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Sarel V

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2019

27 Apr 2023, 20:54

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When I took out my policy with Stratum I was told that all my medical expenses will be covered as Stratum was one of the best GAP insurances companies. What a shock when I wanted to claim the hospital costs for my wife's shoulder operation which left me with a hospital account of R93 000. Luckily the hospital was willing t let me pay this amount in 4 instalments. When I query the account that Stratum did not pay, I was thrown with a list of all the exclusions of the fund. Something I was not advised upfront. I thought I was the only person that was in this position but if you check face book you will find more unhappy customers. Do go check and see how many people think GAP is a rip-off and a waste of money. Seems that the agents selling the policies does not explain the full story to the customers and deliberately withhold certain critically info. I call this a misinformed transaction which could also be seen as a contract drawn on the basis of fallacy. I blame the agents that are in the field and only want to make money and do not care about their customers.

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Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd
Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd's reply02 May 2023, 11:38
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Dear Sarel,

We have gone through your claims history and we can confirm that from 12 claims submitted we have successfully paid 10 of those claims and the two claims that were not paid did not meet what your policy covers.

Also, the last claims submitted for your wife was paid, please send us an email to *** with the claim number you are referring to and we will assist further.

We believe that our product offerings are beneficial to our clients and our claims payout records support this statement.

Best regards
The Stratum Benefits Team