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Claire B

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2022

01 Nov 2023, 10:48

Discovery - You are forced to use their own suppliers when claiming for jewelery

It is with a heavy heart I write to complain. I LOVE Discovery. Between my husband and I we have Life Cover, Credit Card, Medical Aid Classic Comprehensive and Household and Car Insurance, we spend thousands and thousands monthly on Discovery products.

When I joined Discovery Insure I asked for the EXACT same policy as I was on with my previous insurance company. I had an engagement ring under All Risks. Sadly I lost this ring and now I discover that I am FORCED to use their supplier to replace the ring.

Nobody told me when I specified my ring that I had the option of selecting my own jeweler. I was able to do select my own jewler on my old policy. Discovery automatically presumed to put me on an option whereby I have to replace the ring through their supplier and this is not what I wanted at all. They did not inform me there were options and this was wrong.

I presumed that I was getting the same policy as I had and I presumed I would get paid out in the case of loss or theft and do my own replacement where I can shop around.

I appeal to Discovery to pay me the monetary value of the ring as they did not disclose to me that I would have to use their supplier whenI listed my ring under the All Risks section of my policy.

This was non disclosure and I was not made aware of the facts and my rights.

Please can you sort this out

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Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply01 Nov 2023, 10:57
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Good day Claire

 Thank you for sharing your concerns.
 
Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience that may have been caused.
 
We have since escalated the matter to the relevant management team for a solution with haste.
 
A member of our team will further contact you.
 
 Regards
 Discovery Insure