Travel insurance - Proposed pay out too low

Based on resolver’s experience to date, if a proposed travel insurance payout is too low you should contact your insurer as soon as possible to raise your concern. If you disagree with the claim findings you should contact your insurer and write giving clear details of your case - such as what happened, when, and why you think you think the proposed payout is inaccurate. In this letter you should set out what you believe you should be paid and break it down for the benefit of your insurer. It might be wise to use receipts and statements to evidence as much of your claim as is possible. Their customer services team should assure you that they will contact you within a timeframe with an update regarding your dispute. Your insurer may have a formal appeals process which you will have to go through to dispute your refused payout. Your insurer will be able to furnish you with details of this, and resolver can assist you in organising your appeal.

As a last resort you can contact the Ombudsman, which will act as a mediator in your case. resolver recommends that you submit your concern in writing, and resolver can assist you in submitting, recording and reminding you when and who to escalate to.

Resolver can help you resolve this issue quickly, free of charge and without the hassle. We can also help you with the next step of writing your complaint. Click on the link below to create your email.

You should know

• If you’re making a complaint about making an insurance claim rather than a mis-sold policy, check your documents to see who the “underwriter” is. You’ll need to make a complaint to that organisation.

If you cannot resolve your issue you cannot raise your case to the Ombudsman until 8 weeks after you have first raised your complaint with your supplier, or you have received a ‘letter of deadlock’ from the company stating that they cannot resolve the issue as you have asked. Your complaint must also not be older than 6 months. For an accurate decision by the Ombudsman you should provide a detailed file of your communications and supporting documentation. In addition make sure you explain what you want as an outcome as this will help assess your case.

 

 

Find the best rights for you

We have 5,116 pages of rights advice for you covering 10,936 companies and organisations across 16 public & private sectors. Feel free to browse companies for this specific issue - they're all listed below - but the quickest way to find the best rights for you is by using our unique Rights Finder to access our extensive database of advice.

Start by telling us the name of the company or organisation you have an issue with.