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Astriad M

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2017

03 Nov 2017, 16:49

totally fustrated

I called discovery on the 30th of Nov (Monday) to make a claim for my car. I was told to take it for assessment which I did and they said they will call back in 3 day days time. On Thursday I called asking what was happening with my claim only to be told that they are struggling to get claim history from my previous insurer being Dial direct. I asked how this was my problem as they are currently my insurer. They rep**** that they will report Dial Direct for taking time. I waited for Friday and I called again and still I was told the same story. They asked me to call Dial Direct to request the claim history letter and because I felt I was being held hostage I comp****. I received the letter from Dial Direct in 2 minuets as I was speaking to the gentleman. I forwarded the letter to an agent by the name of Sanelisiwe who still called me asking questions about the previous insurer. At this point I had had enough however all i could do is beg for assistance. To add insult to injury I was sent a new mail from Discovery from Kalebogile welcoming me to Discovery and with a new premium of 2000grand from R1700 that I was already paying since May 2017. Up to now I have heard no word on my claim or if it will be approved. hands in head .......

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Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply06 Nov 2017, 10:45
Official

Thank you for raising your concerns with us.

Kindly note that we have tried contacting you telephonically.

We are currently investigating your complaint and feedback will be provided directly to you.

Regards

Preveshen
Discovery Insure

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Astriad M's update06 Nov 2017, 17:59
Reviewer Update
Good Day Thank you for your response unfortunately I am in a two day training which ends on Tuesday . Aa you read the complaint l wrote it under extreme stress and frustration. The correct dates are as follows l called to make a claim on the 30th of October my claim number is ********** . I took the vehicle for assessment the Tuesday of the 31st at 8 am. I called on Thursday which was the 2nd of November to find out the progress of the claim where l was informed by Sanelisiwe that she is waiting for previous insurance history, l called her again in the afternoon to find out how far she had got and she said she was still waiting however she advised if l could provide her with the previous policy number of the previous insurer it would speed up the process which l comp**** and she she would phone me at the end of the day to provide me with feedback.On the Friday l called in the morning spoke to another gentleman (don’t remember his name) whom l explained my situation and he checked on your system and he said that it’s stated that discovery was still waiting for PI claim history, l explained to him l do not understand how that is my responsibility to obtain that information and explained that information should have been obtained in May 2017 when l took the policy , l then explained to him thatnl felt l was being kept hostage due to discovery internal policies that where not followed initially from onset. In the end after a 20 min conversation l ended asking him once again what was required for me to obtain from the PI* on behalf of Discovery Insure, he advised that it was just the claim history , which l obtained from dial direct within two minutes and forwarded it to Roland and Sanelisiwe at around 5pm l then received confirmation that Discovery had approved the claim. But then l received a new email welcoming me to discovery insure from Kalibogile with a new policy and a new premium of R2000 from the R1700 which l have been paying all along . Up to now l don’t understand whether it was punishment that l called to make a claim or some other reasons. Look forward to your reply....
Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply07 Nov 2017, 08:33
Official

Thank you for your response.

We are currently Investigating your concerns and we will provide feedback directly to you.

Regards

Preveshen
Discovery Insure