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Onelisiwe N

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2022

10 Oct 2022, 07:53

Assupol death claims

My dad passed away on the 24th of September I then submitted my claim on Wednesday the 28th assupol only sent me an email with a reference number. I called them multiple times to check the progress and they kept on saying they are escalating the my claim as I had to bury my father the 8th of October. Nothing came out of those calls I made I had to go to their office in Umtata the 4th of October that’s where they told me nothing was done with my claim I had to submit a new one and they said they processed my payment because my claim was approved and I should expect to get it by Thursday the 6th. On Thursday no money reflected on my account and I called my bank to ask if there’s any pending payment into my account, turned out there was nothing. My bank suggested that I request a proof of payment so that they can help me because I had only a day left before the funeral. I went there to request a proof they said I should call the headquarters and I did they kept me waiting the whole day in order to give me a proof of payment that they said they made into my account. It’s only in the afternoon Friday that they told me they paid my money into a wrong account and that they’re still investigating what went wrong. I had to bury my dad in debt which is something that annoys me very much because I was paying a policy so that I can bury my dad in peace. It’s Monday and they haven’t payed my money.

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Replies (5)
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Oct 2022, 08:18
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Dear Onelisiwe, my sincerest condolences on behalf of Assupol on the passing of your father. I take note of your review and the unfortunate payment of the benefits to the incorrect account. We will urgently investigate and correct this, with the assistance of our claims management team. Our further feedback will follow as soon as possible to your direct e-mail. Regards, Assupol Complaints Manager
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Onelisiwe N's update10 Oct 2022, 08:40
Reviewer Update
It’s weird how quickly you guys rep**** to this review compared to the two claim emails I sent anyways I just want my money to pay the debt and part ways with you. You guys when you advertise your policies you sound so perfect but you treat people like trash when you have you pay out a policy that a person has been consistently paying. I will make sure I let people know of the bad experience I had with you.

Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Oct 2022, 09:33
Official
Hi Onelisiwe, I again offer my apology for this incident. Our claims manager is busy looking into this with urgency.
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Onelisiwe N's update10 Oct 2022, 10:24
Reviewer Update
I just received an sms saying it might take up to 20 days to solve the issue, how the hell am I suppose to pay the loan I made in the meantime? This is ridiculous and I’m taking you to my lawyers you guys can’t be serious this is so wrong in many levels. You will hear from my lawyers
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Oct 2022, 11:10
Official
Hi, the 20 working confirmation is a standardized timeline for complaints. Your complaint is receiving urgent attention and will be resolved as quickly as possible.