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Jillian Y

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2018

31 Oct 2018, 12:19

Waiting 6 months on a 3rd party claim...still unresolved.

I have been trying to do a third party claim. Their client bumped into our car while our car was at a STANDSTILL in traffic on the highway. All other cars were waiting in line during traffic but their client was to busy to step on the break. The police officer on the accident scene fully agrees that their client holds 100% responsibility. HALF A YEAR went by, I finally received the settlement offer and Oakhurst was only willing to cover 80% of the damages and did not state any reason as to why only 80%. The lady (Lydia) in liabilities was EXTREMELY difficult to reach, when she promised to return a call, she never does. I probably spent over hundreds of rand just on calling Oakhurst. The least she could do is to refer me to someone else in the department who is not so busy...TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE insurance company, don't ever become their client, service is *******, inefficient, ***********. 6 months on a third party claim and still ongoing...I'm speechless and super disgusted!

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Replies (2)
Oakhurst Insurance Company
Oakhurst Insurance Company's reply31 Oct 2018, 14:32
Official

Dear Jillian

Thank you for contacting us.

Kindly note that our turnaround time for complaint investigation is 14 days. A consultant from our Resolutions Team will be appointed to deal with your complaint. The appointed consultant will communicate directly with you using the contact details we have on our records or as provided by you. A comprehensive response will be sent to you on completion of the investigation and feedback will also be posted on this platform.

We trust you find the above in order.

Regards

Oakhurst Resolutions Team

Oakhurst Insurance Company
Oakhurst Insurance Company's reply20 Nov 2018, 13:41
Official
Dear Jillian


We refer to your complaint above,  the contents of which has been duly noted. 

We confirm Oakhurst Insurance is entitled to negotiate on behalf of the insured, based on legal principles. These same principles entitle Oakhurst to settle claims within the guidelines of the law, depending on the merits of how an accident occurs. 

Our records confirm that a Liability approach was received from you and same was allocated to the Liabilities Department for investigation. 

We confirm that a thorough process was followed which is in accordance with the code of conduct as per the South African Insurance Association as well as the Law of Delict. 

We confirm that the Liabilities Department explained their process to you in an email sent to you on 23 May 2018.

In light of this, we confirm that the process that you complain of was thoroughly explained to you.

We trust that you find this in order.


Sincerely

Oakhurst Resolutions Team