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Johan Z

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2021

18 Jan 2021, 09:01

Claim not paid out for ****** vehicle

i would not recommend Tuffstuff/Ream Insurance Brokers to anyone who wants insurance to cover you against theft. They look for any reason not to pay out. I was in the unfortunate position to have lost my vehicle through theft. After lodging the claim they told me that i had to make a claim within 6 hours after the incident and they REFUSED to pay me out for my ****** vehicle. I took it further to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman told them that their endor*****ts on the policy is unclear and they cannot fail to pay out on that reason of claim within 6 hours. They STILL refused to pay saying that i was neglect on going to report the ****** vehicle to the SAPS even though the rest of the policy says that i must report within 24 hours after the incident (which i did within 18 hours). i am on the verge of losing everything because of this claim that was not settled.

Furthermore i struggled to get new insurance because they cancelled me because of high risk after the theft of my vehicle. One of the reasons i struggled to get new insurance and pay a hell of a lot now for new insurance is because Ream Insurance Brokers never did follow ups on claims where 3rd party persons was the reasons for accidents i was in. To today almost 3 years later the claims have not been removed from my name which i think is pretty pathetic from a broker's point of view.

If you want to sleep sound at night i would recommend you stay away from this broker and insurer.

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Replies (1)
Western National Insurance
Western National Insurance's reply18 Jan 2021, 13:27
Official
Good afternoon Johan, 
 
We’re sorry to hear that your experience has been disappointing. This matter was dealt with and closed by the Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance (OSTI) on the 31st of July 2020. Our actions have been in line with this ruling. 
 
Regards, 
Western National Insurance