AVOID - USE 3RD PARTY CO TO DISCREDIT CLAIMS AT ALL COSTS>
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I took out a Landlords Insurance Policy with Intact Insurance (prev RSA Insurance) via Swinton Insurance Broker.
Due to an accident within the property, a claim has been raised for accidental damage to landlords contents.
My claim was logged with Intact back on 29th January 2026, we are now on 2nd March and this claim has still not been resolved.
On 23rd February I contacted Joanne at Allied to follow up on why the information requested from the previous insurer still had not been received, she claimed she had chased the company but there was no timeframe or deadline to how long this could take. I asked if it would benefit from us contacting the insurer to chase, or whether there was any docs we supply her with to resolve. She stated she had all information required from us, and not to contact the prev insurer.
Another 4 working days passed and after asking Intact to step in and resolve the issues with Allied, they said they couldnt do anything but wait for this report. I contacted Joanne again who advised there is no deadline for waiting for information, we are currently 4 weeks in at this point, she then states for us to contact the prev insurer.
I rang the insurer, and after an hour on hold, it was advised they had managed to find a request document in an old claim file that was allocated incorrectly because Joanne didn't call first, and sent the request to the wrong email. Had i not called, this information request would have never been actioned.
Today, the information that had been sent to Joanne by the prev insurer now was apparently unable to open and needed to be requested in an alternate format, meaning another working day spent not completing the report.
All requested documentation was issue to Allied on 11th/12th February, Joanne has advised she has all documentation, and that all we are awaiting is the information from LV regarding the previous policy held.
I have never experienced, or heard of such extremes being taken to attempt to source some sort of way to discredit a simple contents/accidental damage claim of low value.
I have severe concerns relating to the future protection of my home, and its contents with this insurer.
They start the process of a claim like they are the company who deal with it, ask for the basic information, request no additional images, no additional information, no requests to keep the damaged goods, etc and then lie to you that your claim requires approval from another team, in-fact your claim has been handed to another company who spend unnecessary amounts of time trying to source unnecessary information in an attempt to discredit your claim, taking potentially months before issuing any form of 'report' to Intact.
It is the worst process I have ever experienced, let alone ever heard of, reputable companies, have in house teams who validate claims, and the necessary paperwork to process claims, whereas Intact are happy to pay a third party to do everything in their power to discredit their customers who have paid a premium to protect their homes and belongings
I will continue to update.
2 de março de 2026
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