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Leon B

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2015

17 Sept 2019, 16:17

Idirect policy the reason to break a 35 year relationship with ABSA?

Lucky to get one star. On 30 August a man skipped a red traffic light, crashing into my car. Today is the 19th day since the accident. As a 35 year long Absa private account holder, and a 15 year business account holder I moved to Absa idirect, after a point where I thought i would consolidate my insurance. Outsurance asked me to return in March this year. Outsurance also paid me in 2017 a big amount for my house because they valued me as customer. I gave idirect all the information as honestly and truthfully as truthfully as possible over the phone. I even send them a letter to hear if all was in order. Excepting all was in order. Now that my car is out of action I have to phone. I contact the manager one Themba Manganyi. He Whatsapp me and said he is very busy! At another time he is in a meeting on a Monday morning. He cannot talk to me, he will phone me later? In meeting at 08:26 on a Monday morning!? So the customer must wait for ABSA meetings? Is the customer not king anymore? I also had to phone the assesor, one Shane Davies, to ask for information. He said he send me a sms last week!! "Sorry it did not go through!!I" he said. It is now 16:15. This morning at 10:16 I Whatsapp Themba, at 14:04 again. Then he Whatsapp me back and said I must wait he does "not want to make a mistake. I will come back to you". Nothing yet. I will take ALL my personal accounts, savings and cheque, all my credit cards, my substantial business account, and my insurance somewhere else if i do not get helped. Is 3 weeks long enough to know what is happening to my car? Leon Bezuidenhout

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Replies (3)
Absa Insurance Company Limited
Absa Insurance Company Limited's reply18 Sept 2019, 10:28
Official
Dear Client,
  
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We will investigate the matter and provide feedback once the matter has been resolved. 
 

Regards
Vanessa Crowe
Specialist case Manager 
Customer Value Management
Absa Insurance Company Limited
Absa Insurance Company Limited's reply18 Sept 2019, 10:42
Official
Good day, I am Vanessa Crowe and I will be facilitating your case. Please use the following reference number: C-***3. This confirms that an incident has been logged.  
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Leon B's update19 Nov 2019, 15:45
Reviewer Update
I must commend Vanessa Crowe. She was helpful and sympathetic. But it still took me more than a month to get the claim settled. I eventually discovered that a special investigator was looking at my case. That after I have done a full disclosure about why i changed over to ABSA. I even after giving all the details and proof, asked if everything is OK, and ABSA was happy. They did not answer. Just to 7 months later later go through a long and unsettling wait. So I have been paid, but it took a long time. So I stayed with ABSA, but it was close!