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MOMENTUM IS LYING AND *****ING FROM THE PUBLIC - STAY AWAY FROM THEM FOR LIFE INSURANCE !!!
whole-life policy Insured values for this policy as at 31 March 2020 : Life cover = R492,634.00 Disability cover = R492,634.00 With a monthly premium of R795.06
On 04 March 2020 I received an email from Momentum informing me that my insurance premium will increase from R795.06 to R1,036.06 (30.31% INCREASE) on 01 APRIL 2020 - WITHOUT any adjustment to the insured values as at 31 March 2020.
The cover will ONLY CHANGE after 10 (TEN) years worth of R241.00 EXTRA per month (amounting to a total of R28,920.00 for those 10 years). The cover will then change to : Life cover = R507,413.00 Disability cover = R507,413.00 an increase of ONLY R14,779.00. In other words, I will FIRST have to pay R28,920.00 for the change of R14,799.00 extra cover to become effective. Should I die or become disable on 30 March 2030, the cover will default back to the figures as at 31 MARCH 2020. This means Momentum are planning to ***** R28,920.00 EXTRA from me for the next 10 years.
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WILL FORK OUT R28,920.00 TO GET BACK A LOUSY R14,779.00 ?????????????????????????
After I called their centre and spoke to Onica Motsepe and told her that I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS INCREASE AND DO NOT WISH THEM TO MAKE ANY CHANGES, I received the following email date 11 March 2020 :
>>>Dear Mr Magerstein We refer to your query regarding the review on the above mentioned policy. Please note the above mentioned policy is a whole-life policy with a guarantee term. As per the terms and conditions of the policy, the guarantee term is the term for which Momentum guarantees the premium payable for the whole-life policy, that is, the required premium for the cover on the policy does not change during this guarantee term. At the end of the guarantee period, Momentum has the option to increase the required premium if necessary. When the policy was reviewed on 1 March 2020, it was necessary to increase the premium as the premium that you were paying was no longer sufficient to maintain the risk cover on the policy in the future. The options given to you are calculated based on the following factors: age, gender, amount of cover, size of premium, existing premium and cover growth patterns (and whether voluntary or compulsory), how long the policy has been in force, and other economical factors. Please also note that you have the option to reduce the premium, or cancel the growth on the policy (this will affect the cover on the policy), alternatively you have the option to cancel the policy. We trust you find the above is in order. <<<
After struggling for MANY days and NUMEROUS unreturned calls trying to get hold of the writer, Onica Motsepe, on 18 MARCH 2020 I rep**** to their email informing them that I DO NOT CONCENT NOR AGREE TO THE INCREASE AND THAT I FORBID THEM TO DEDUCT THE NEW PREMIUM FROM MY ACCOUNT. I have requested Onica Motsepe NUMEROUS times to respond to my email of 18 MARCH 2020, which was NEVER DONE !!!
Only on 30 MARCH 2020 (AFTER DEDUCTING THE INCREASED PREMIUM FROM MY ACCOUNT - WITHOUT MY CONCENT) I received the following email :
>>>Dear Mr Magerstein
Thank you for your e-mail of 18 March 2020.
We acknowledge the contents of your e-mail. Please note that we were not advising you to cancel the policy, we were giving the options that are available on this policy. We have referred to your query to our Business Analyst department to see if there is any other option that can be given as the policy can not stay the same as it was before 1 March 2020.
We will provide feedback within 2 to 3 working days. <<<
THEIR OPTIONS : Please also note that you have the option to reduce the premium, or cancel the growth on the policy (this will affect the cover on the policy), alternatively you have the option to cancel the policy... <<<
OBVIOUSLY having already paid 10 (TEN) YEARS on this policy and being OVER 60, I will NOT be able to easily obtain any other cover - I opted to CANCEL THE GROWTH OF THE POLICY, this means that the premium CANNOT be increased, however they have DISREGARDED my INSTRUCTIONS and just went ahead and debited my account. THIS IS THEFT !!!!
IF YOU NO LONGER CAN GUARANTEE MY INSURED VALUES, GIVE ME BACK ALL MY PREMIUMS WHICH I HAVE PAID OVER THE PAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS - I WILL DO MUCH BETTER BY JUST PUTTING THE PREMIUMS IN A BANK EVEN WITHOUT A CENT OF INTEREST.
I DEMAND MY MONEY BACK AND THAT YOU RESET THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY !!!
I AM ALSO APPROACHING THE OMBUDSMAN AS I AM OF THE OPINION THAT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACT IN THIS WAY WITHOUT MY CONCENT !!!
Kind regards
Michele Coetsee
Kind regards
Michele Coetsee
Michele Coetsee
Michele Coetsee
SINCE MARCH 2003 YOU HAVE TAKEN MONEY FROM ME AND NOT PAID OUT A SINGLE CENT --- THAT IS ALREADY 18 (EIGHTEEN) FULL YEARS YOU HAVE JUST BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END NOW YOU CLAIM JUST MORE AND MORE AND MORE ---- *** ???
I WROTE YOU AN EMAIL EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT OPTION I CHOSE - STOP PUTTING OTHER **** IN MY FACE !!!!!! THE LATEST CORRESPONDENCE ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETELY OVERWRITES YOUR PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIXED PREMIUMS OF R1,036.06 UNTIL 31 MARCH 2030 ??? THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ALSO JUST DISAPPEARED !!!!
THE DISABILITY COVER ALSO WAS JUST COMPLETELY DELETED, BUT YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO INCREASE THE PREMIUMS AT SUCH A RIDICULOUS AND UNAFFORDABLE RATE.
YOU ARE SO DAMN QUICK AT THROWING THE CONTRACT, STATING PREMIUMS TO INCREASE BY 10% PER ANNUM AND BENEFITS TO INCREASE BY 3% PER ANNUM, IN MY FACE BUT YOU CAN JUST CHOP AND CHANGE AS YOU PLEASE ???
LIKE YOU STATED, THAT IS A SIGNED CONTRACT AND IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE ME TO KEEP TO IT, THEN I WISH TO REMIND YOU, YOU ALSO HAVE TO STICK TO IT !!!!!!!
ACCORDING TO YOU LAST CORRESPONDENCE :
| From Date | Life Cover | Disability | Monthly | Annual
| 2020/03/01 | R507,413.00 | R507,413.00 | R 1,036.06 | R 12,432.72
| 2021/03/01 | R522,635.00 | R522,635.00 | R 1,574.60 | R 18,895.20
| 2022/03/01 | R538,314.00 | R 0.00 | R 1,732.06 | R 20,784.72
| 2023/03/01 | R554,463.00 | R 0.00 | R 1,905.26 | R 22,863.12
| 2024/03/01 | R571,097.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,095.79 | R 25,149.48
| 2025/03/01 | R588,230.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,305.37 | R 27,664.44
| 2026/03/01 | R605,877.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,535.90 | R 30,430.80
| 2027/03/01 | R624,053.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,789.49 | R 33,473.88
| 2028/03/01 | R642,775.00 | R 0.00 | R 3,068.44 | R 36,821.28
| 2029/03/01 | R662,058.00 | R 0.00 | R 3,375.29 | R 40,503.48
| TOTAL PAYABLE | R21,382.20 | R256,586.40
ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT, THIS IS WHAT THE ACTUAL FIGURES MUST BE :
| From Date | Life Cover | Disability | Monthly | Annual
| 2020/03/01 | R507,424.23 | R507,424.23 | R 874.56 | R 10,494.72
| 2021/03/01 | R522,646.96 | R522,646.96 | R 962.02 | R 11,544.24
| 2022/03/01 | R538,326.37 | R538,326.37 | R 1,058.22 | R 12,698.64
| 2023/03/01 | R554,476.16 | R554,476.16 | R 1,164.04 | R 13,968.48
| 2024/03/01 | R571,110.44 | R571,110.44 | R 1,280.44 | R 15,365.28
| 2025/03/01 | R588,243.75 | R588,243.75 | R 1,408.48 | R 16,901.76
| 2026/03/01 | R605,891.06 | R605,891.06 | R 1,549.33 | R 18,591.96
| 2027/03/01 | R624,067.79 | R624,067.79 | R 1,704.26 | R 20,451.12
| 2028/03/01 | R642,789.82 | R642,789.82 | R 1,874.69 | R 22,496.28
| 2029/03/01 | R662,073.51 | R662,073.51 | R 2,062.16 | R 24,745.92
| TOTAL PAYABLE | R13,063.64 | R156,763.68
DIFFERENCES IN ANNUAL PREMIUMS (YOUR FIGURES less CONTRACTUAL PREMIUMS) :
| From Date | Your figures | Per Contract| Difference
| 2020/03/01 | R 12,432.72 | R 10,494.72 | R 1,938.00
| 2021/03/01 | R 18,895.20 | R 11,544.24 | R 7,350.96
| 2022/03/01 | R 20,784.72 | R 12,698.64 | R 8,086.08
| 2023/03/01 | R 22,863.12 | R 13,968.48 | R 8,894.64
| 2024/03/01 | R 25,149.48 | R 15,365.28 | R 9,784.20
| 2025/03/01 | R 27,664.44 | R 16,901.76 | R10,762.68
| 2026/03/01 | R 30,430.80 | R 18,591.96 | R11,838.84
| 2027/03/01 | R 33,473.88 | R 20,451.12 | R13,022.76
| 2028/03/01 | R 36,821.28 | R 22,496.28 | R14,325.00
| 2029/03/01 | R 40,503.48 | R 24,745.92 | R15,757.56
| TOTALS | R256,586.40 | R156,763.68 | R99,822.72
IN OTHER WORDS YOU INTEND *****ING YET ANOTHER ALMOST R100,000.00 FROM ME OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS --- WITH ZERO DISABILITY COVER. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CANCEL THE DISABILITY COMPLETELY BUT STILL INCREASE THE PREMIUMS BY AS MUCH AS 30.31% TO 63.68% PER YEAR ----- ARE YOU CRAZY TO THINK THAT ANYBODY WILL TAKE OUT SUCH **** POLICIES ???
YOU ARE ALREADY GETTING THE BENEFIT OF 7% EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO GAURANTEE THE FUNDS. OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS YOU HAVE ALREADY POCKETED ALMOST A R100,000.00 WITHOUT PAYING OUT A CENT --- WHAT JUSTIFIES YOU NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN TO INCREASE THE POLICY BY 30.31% ???
I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOUR 30.31% INCREASE WHICH STARTED FROM 2019/03/01.
THIS MUST BE :
Life Cover = R507,424.23 (R492,644.88 X 3%) NOT R507,413.00
Disability Cover = R507,424.23 (R492,644.88 X 3%) NOT R507,413.00
The monthly premium must be R874.56 (R795.05 X 10%) NOT R1,036.06 (R795.05 X 30.31%)
I DEMAND THE DIFFERENCE OF R323.00 (R1,036.06 - R874.56)=R161.50 X 2 : DEDUCTED FOR MARCH 2020 AND APRIL 2020) REFUNDED IMMEDIATELY !!!! I ALSO EXPECT REIMBUR*****T FOR VALUABLE TIME WAISTED AND THE AGGRAVATION YOU HAVE CAUSED ME.
I REQUESTED YOU TO CANCEL THE GROWTH AND DISABILITY COMPLETELY - THERE IS NO LAW TO FORCE ME MAKING THOSE HUMANGOUS PREMIUMS !!!! IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOP AND CHANGE A LEGAL CONTRACT TO BENEFIT YOU, I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE COVER AND PREMIUMS TO SUIT MY NEEDS AND AFFORABILITY.
I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR MY WIFE AND LOVED ONES WHEN I DIE, AT THIS RATE, THEY WILL WISH FOR ME TO DIE NOW BEFORE I GO COMPLETELY BANKRUPT !!!!!!!!!!!!
I ADVICE YOU TO GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER AND GET BACK TO ME WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION NOT LATER THAN TOMORROW (05 MARCH 2020) AT 16:00 OR I WILL TAKE MY CASE TO THE OMBUDSMAN.
SINCE MARCH 2003 YOU HAVE TAKEN MONEY FROM ME AND NOT PAID OUT A SINGLE CENT --- THAT IS ALREADY 18 (EIGHTEEN) FULL YEARS YOU HAVE JUST BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END NOW YOU CLAIM JUST MORE AND MORE AND MORE ---- *** ???
I WROTE YOU AN EMAIL EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT OPTION I CHOSE - STOP PUTTING OTHER **** IN MY FACE !!!!!! THE LATEST CORRESPONDENCE ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETELY OVERWRITES YOUR PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIXED PREMIUMS OF R1,036.06 UNTIL 31 MARCH 2030 ??? THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ALSO JUST DISAPPEARED !!!!
THE DISABILITY COVER ALSO WAS JUST COMPLETELY DELETED, BUT YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO INCREASE THE PREMIUMS AT SUCH A RIDICULOUS AND UNAFFORDABLE RATE.
YOU ARE SO DAMN QUICK AT THROWING THE CONTRACT, STATING PREMIUMS TO INCREASE BY 10% PER ANNUM AND BENEFITS TO INCREASE BY 3% PER ANNUM, IN MY FACE BUT YOU CAN JUST CHOP AND CHANGE AS YOU PLEASE ???
LIKE YOU STATED, THAT IS A SIGNED CONTRACT AND IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE ME TO KEEP TO IT, THEN I WISH TO REMIND YOU, YOU ALSO HAVE TO STICK TO IT !!!!!!!
ACCORDING TO YOU LAST CORRESPONDENCE :
| From Date | Life Cover | Disability | Monthly | Annual
| 2020/03/01 | R507,413.00 | R507,413.00 | R 1,036.06 | R 12,432.72
| 2021/03/01 | R522,635.00 | R522,635.00 | R 1,574.60 | R 18,895.20
| 2022/03/01 | R538,314.00 | R 0.00 | R 1,732.06 | R 20,784.72
| 2023/03/01 | R554,463.00 | R 0.00 | R 1,905.26 | R 22,863.12
| 2024/03/01 | R571,097.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,095.79 | R 25,149.48
| 2025/03/01 | R588,230.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,305.37 | R 27,664.44
| 2026/03/01 | R605,877.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,535.90 | R 30,430.80
| 2027/03/01 | R624,053.00 | R 0.00 | R 2,789.49 | R 33,473.88
| 2028/03/01 | R642,775.00 | R 0.00 | R 3,068.44 | R 36,821.28
| 2029/03/01 | R662,058.00 | R 0.00 | R 3,375.29 | R 40,503.48
| TOTAL PAYABLE | R21,382.20 | R256,586.40
ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT, THIS IS WHAT THE ACTUAL FIGURES MUST BE :
| From Date | Life Cover | Disability | Monthly | Annual
| 2020/03/01 | R507,424.23 | R507,424.23 | R 874.56 | R 10,494.72
| 2021/03/01 | R522,646.96 | R522,646.96 | R 962.02 | R 11,544.24
| 2022/03/01 | R538,326.37 | R538,326.37 | R 1,058.22 | R 12,698.64
| 2023/03/01 | R554,476.16 | R554,476.16 | R 1,164.04 | R 13,968.48
| 2024/03/01 | R571,110.44 | R571,110.44 | R 1,280.44 | R 15,365.28
| 2025/03/01 | R588,243.75 | R588,243.75 | R 1,408.48 | R 16,901.76
| 2026/03/01 | R605,891.06 | R605,891.06 | R 1,549.33 | R 18,591.96
| 2027/03/01 | R624,067.79 | R624,067.79 | R 1,704.26 | R 20,451.12
| 2028/03/01 | R642,789.82 | R642,789.82 | R 1,874.69 | R 22,496.28
| 2029/03/01 | R662,073.51 | R662,073.51 | R 2,062.16 | R 24,745.92
| TOTAL PAYABLE | R13,063.64 | R156,763.68
DIFFERENCES IN ANNUAL PREMIUMS (YOUR FIGURES less CONTRACTUAL PREMIUMS) :
| From Date | Your figures | Per Contract| Difference
| 2020/03/01 | R 12,432.72 | R 10,494.72 | R 1,938.00
| 2021/03/01 | R 18,895.20 | R 11,544.24 | R 7,350.96
| 2022/03/01 | R 20,784.72 | R 12,698.64 | R 8,086.08
| 2023/03/01 | R 22,863.12 | R 13,968.48 | R 8,894.64
| 2024/03/01 | R 25,149.48 | R 15,365.28 | R 9,784.20
| 2025/03/01 | R 27,664.44 | R 16,901.76 | R10,762.68
| 2026/03/01 | R 30,430.80 | R 18,591.96 | R11,838.84
| 2027/03/01 | R 33,473.88 | R 20,451.12 | R13,022.76
| 2028/03/01 | R 36,821.28 | R 22,496.28 | R14,325.00
| 2029/03/01 | R 40,503.48 | R 24,745.92 | R15,757.56
| TOTALS | R256,586.40 | R156,763.68 | R99,822.72
IN OTHER WORDS YOU INTEND *****ING YET ANOTHER ALMOST R100,000.00 FROM ME OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS --- WITH ZERO DISABILITY COVER. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CANCEL THE DISABILITY COMPLETELY BUT STILL INCREASE THE PREMIUMS BY AS MUCH AS 30.31% TO 63.68% PER YEAR ----- ARE YOU CRAZY TO THINK THAT ANYBODY WILL TAKE OUT SUCH **** POLICIES ???
YOU ARE ALREADY GETTING THE BENEFIT OF 7% EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO GAURANTEE THE FUNDS. OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS YOU HAVE ALREADY POCKETED ALMOST A R100,000.00 WITHOUT PAYING OUT A CENT --- WHAT JUSTIFIES YOU NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN TO INCREASE THE POLICY BY 30.31% ???
I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOUR 30.31% INCREASE WHICH STARTED FROM 2019/03/01.
THIS MUST BE :
Life Cover = R507,424.23 (R492,644.88 X 3%) NOT R507,413.00
Disability Cover = R507,424.23 (R492,644.88 X 3%) NOT R507,413.00
The monthly premium must be R874.56 (R795.05 X 10%) NOT R1,036.06 (R795.05 X 30.31%)
I DEMAND THE DIFFERENCE OF R323.00 (R1,036.06 - R874.56)=R161.50 X 2 : DEDUCTED FOR MARCH 2020 AND APRIL 2020) REFUNDED IMMEDIATELY !!!! I ALSO EXPECT REIMBUR*****T FOR VALUABLE TIME WAISTED AND THE AGGRAVATION YOU HAVE CAUSED ME.
I REQUESTED YOU TO CANCEL THE GROWTH AND DISABILITY COMPLETELY - THERE IS NO LAW TO FORCE ME MAKING THOSE HUMANGOUS PREMIUMS !!!! IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOP AND CHANGE A LEGAL CONTRACT TO BENEFIT YOU, I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE COVER AND PREMIUMS TO SUIT MY NEEDS AND AFFORABILITY.
I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR MY WIFE AND LOVED ONES WHEN I DIE, AT THIS RATE, THEY WILL WISH FOR ME TO DIE NOW BEFORE I GO COMPLETELY BANKRUPT !!!!!!!!!!!!
I ADVICE YOU TO GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER AND GET BACK TO ME WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION NOT LATER THAN TOMORROW (05 MARCH 2020) AT 16:00 OR I WILL TAKE MY CASE TO THE OMBUDSMAN.
I DEMAND A REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION NOT LATER THAN TOMORROW, 21 APRIL 2020 AT 16:00 OR I WILL BE LODGING MY COMPLAINT WITH THE OMBUDSMAN.
I DEMAND A REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION NOT LATER THAN TOMORROW, 21 APRIL 2020 AT 16:00 OR I WILL BE LODGING MY COMPLAINT WITH THE OMBUDSMAN.
I have requested you to supply me with the PROPER options I have in order to try and resolve this matter, however, to date, I have NOT received such !
I now AGAIN request you to let me have those OPTIONS in a PROPER readible format and with a LOGIC explanation to each option, the ACTUAL cover and premiums.
I have been in contact with the Ombudsman and this was requested from them too.
Can I now have what I have requested PLEASE !!!!
I have requested you to supply me with the PROPER options I have in order to try and resolve this matter, however, to date, I have NOT received such !
I now AGAIN request you to let me have those OPTIONS in a PROPER readible format and with a LOGIC explanation to each option, the ACTUAL cover and premiums.
I have been in contact with the Ombudsman and this was requested from them too.
Can I now have what I have requested PLEASE !!!!
Kind regards
Michele Coetsee
Kind regards
Michele Coetsee
