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Anne M

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2019

26 Jun 2024, 18:57

Disappointed and disgusted

To whom it may concern My mother had a funeral policy with Standard Bank for years now and when she opened this policy I was with her. The cover was R100 000 then but the cover increased to a R110 000. My mom passed on the 15th of June due to Alzheimer . I went to Bellville Standard Bank as the Beneficiary to claim and a week the pay out is R72,666.68. Yes she was 2 months in arrears and I fail to understand why Standard Bank would deduct over R40 000 for 2 months in arrears. My mother has been a loyal customer to Standard Bank but now this is how she is treated by Standard Bank, all she wanted was a dignified funeral that’s why she took a policy with you and I never gave anyone documents to make a claim so it comes as a shock that someone else claimed for my mom . Where did this person get documents as I only provided Standard Bank documents. I demand answers , what happened to the rest of my mother’s claim money because now it means she will not be getting the funeral she deserves . I called in the claims department and was told that they can’t disclose some information, why? Did Standard Bank give someone my mom’s documents to claim after I went to the branch ? Who else claimed on behalf of my mother? Why did it take so long for you to pay out ? I will get to the bottom of this and this is not the first time this is happening , when my uncle passed on Standard Bank gave my mom problems and only paid out weeks after the funeral.

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Replies (8)
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply27 Jun 2024, 07:02
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Hi Anne

Thank you for alerting us to this. We have escalated the matter to the relevant team so that we can ensure a speedy resolution. 

Please be on the look out for a call from our team. Please provide us with the ID number.

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Standard Bank's reply28 Jun 2024, 07:04
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Hi Anne

Thank you for the details. Please allow out team time to look into the matter.

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply04 Jul 2024, 13:32
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Dear Anne

Thank you for flagging this matter with us.

We will follow up with our team and will be in touch.

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Anne M's update04 Jul 2024, 14:24
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This is what you said last week, meaning I will get the same feedback all the time. The Ombudsman will be in touch with you
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Standard Bank's reply04 Jul 2024, 17:29
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Hi Anne

Our team has confirmed that they contact you, but we will follow up and get back to you.

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Standard Bank's reply10 Jul 2024, 09:01
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Hi Anne

We hope you're well. 
 
We made attempts to reach you on your mobile and sadly could not get hold of you. Please let us know when we can reach out to you at your convenience. 
 
In the meantime, we will be closing the matter, but we do hope you will contact us if you still need any assistance. 
 
Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Social Media Team
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Anne M's update10 Jul 2024, 15:24
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Can someone call me back
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Standard Bank's reply10 Jul 2024, 16:44
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Dear Anne

We will follow up with our team and we will be in touch.

Apologies for the delay.

Thank you

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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