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Samantha or Carlo Botha

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2020

05 Oct 2020, 09:11

Worst experience ever!! And it's the first time we are claiming!

Your service is pathetic!

This is the first time we are claiming from our Insurance and highly disappointed to say the least. We pay our Insurance every month (which is a high amount), without no hassle, even through lockdown when Income was low or nothing at all - we still paid.

Now our TV had a Power Surge and it's need to be replaced. Already a week and a half gone by and still struggling to get our claim sorted and paid out. We received a settlement quote for half the price we paid for the TV more than 5 years ago.

Common sense. Over course the resolutions of the new TV's are going to be higher than what we had. It's 5 years later, TV's and Technology have improved. You have received a Quote and an Assessment from TV Specialists who also confirmed that what you want to replace us with is a downgrade and they confirmed the correct TV/amount that we should be replace with - similar to what we had.

Still we are struggling to get our TV Claim sorted out. Very disappointed in your service.

You have this motto on your Website - but it's definitely not true:

Claims time is crunch time. It's when we sit up and sort it out. It's when we knuckle down. Thats' what you can expect when you deal with South Africa's leading short-term insurer who has a team of experts capable of handling even the most specialised claim. We look for reasons to pay you, rather than not. Because that's what proper insurance should do.

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Santam
Santam's reply06 Oct 2020, 08:06
Official
Good day

Thank you for your post.

Please be advised that we are investigating your concerns and we will be in contact with you shortly.

Thank you and kind regards

Kurt Koopman

Client Care Manager
SoCB
Samantha or Carlo Botha's update06 Oct 2020, 08:23
Reviewer Update
Good Morning Kurt Koopman

Thank you for your response. Highly appreciated.

Two quotes and a TV Specialist Quote (organised by our advisor) has been submitted and denied. Our Advisor informed us yesterday that the case manager are now organising other quotes now from your side. From our concerns, it seem that Santam is trying everything not to pay us out the value of TV, that we had and only want to pay out half the price.

This is scary - the first time we are claiming - just for our TV. What happens if our house burns down or we have a car accident. Our monthly premium is very expensive and if this is the case (for how claims are handled) - we might be thinking of having to look at other Insurers and move away from Santam.

Here is our Claim Number: ***
Santam Assessor working one this Claim: Noloyiso Bisho


Thank you so much.