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 Complaint on Great Eastern Insurance, Declination of Guarantee Letter

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roystevenung
post Feb 8 2014, 12:12 AM

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QUOTE(kathi24 @ Feb 7 2014, 10:51 PM)
Hi thank you guys for the reply.

I have actually read the policy thoroughly after the incident.

According to the policy, the waiting period for the medical card to be fully functional is only 30 days. But I remember the agent however advised to wait until 6 months before using the card, and my case here is after 11months, and hence I feel that it shouldnt cause a problem at all.

The agent, at the time of admission, was out of country and I was unable to contact her. But later after she came back, I have called her and explained the situation. But she seems not really bothered about it, and she was giving all kind of excuses  that she is not feeling well, hence she could not visit my house or the insurance office at the moment. Now I learnt the ugly truth, that some insurance agents are has two face, being nice when they ask us to sign up, but after tat they just ignored us. So please be extra careful when an insurance agent approach you, even when its your friend. Learn from me.

And actually, I have also submitted my complaint to BNM. But the officer at BNM hinted me that most of the time, the client will not get back the premium in cases like this. I was more upset when I heard this. It is very clear that the insurance is being unfair, giving thousands of reasons to decline the GL, yet the BNM officer still saying that like the GL is a value added service and its not a guarantee. Yes I agree, but shouldnt there be a good reason to decline the benefit? How can they can decline the benefit only based on their stupid assumptions. They didnt validate anything, its all only speculation.

This is why I am planning to sue the insurance company as my next step. Appreciate if anybody could point me in the right direction, to find a law firm with minimal consultation and legal fee. I just need my premium back. And to inform as much as people as I can, that Great Eastern Medical Insurance and their customer service sucks. My personal advice, please dont buy medical insurance from this company. mad.gif  mad.gif  mad.gif
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Yes you are right that there is a Waiting Period for medical cards. The waiting period are 120 days for Specified Illness but "Colitis" isn't one of the Specified Illness, hence it should not apply.

Was the condition due to a pre-existing illness? Meaning that your mum had it (and most importantly had consulted a Doctor) prior to obtaining the medical card?
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post Feb 8 2014, 12:02 PM

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post Dec 17 2014, 10:52 PM

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QUOTE(daniel_wu @ Dec 16 2014, 09:22 AM)
Hi all you there, Just for your infomation only,  You need to be carefully especially MAAKL MUTUAL BERHAD. They (UTC) were allowed to practise switch between funds to collect the dividend. When dividend collected then switching to other fund to collect the dividend so the dividend payout of a fund will dilute the fund price (switching will cost the investors).

FIMM also said it is allowed as it will avoid the timing risk. I am really speechless and I think they have lacked at all.

They (UTC) also recommended anyone buying "unapproved product". You will be the next victim so.. FIMM, Securities commission and MAAKL MUTUAL BERHAD said not responsible at all. SO Carefully ya.. OK
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Wait a minute. Aren't we allowed to do switching of funds without any fee or has this changed? (at least that is true in Public Mutual Gold).

But of course switching the funds simply without understanding the fund's status may 'dilute' the funds whistling.gif
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post Apr 1 2016, 03:20 PM

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QUOTE(triOz88 @ Apr 1 2016, 02:44 PM)
Hi, i just go through all the pages.

For me, insurance is really important. Sorry to say that i am not an agent. i am already married and have one baby boy. after my baby born, i immediately take a policy for my lovely child. This is how every father need to do. So all of us covered by insurance. i take early policy for my child because when he grow up, he already have a saving that can be used for his further study.

Please everyone, your lovely car can be insurance and why yourself cannot?

*apologies for my bad english
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Your intentions are commendable, but please do take a closer look at the tables in the sales quotation on the projected amount at age 18.

Just dont want you to get disappointed and misled to think that the policy is able to fully finance your child education.

In general a Rm200/mth premium with added medical riders and its sizzles, the projected cash values at age 18 is normally in the range of Rm25k to a maximum of Rm30k (with the assumption that the fund performance which are projected goes as planned).

If you dont mind my asking, with Rm25k (after 18 years), where do you plan to send your kid for education?

You may also ask why the projected figures are lower as compared to what you had "invested". The answer is because when you buy insurance, you are actually buying the associated coverage that comes with it. The coverage given is not free and it is subjected to insurance charges. No free lunch in insurance my friend. Everything comes at a cost.

My 2 cents here is that to keep insurance for protection and invest the rest (elsewhere).
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post Nov 30 2016, 10:54 AM

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QUOTE(frequency @ Nov 29 2016, 11:13 PM)
Currently going through the claim process for my sis who is suffering from leukemia.

The claim process went smooth all the way with Prudential but when come to GE, I must agree it is terrible.

We submit totally same batch documents for the claim, and Prudential released the fund in 3 weeks time, but GE took 3 weeks just to go through all document and sent the physical letter to the address which is in my hometown that far away , to us telling us what document needed.

Approached the service agent, but service agent can't also tell us what doc needed as she cannot access the info.
Hello GE, pls improve!
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To be fair, you need to understand why was the letter sent to your hometown which is far away. Did your sister update her current address with GE?

This is why it is important to keep the address and contact nos' updated.

On the types of documents needed, here is a link from GE website

Living Assurance Claim

To be completed by the claimant

1. Living Assurance Claim Form - Personal Statement
3. Original copy of Letter of Authorisation/Consent (3 copies)
4. Life Assured's NRIC duly certified
5. Claimant's NRIC duly certified (if different from Life Assured)
6. Direct Credit Form (for payment direct)

To be completed by the Attending Doctor/Specialist

2. Confidential Medical Certificate (Cancer)

7. All relevant diagnostic test results or reports duly certified for individual Covered Event.
Please refer to below:
Cancer
- Histopathology Report
- CT Scan / MRI Reports, if available
- Bone Marrow Aspiration / Trephine Biopsy Report (Leukemia only)
- Blood and laboratory test report

Hope this helps
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post May 24 2017, 10:07 AM

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QUOTE(Bee Nancy @ May 24 2017, 01:47 AM)
I am paying rm 310/month for my medical ins & invesment link. I am thinking to terminate those policies because I'm in urgent need to save up more money. I need to move my business to new location so i need speed cash. My investment will only come to maturity in another 15 yrs. About medical, paying for insurance is easy, but claiming back is hard due to all the rubbish excuses this & that. Most of the ins agent can drive luxurious cars thanks to people's premium paid by their hard sweaty money. The economy is getting very slow doesn't look promising in the soonest time. Many shops are closing down due to lack of business chances. My shop at current location, doesn't really support my life expenses. & I'm not the kaki shopping or clubbing type also, still not enough money use. Where got extra money for ins? The ins company actually "borrowing" our premium to invest on other business also, just they way they persuade us to buy making us feel like it's prone to health. My policies already more than 5 yrs. With the economy getting weak, i feel rather safer keep my money with me than giving them luxurious life. Besides if really illness/injuries come up will it be as easy to claim. When my agents try to psycho me into buy/upgrade plan they always come to my shop & be my customer. After i buy and paid for quite some time, they started get away from me & eventually become "not-my-customer". Every month paid sure will have receipt, he waited to kumpul 2,3 receipts together only send me. Basicallyi have to wait half years to get my payment receipts as proof. I feel like what the f**k, u wan me buy u always come to me, after getting wat u wan u do like turtle-speed. Im losing bit by bit confidence in insurance. Better my money stays with me than making those agents rich. To send my receipts to me doesn't even cost 5km trip.
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First off, I am sorry to hear that your business is not doing so well and I hope you find a solution soon to overcome this difficult times.

Moving on, it is never a good idea to pay to an agent as there has been one too many cases of the premiums paid were not channelled to the insurer.

It is better and safer to do online transfer direct to the insurer, credit card or auto debit.

On the claims wise, please be specific on what are you trying to claim for, was it for hospitalizations and for what reason?

Most agents here can help but we need to understand what is the problem to guide you for a solution.

Insurance even though it is an Investment Link policy is for protection, not investment. The insurer indemnify you against specific risk, eg hospitalization/death etc.

There is no free lunch in insurance.



 

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