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Vinesh N

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2011

30 Jan 2018, 10:03

Poor Service from Momentum

I have been with Momentum short term a while now but have never actually had to claim. I moved my building cover to Momentum last year as well. I had to make a claim yesterday for a tree that fell over damaging my roof this weekend and and quite shocked at the pathetic levels of service. Firstly I could not get through the whole morning yesterday through the call centre. I kept getting put through the motor claims who promised to call me back but never did. I eventually direct messaged Momentum on twitter and eventually someone called me back around 12:30pm to register my claim. I received an sms this morning to get hold of the assessor Digicall Assessing Solutions to call them back. I tried to call this company several times and the number either continuously rings or you get put on hold for long periods of time. Should these service providers not be calling me? They eventually called me back a short while ago to say that an assessor can only come out on thursday. I have a tree fallen over lying on my roof the tiles and and timber have been broken and the ceiling exposed to the elements. It is raining at the moment. This situation needs an emergency assessment and a tree feller to remove the trunk laying over the roof asap. I struggled to explain to the person who called me why i need someone out to my property asap. Does Momentum not have an emergency department that deals with such issues. Eventually he said he can only get someone out tomorrow to assess and an emergency repair contractor out tonight. I feel that this situation is not getting the priority it deserves especially given the fact the the actual logging of the claim was already delayed unnecessarily. The longer that this is delayed the larger the damage will be to my property. I moved all of my business to Momentum from Outsurance assuming that they were a reputable company and with deal with claims in a professional manner. Based on my experience thus far I think I make a big mistake.

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Momentum Insure
Momentum Insure's reply30 Jan 2018, 11:45
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Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

We confirm that you have been contacted regarding the above matter and you have been provided with feedback.

Kind Regards

Qhakazile

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Vinesh N's update01 Feb 2018, 14:57
Reviewer Update
One would think after raising this as a complaint it would receive some attention and actually get someone assigned to the case it to provide feedback till it was resolved. I have only heard once from Momentum after the complaint was raised. A contractor was sent to do an emergency repair on Tuesday but could do nothing till the tree was removed . Momemtum only authorised a tree feller later Tuesday(30 January) afternoon. The tree feller cut the tree into pieces and left it all over the yard as he was only authorised by Momentum to cut the tree. An assessor was out yesterday morning. I am trying to understand what is the cause of the delay to get this attended to. I have a huge tree lying in pieces in my yard now for two days blocking the pathway. The door of my laundry room has been blocked as they tree was just cut and dropped off the roof blocking the entrance. Can someone please get back to me a to what is the status of this claim and why the delay in clearing the tree and repairing the roof?
Momentum Insure
Momentum Insure's reply01 Feb 2018, 15:53
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Please accept our sincere apologise for the delay.

We have escalated the matter to the team manager and we will contact you shortly to assist.

Kind Regards