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Richard H

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2025

06 May 2026, 12:28

Sanlam does not respond to real time communications

I have an RA with Sanlam (Stratus Retirement Annuity) and I am trying to transfer it to another fund manager (Coronation) when I app**** Sanlam assured me that it would take at least 6 months to achieve but I accepted that. Then I needed some details not available on the Sanlam Online website so I tried their WhatsApp chat line - The first time I tried I found that the line is only open from 08:00 to 11:30 So, I tried again. This time starting at 09:14. By 11:30 Sanlam had identified me but the not even looked at my request for information. So I went looking and found a Customer Service number and for an hour I listened to them tell me their lines were all busy. So after nearly 4 hours of waiting on Sanlam to respond, I gave up trying to talk to a human. When I looked at the HelloPeter reviews realised that I was not the only one

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Replies (3)
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply06 May 2026, 12:45
Official
Good day Richard   We are sorry to hear of your poor client service experience. We have referred your complaint to Sanlam Life. Regards
 Sanlam Client Care 
RH
Richard H's update06 May 2026, 14:26
Reviewer Update
The issue was resolved within an hour of this complaint by the polite and efficient Phindi
Thank you
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply06 May 2026, 14:51
Official
Thank you for confirming.

Regards
 Sanlam Client Care