LB
Lisette B

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2018

29 Oct 2018, 14:39

Insurance company IUA not honouring their policies.

IUA administers insurance cover for people who are buying cars on credit. I bought a second had car in November 2018 R70000.00 _ so far so good. I was advised by the dealer in Port Elizabeth that I need to take out insurance with this company for death, disability, shortfall and retrenchment. As I am from a family from a family who has worked in the insurance business, I believe in taking out the insurance offered. Fast forward to January 2018, I was diagnosed with a neurological syndrome which is called Post Polio Syndrome. I had been a victim of the Polio virus at the age of 18 months old. A baby. I am now 62 nearly 63 and I have lived with my disability successfully. Married for 28 years until my husband passed away from a long illness and I was basically the income earner of the family. Any way I am now on 100% disability leave as from the 1st January 2018. This neurological syndrome weakens the existing muscles that have be spared by the polio virus originally and obviously they have now been overworked as the working muscles take over the work of many of the non working muscles. I am a happy down to earth person who has taken a bit of a knock at this news and currently also suffer from depression as well which I am handling. It is what it is. Many people are worse off than me. Back to IUA insurance which administers for Hollard Insurance. I have never had such a struggle to get an answer out of these people. They have been deducting 2 x policies from my account and have only given me the details of the one account I have repeatedly sent email after email, hoping to get the disability cover for the car paid back to me. In desperation I contacted MFC who I had the credit agreement with and I was paid out with in 2 months. So well done MFC very helpful and personally called me to check up that I was getting the help I needed. Although people can clearly see I am disabled ( I am in a wheelchair) not one of the insurance companies have ever asked for a Medical examination. So as at May / June when the balance was settled by MFC the amount owing was R39912 all I want to know from IUA insurance with whom I have 2 policies whether I have disability cover and they responded by sending me the details of the one policy which shows the death benefit and the shortfall (I presume for when I die) as my sister is the beneficiary of this payout. I am trying to find out if I have disability cover so that I can claim the R39912 back from this insurance which I was sure included a disability cover. When speaking to the very kind and caring man from MFC, he assured me that any other insurance policies I have for this motor vehicle would be for me to use for medical care I will need that and that MFC had their own cover. Now my question is if MFC had cover for the car for death, disability etc,etc. Why did the dealer suggest that I take out additional insurance for which he gets a %. And IUA insurance are they committing *****. Why all the insurance??? I have written to Complaints@iua,co,za at least ten times and it is now almost November and I have not had an answer that satisfies me in the least. This is terrible. I have been on the Facebbook page and the overall rating is 1.5 % I think this is a problem and I have seen similar complaints on line. I hope this review can help- me or any other unsuspecting person. Thank You.

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IUA Business Solutions
IUA Business Solutions's reply29 Oct 2018, 15:35
Official

Dear Ms Botha

We acknowledge receipt of your comments.

Kindly note that the matter has been resolved and you will be provided with a response emailed to your personal inbox.

We appreciate your matter in this regard.

Kind regards

IUA Business Solutions

Complaints Team

LB
Lisette B's update30 Oct 2018, 12:15
Reviewer Update
On Monday, October 29, 2018 4:11 PM, Complaints ********** wrote: 29th October 2018 Dear Ms Botha We are sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction. We refer to your recent social media posts and we note the content therefore. IUA Business Solutions are the policy and claims administrators for the Credit Protection Plan and Shortfall policy which you have purchased. As such we are mandated to apply all policy terms and conditions in the administration of the policy and the assessment of claims. The policy incepted on 14 November 2014,please refer to the attached policy documents. The Credit Protection Plan which you have opted for is the Death Benefit. Based on the policy wording, the Death Benefit provides a payment equal to the outstanding liability in the event of an insured person covered by this benefit dying during the period of insurance, subject to the policy terms. The Death Benefit in respect of a particular insured person will cease on the earlier of the following conditions, the date of the insured person’s 75th birthday or the expiry of insurance cover. The shortfall policy aims to cover the difference between what the comprehensive motor insurer pays out and the statutory settlement amount owing to the bank, in the event that the vehicle is ****** and not recovered or damaged beyond economical repair and written off. The shortfall policy works in tandem with the comprehensive policy. We take note of your concerns regarding the premium debit amount of R 147.97, please refer to the attached sales application documents. The premium for the Credit Protection Plan amounts to R69.62 and the premium for the shortfall policy amounts to R68.35. However the administration fee on the shortfall policy which amounts to R10.00 was omitted from the total premium amount and should have reflected as R78.35, this give you a collective amount of R147.97 (R69.62 + R78.35). Please refer to the below extract for your ease of reference. We are sorry for the inconvenience which you have experienced and will be processing a refund of the administration fee of R10.00 since the inception of the shortfall policy. The premium amount has been amended and will be debited for an amount of R68.35. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact us on ********** . We trust that the above clarifies. Kind regards Click to Rate Me: Was my customer service informative, caring and easy? NO Saloshini Lutchmiah Complaints Resolutions Administrator IUA Signature v3 T: ********** | F: ********** www.iua.co.za iua business solutions linkedin Disclaimer IUA Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd is An Authorised Financial Services Provider • FSP 15737. The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be ********. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and automatically archived by Mimecast SA (Pty) Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Mimecast Unified Email Management ™ (UEM) offers email continuity, security, archiving and compliance with all current legislation. To find out more, contact Mimecast. Still not satisfied. Please see my response email this morning. you have still not provided me with why I am being charged twice for the same policy the details of policy DAXP000008. The policy you have sent me is for DAXP000007 which equals R 137.97 plus R10 for admin. = 147.97 So far so good but why are you deducting 2 amount from my bank account. 1. DAXP000007 = 137.97 THIS IS A DUPLICATE AMOUNT WITHOUT THE R 10.00 COMMISSION 2. DAXP000008 = 147.97 MADE UP OF 137.97 + R10.OO COMMISSION SURELY THIS IS INCORRECT. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND REFUND ME THE DUPLICATE AMOUNT YOU HAVE BEEN DEDUCTING FOR 4 YEARS. THIS WILL BE A TOTAL OF R 6622.56 WHICH IS THE R 137.97 WITHOUT THE R 10.00 COMMISSION. SOMEONE HAS MADE A MISTAKE AND I NEED THIS TO BE REFUNDED TO ME CORRECTED. 3. STILL NOT SATISFY AND WILL REPORT THIS AGAIN UNLESS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. 4. I HAVE REPEATEDLY SENT YOU A PRINT OUT OF TH 2 X POLICIES DEDUCTED FROM MY ACCOUNT.
IUA Business Solutions
IUA Business Solutions's reply30 Oct 2018, 13:10
Official

Dear Ms Botha

Kindly note that we have provided you with a detailed response on 29 October 2018.

Your additional feedback will be reviewed and we will provide you with a response.

Kind regards

Complaints Team