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andre D

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2021

23 Aug 2021, 14:59

Check your Standard Bank home owners insurance very carefully

Absolutely disgusting behaviour from Standard bank insurance, after 15 years of paying my homeowners insurance I noticed that the insured value of my property seemed a bit high. After querying this, I was advised that they would send out an assessor to valuate my property, this did not happen so I called them again. The assessor came out and the calculated value was approximately R1,3m less than the insured value. Apparently Standard Bank insurance did a desktop valuation to get the original value. After bringing this to their attention, I was advised that I would get a refund on my higher premium but this was calculated from 2018. I made numerous attempts to try and get an explanation on how they arrived at this figure and have still not heard from them regarding this. On 20 August I was advised that they would be doing an additional refund after taking the matter to the Ombudsman. I requested details on what the full refund amount would be and I received feedback from their underwriters stating that no further refund will be due because I did not query the replacement value on their annual renewal notices. I find this very strange because if that is the case then I would not be due a refund as per their original offer which was calculated from 2018. This has been a very frustrating exercise and it feels as if they are not prepared to take responsibility for mistakes made from their side.

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Standard Bank Insurance
Standard Bank Insurance's reply23 Aug 2021, 15:27
Official
Thank you for posting and allowing us an opportunity to investigate your complaint.
 This matter will be assigned to a resolution specialist who will contact you and investigate the basis of your complaint in order to reach resolution. 
 
 Kind regards
 Complaint Resolution Centre 
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andre D's update23 Aug 2021, 15:30
Reviewer Update
Hi there, this has been going on since 10 August and it has gone back and forth with no answers. My requests for feedback gets ignored every time. Currently Nasiphi Dlongwana is dealing with this but not very effectively.
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andre D's update24 Aug 2021, 15:51
Reviewer Update
Generic responses with absolutely no follow through....I wont hold my breath.....Nice one ``complaints resolution centre``
Standard Bank Insurance
Standard Bank Insurance's reply25 Aug 2021, 09:11
Official
 
Dear Valued Client 

We apologise for any frustration and inconvenience caused. This matter has now been escalated to a senior in the department, who will be contacting you shortly to attend to your concerns. 

Kind regards 

Complaint Resolution Centre