DB
Daurayne B

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2012

30 Nov 2018, 20:22

Changing your Excess without Authorisation or Consent

I was phoned by MiWay in 2016 with the if we can't beat your insurance quote we will pay you R400 sales pitch. They where able to sign me up for R300 cheaper than my old insurer and overed me a flat Excess of R1000, so I was just like sign me up...

Today, a friend of mine got into an accident and was told his Excess was R5000 by MiWay, where he was under the impression it was only R1500.

So I went to check my own cover letter and to my shock and utter disgust I saw that my excess went up with R3680 in 2017. No notification no change in premium from MiWay, just that cover letter every year that now I have to Pay MORE because I entered into an agreement by not flagging it when I got my cover letter renewal.

Ridiculous much? Since 2016 I signed up with MiWay Life Insurance, and very recently home insurance as well because that was how much I believed in the brand.

A brand that I just found out have been lying to me for 2 years! I referred friends and family your way and now I need to go and tell them that actually you guys are actually just a bunch of lowlifes that change your policy T&C's without authorisation.

So tomorrow, the second thing I am going to do is tell everyone that I referred to MiWay to go and check there Excess's in their cover letters. I will be doing it just as soon as I phoned around to get some insurance quotes from a place that isn't MiWay

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Replies (3)
MiWay Insurance
MiWay Insurance's reply03 Dec 2018, 08:38
Official
Thanks for your note – we have passed it on to the right team and someone will be in touch to make things right and to hopefully, turn your frown upside down! Best regards,
The MiWay Team

Best regards,

DB
Daurayne B's update03 Dec 2018, 11:30
Reviewer Update
Good Day MiWay Team, I was contacted by a Kelebogile on Saturday, and I was actually even more disgusted with MiWay then I was on Friday. Not because of her, she is actually an exceptional employee that spoke to me for almost 2 hours without losing her cool. I am disgusted that instead of giving me answers, MiWay tried to soften me up, by offering to reduce my Excess to the amount that it should have been for the last 3 years. My issue with this entire situation is that a reputable company that prides themselves of doing things "MiWay" thinks it is acceptable to abuse the trust of clients by changing agreements that suits "TheirWay". I am awaiting Feedback from the MiWay Team regarding the below matters: 1. Why was my Excess increased with 368% after my first year with MiWay, if my cover stayed the same and I haven't made any claims. 2. The Documentation (Or Call Recording) that I received in 2016 stating that I agree that my Excess can be increased annually without authorisation, when there where no claims and no changes to my cover. 3. The Documentation (Or Call Recording) that I received in 2016 that states that I will receive an entirely new agreement annually from MiWay a month ahead of my policy anniversary date, stating that it is my Responsibility to make sure that I read the new agreement and have 30 days to let MiWay know of any irregularities otherwise MiWay can just change my Policy and agreement with them as they see fit.
MiWay Insurance
MiWay Insurance's reply04 Dec 2018, 11:24
Official
We have passed your feedback on and someone will be in touch to discuss your concerns. 

Best regards,
The MiWay Team
 

Best regards,