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gehan E

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2013

27 Sept 2017, 16:34

Bad service - delaying payment

My car was in an accident on August 12. The claim was approved and the AOL sent on September 19th. I send back the signed AOL on 20th September. Despite emails to the agent, who I will not name online, when my son called today to find out about payment, he was told that the signed AOL was not returned. I have proof that it was sent. When he asked to speak to the agent, he was told that the agent was not at work today and noone else can access his computer to check. Once again it is getting to the first of the new month and like last month my debit order for a car I no longer have will be debited on my account. This will surely affect the settlement amount which will have to be recalculated and then I will have to sign a new AOL with more delays. I was actually very upset to read more reviews on this forum, where the same thing happened to other people. More upsetting was the Short term insurance ombudsmans report for 2016 which gives statistics on the number of complaints received against SBIB as well as their having a 29% overturn rate from the ombudsman on their complaints. In other words 30% of the complaints were upheld by the ombudsman. I find this all very very worrying and would appreciate a reply from someone. With this type of service and ombudsman report, SBIB do not seem to be a company that inspires confidence. Please assist.

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Replies (2)
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gehan E's update28 Sept 2017, 14:05
Reviewer Update
I was swiftly assisted. Thank you.
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gehan E's update04 Oct 2017, 19:06
Reviewer Update
The claim has now been paid. however the service was not to my satisfaction though as my car finance payment still went through and the curt reply that I got from the insurance company is that I will have to get standard bank to refund my money, Which I now have to resort to Hello Peter complaints as this seems to be an impossible task. Why is this now my problem? If the bank had been paid in time then I would not be in this situation.