3 years ago
6th March 2014
6th March 2014
Initially this organisation were helpful, but as they progressed my claim they became more and more inefficient. Their on-line claims checker isn't updated, they don't answer letters and as for their claim that they update you on a regular basis, I haven't really heard anything from them since July 2013.
My accident occurred on the 16th August 2012 and whilst I am still having treatment and don't expect them to get my claim settled, they ignore letters and telephone calls; all I want is an update on what is happening. I wrote to them on 26th January 2014; no response so far. When I spoke to them today there appeared to be very little on my file and my supposed handler was in a meeting all day.
I asked for a copy of their complaints procedure; the lady I spoke to suggested that she refer me to a manager and claimed they don't have a formal complaints procedure.
7th March 2014
After making a telephone call and placing this post, I was contacted by my handler's manager who apologised and gave me a response regarding why my claim wasn't being dealt with at a pace I would and should have expected. She accepted blame on behalf of the company, provided me with a reasonable action plan on how she would address it and we agreed that my case would be monitored from now on.
10th March 2014
I was contacted again by a charming lady from customer relations who informed me that the company does have a complaints procedure and again apologised on behalf of the company for failing to respond to my enquiries. We discussed my submission of a formal complaint, which I have declined to submit as I now feel that the process is moving and also at the speed they have responded now.
So why have I moved up from 2 stars to 4 stars? Primarily as I believe that whilst the company have failed to keep me updated re my claim and respond to enquiries, that the fault does not lie directly with them, similarly my claims handler as the representative of the company may not necessarily be wholly to blame - perhaps my claim is the one that has slipped through the net so to speak.
May I suggest that if anyone should read this post, they might wish to contact the Client Relations team if they fail to get answers in the future, rather than the claim handler - they may be so overwhelmed with work that whatever good intention they are struggling to cope.
Hopefully this claim will be resolved soon and I can amend my post to reflect that and uplift my overall satisfaction rating.