selling out to ALIGHT is a failure. Thanks a lot Merck for outsourcing my benefits to a company that fails your retirees.

21 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently used Alight to administer cobra

I recently used Alight to administer cobra benefits; for over a month they could not figure out how to set up automatic payments from my bank; delaying my health coverage. If there is a way to give them a negative star please let me know.

13 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scumbag company run by scumbag people

Truly perfect for the modern day style of healthcare where everything is difficult, they make it impossible to use YOUR OWN MONEY, and they have their heads so far up their own backsides if they choke, slap their asses to make them breathe.

These peope are pure scum who make sure that HR is about keeping people down in any and EVERY way these scumbags can.

Customer support is an absolute joke, I have spent DAYS repeating THE SAME THING over-and-over again, I would have more luck staring at a blank wall than dealing with these inmoral, unethical pieces of garbage.

7 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trying to obtain my short term…

Trying to obtain my short term disability is ridiculous. They received my providers paperwork but they are still delaying approving it. They say they fax the provider but it was never received..once can be explained twice is their issue. Case Managers are rude and they do nothing.

31 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service. Cannot pay for Cobra online - repeated error message. On indefinite hold (despite a repeated message that "your expected wait time is 3-4 minutes").

Also, the number of times I have had upload receipts to verify HSA payments is ridiculous.

I cannot understand why any company that claims to care about its employees would use this benefits platform.

30 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Callus-Unresponsive-Inept-Subpar

The mobile app is utterly useless. I could not execute requests online as I had done with fidelity. Consequently I was forced to speak with a customer service rep that only did half the job. I called back to rectify the dumpster fire of a mess that was created. I waited the two business days for a resolution. They had closed the ticket without even looking into it and left some canned response for me to call if I had questions. I opened another ticket. I called and the said they were working on it. After fourteen+ days I just pulled a total distribution to a firm that is responsive. They are a bunch of Shylocks!

28 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Roche Labs uses them for pension and…

Roche Labs uses them for pension and other retiree benefits. It is a ten minute process just to speak with representative. They change the timelines to start receiving pension that is different than what was stated in the letter. Then when I called to speak with representative they hung up on me. The automated system did not recognize voice or phone prompts which then sent me to the security team. I also have HSA account with them and there is no standardization of approving the expenses. One time they approve easily and the next time with same receipt and diagnosis code they say it is ineligible and froze my card. Overall it has been a frustrating experience. I guess it doesn't matter to Roche as I'm a former employee of 27 years and not helping them currently.

20 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

401k loan not being deducted for 2 years

I took a loan against my company 401k 2 years ago. I come to find that loan was not being paid through payroll deduction like it was supposed to be. I got 2 notices about manual payments which I made but no communication beyond that! It’s been sitting for 2 years not getting paid!

19 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service AVOID

Awful customer service, constantly making mistakes, and unable to resolve any issues without tickets, that eventually lead you no where. Representatives continually hang up and act like the call was dropped. Would rate 0 if I had the option.

16 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst retirement company to work…

The worst retirement company to work with. The right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing. Their customer service is terrible. You cannot call anyone directly. They schedule phone calls at their convenience. I can’t wait to get my money out of their hands. Aweful!

4 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor Service!

I am writing to express my deep frustration and concern regarding the ongoing issues I have encountered with Alight, the provider of our workplace benefits. Over the past eight months, I have faced numerous problems related to my benefits, specifically enrollment in programs I never signed up for, incorrect paycheck contributions to my retirement account, issues with investment transactions, signing in issues, etc.

Despite countless calls to Alight to resolve these issues, I have been caught in an endless loop of unproductive ticket creations and inadequate responses. Each time I contact Alight, I speak with the same representative who simply creates another ticket, claiming that the back office will resolve the issue, and keeps me on call for 1-2 hours. However, the resolution of these tickets always results in a message asking me to call again, with no real progress being made. This cycle has continued for eight months, leaving me with unresolved issues and growing frustration.

I have reached out to our workplace benefits team, but I was informed that Alight is solely responsible for these issues. Unfortunately, Alight’s current approach to handling these issues seems ineffective, and I am at my wit’s end. The lack of resolution has been so discouraging that I am considering leaving my job solely to avoid dealing with Alight further. These issues caused me significant mental and financial stress.

30 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Craptastic. So bad I won't be saving tax $ next year

Luckily they don't have my retirement account (read other reviews). Unfortunately, they do have my FSA and DCA. They will freeze your account if you don't send them, no notice given BTW, itemized receipts for legitimate expenses, you know, like dentists. Ridiculous. Worst company ever. I will not even try to save tax $$ next year on FSA/DCA if my company continues to use this craptastic company. Their website sucks too.

29 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst financial services company…

The worst financial services company ever. Quarterly statements...only 4 per year: June 30 statement arrived August 6. Five weeks after. Enails which answer questions NOT ASKED then the closure of a case without it being resolved. .Emails sent from a "no reply" address. Getting a rep on the phone is near impossibke, and each agent will tell something entirely different. I rue the day I ever got involved with this place. Utterly horrible experience. How do they stay in business?

23 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most uncooperative company with…

The most uncooperative company with whom I have ever dealt. My 401k is there, and to do a withdrawal, the owner of the account cannot pick and choose what he/she wishes to sell. To sell, one must sell some of EVERY fund in the account. This is not any law or mandate it is something Alight made up. Don't bother to call, you get limited phone menu potions and then get a recording: i I understand what you are saying, but I don't have any information for you. WHAT? Avoid if possible, or get your money out of there. The emails they send come from an email address which does NOT accept emails. BAD BAD business practices.

21 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT get the preloaded benefit card!

DO NOT buy into the pre-loaded benefit medical card. You will not be reimbursed the money you paid into the card if you leave the company. In my case it’s HEB. I read their disclosures front to back, it does not disclose that your money will be forfeited to the company if you leave the company you work for. Customer service is an absolute joke, the woman laughed at me when I told her the money is not a ‘benefit’ like she stated. It was my money that I payed into the account every week for half the year. If I had the money I’d take these people to court and sue them. They are robbing middle/lower class citizens.

16 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE

Giving 1 star because they won't let me give zero. This company is HORRIBLE. Their customer service is anything but helpful, and they have zero empathy for any troubles THEIR mistakes cost you. They told me I would get a lump sum distribution from an old 401(k), but instead they arbitrarily deposited into an IRA that I DID NOT CHOSE, with a company that I DID NOT CHOSE. And if I want to get a distribution from said IRA it's going to cost half of my money in stupid, useless fees. If you use them, change now! If you are considering using them, look elsewhere!

7 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This "company" doesn't deserve a single…

This "company" doesn't deserve a single star. They are horrifically incompetent, woefully useless and possess the customer service skills of a donut. They repeatedly lose your paperwork, then send nasty little emails (that you can't respond to) saying they never received it, then give you a 15 day deadline to resubmit. It's nearly impossible to get a live person when you call, but on the off chance you do get a human being on the other end of the line, they'll tell you something in stark contrast of what the last person told you. And demand more paperwork.

I can't help but wonder if my employer outsourced to "Alight" to handle our FMLA as a means to deter employees from utilizing our leave benefits. It certainly feels that way.

5 August 2024
Unprompted review

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