1 reviews | Active since Jan 2015

14 Jan 2026, 11:16

APPALLING SERVICE AFTER PAYING FOR ALMOST 15 years!

I had the most horrible and disappointing experience with Old Mutual insurance. I had life, death, and funeral insurance with this company at a high premium for more than 12 years. Upon trying to reinstate my policy for the first time in these 12 years (being promised at least two reinstatements), I have been trying for almost 9 months since May 2024 to get the reinstatement done. My husband and I had been sent to doctor after doctor for months and months. I would send documentation only to be informed months later that I need to resend the same documents. The call center could never assist me but always had to escalate the matter and then 'get back to me' -which they never did. After finally getting new quotes In October, which by the way increased one premium with 25% and the other with more than 100% - even though it was a reinstatement and not a new quote - I just signed and returned the quotes to get this matter done with. However then the first new premium for November 2024 never went off, with no communication as to why! I call customer CARE - what a joke!- just get put on hold for 20 minutes and the call is either dropped or if by miracle it does get answered, I have to explain the whole, long story only to be told they need to transfer me to someone else - for another 30 minute hold! This is ridiculous! The worst service ever, for someone who'd been a loyal client for almost 15 years. After sending complaint after complaint, I then in January only received a short sms to communicate that the case had been closed because they still required a document that I ALREADY SENT in AUGUST 2024!!! I wasted almost a year, took leave days to visit doctors, exhausted my medical aid because some dr visits were not paid by the underwriter. I do not think a competent staff handled this query. It is appalling how they treated me as customer and they can never be reached! I have called three times just this week to clear this matter up and still not been able to get through. Rather insure anywhere else!

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Old Mutual
Old Mutual's reply14 Jan 2026, 13:12
Official
Good day Leslie,

We acknowledge receipt of your review and sincerely apologise for the service experience you encountered. We are committed to investigating this matter thoroughly and will make direct contact with you during business hours should further information be required.

Kind regards
Old Mutual Complaints Management