I have a few concerns with the VHI at the moment.
My first concern is the fact that many people who are members of credit unions and other groups believe that all of the VHI plans are eligible for a 10% discount off the premium if they mention that they are affiliated to one of these groups. This is not the case. Some plans are and some plans are not. There is no list provided by the VHI of these plans.
I was told that the plan that I was on was eligible for the discount and that it was included in my quote. This was confirmed to me 3 times during the conversation with their customer service. I then said that if I look for a quote for my plan on the HIA website I am getting the exact same quotation figure as my renewal notice. There is no discount being applied. At that point I am told that I normally don't deal with pricing I will put you through to the person that does. The customer service rep then comes back to me to tell me that I am in a standard rated plan. In otherwords there is no discount being applied to my plan.
If you believe that you are receiving a discount for being a member of a credit union then ask if you are and beware of the response "standard rated".
It is about time that the VHI listed a clear and easy to find listing of their plans that apply a group discount.
My first concern is the fact that many people who are members of credit unions and other groups believe that all of the VHI plans are eligible for a 10% discount off the premium if they mention that they are affiliated to one of these groups. This is not the case. Some plans are and some plans are not. There is no list provided by the VHI of these plans.
I was told that the plan that I was on was eligible for the discount and that it was included in my quote. This was confirmed to me 3 times during the conversation with their customer service. I then said that if I look for a quote for my plan on the HIA website I am getting the exact same quotation figure as my renewal notice. There is no discount being applied. At that point I am told that I normally don't deal with pricing I will put you through to the person that does. The customer service rep then comes back to me to tell me that I am in a standard rated plan. In otherwords there is no discount being applied to my plan.
If you believe that you are receiving a discount for being a member of a credit union then ask if you are and beware of the response "standard rated".
It is about time that the VHI listed a clear and easy to find listing of their plans that apply a group discount.