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Nazlee B

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2022

09 Jun 2022, 10:12

Stratum 1st time claiming and getting very bad service

My first time I had to claim from Stratum. I had 2 surgeries in April and my broker advised we wait till 2nd surgery statements come then we submit to Stratum. Documents was submitted 20 May to my broker, it was sent to Stratum 23 May, I got results of approved claim 24 May, but they have only assessed one outstanding account. Since then it's been an uphill battle because I kept getting emails from Stratum that there is outstanding documentation, then contact broker and the response I get is that the people dealing with my documents are not very competent as they already have all documents but keep on missing them or dont mark them. It escalated to where a manager contacted my broker after hours to apologize. This is really bad service. It is 9June 2022 already and I still have no news of the outcome of 2 outstanding accounts. I just had a phonecall this morning from 1 Dr's accounts department. I'm a new member since last year and claiming for 1st time, I'm considering it to look for Gap cover somewhere else, because if this is the type of service one get for 1st time, this is just putting unnecessary stress on a person. Stratum need to get their house in order and have competent people dealing with claims.

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Replies (3)
Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd
Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd's reply09 Jun 2022, 10:39
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Dear Nazlee,

We apologize for the negative experience, this is not the level of service we are known to provide to our clients.

An email has been sent escalating your query to our Claims management team.

Best regards,
The Stratum Benefits Team
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Nazlee B's update09 Jun 2022, 10:47
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Thank you for the quick response. I hope I get news soon and that I can settle my outstanding accounts. Regards
Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd
Stratum Benefits (Pty) Ltd's reply09 Jun 2022, 11:57
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Hi Nazlee,

We have one provider's invoice already approved  for payment and the other two are in a final stage of assessing(Quality Check), you will get feedback on email shortly.

Thank you for your patience, and thank you for choosing us as your preferred Gap Cover Provider.

Best regards
The Stratum Benefits Team