Columbus Direct Bewertungen 10'915

TrustScore 2.5 von 5

2.3

Wir überprüfen keine spezifischen Behauptungen, da die Meinungen der Bewerter ihre eigenen sind. Wir können Bewertungen jedoch als „verifiziert” kennzeichnen, wenn wir bestätigen können, dass eine geschäftliche Interaktion stattgefunden hat. Mehr erfahren

Um die Integrität unseres Portals zu schützen, überprüft unsere automatisierte Software alle Bewertungen – unabhängig davon, ob sie verifiziert sind oder nicht – rund um die Uhr. Diese Technologie identifiziert und entfernt Inhalte, die gegen unsere Richtlinien verstoßen, wie zum Beispiel Bewertungen, die nicht auf einer wirklichen Erfahrungen basieren. Uns ist bewusst, dass wir möglicherweise nicht alles erfassen, doch Sie können uns jederzeit problematische Inhalte melden, die wir Ihrer Meinung nach übersehen haben. Mehr erfahren

Das sagen Bewerter

Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Truly awful. I have been trying to renew my annual travel insurance policy online. The Portal is not fit for purpose and kicked me out over a dozen times whilst trying to renew the policy. Phoned cust... Mehr ansehen

Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

5weeks and still waiting an answer on a simple claim re bereavement cancellation. Issue appears to be with their "agent" Collisons. Wont be buying from them again.

Bewertet mit 5 von 5 Sternen

Da parecchi anni Columbus mi accompagna nei viaggi in tutto il mondo. Quest’anno per la prima volta ho aperto un sinistro per una frattura al terzo dito del piede. Mi sono rivolta ad una clinica priv... Mehr ansehen

Unternehmen hat geantwortet

Bewertet mit 4 von 5 Sternen

I've been a customer of Columbus for many years. This year, for the first time I had to make a claim due to a travel delay and missed flights out of my control. The claims process did require th... Mehr ansehen

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  1. Reiseversicherung
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Columbus is one of the UK's leading Travel Insurance providers. Established in 1988, we were the first company to sell travel insurance direct to the consumer, cutting out the middle man and saving our customers up to 60% in the process. Over 20 years on we have covered over 15 million travellers all around the world. We put our customers first and have won multiple awards for our cover and customer service including the ITIJ Travel Insurance Intermediary of the year award and also the Best Travel Insurance Provider from the Personal Finance Awards.

Why choose Columbus Direct?

Vom Unternehmen geschrieben

Great value travel insurance
Columbus provides great value travel insurance and award winning customer service. With single trip cover starting at just £2.69 and annual policies from £22.
Flexible cover
With 3 levels of cover to choose from; Bronze, Silver or Gold - you are bound to find a policy to suit your needs.
Excellent Benefits
Columbus policies offer a wide range of benefits including up to £15 million emergency medical expenses, 24hr English speaking assistance service, cancellation cover up to £5,000, cover for lost, stolen or damaged baggage up to £2,500. Plus kids go free on all family annual policies.

14 day money back guarantee

Not happy with your policy? It's not a problem with our money back guarantee...

If, having examined your policy documentation, you decide the insurance does not meet your needs, you can cancel the insurance within 14 days from the date you receive the policy documentation, and we will refund the premium provided you have not taken a trip to which the insurance applies, and you have not made a claim.

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2.3

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TrustScore 2.5 von 5

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Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

No help or more important no advise…

No help or more important no advise what to do at all after we experienced cancellation of our flight and many unpleasant situations after that.

2. November 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Hi Milena. Thank you for raising your concerns. When submitting a claim, it appears you have done this via our online claims process and indicating you had cancelled the trip. As this is only covered where the cancellation is due to certain circumstances, your claim was declined.

We will ask our claims team to contact you to discuss the case further as it looks like the claim should have instead been submitted as a Travel Delay Abandonment claim. Subject to review, this may have a different outcome.

Bewertet mit 5 von 5 Sternen

Highly recommended

Easy to use website and excellent value. I got a one trip travel insurance for me and my daughter for £22. Documents came very quickly. Would definitely recommend 👍🏻

8. November 2022
Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Rubbish customer service when claiming

I made a claim for theft which was rejected. I have been taking out travel insurance every trip abroad throughout my life (I'm 65) and made 3 or 4 claims during that lifetime. My claim with Columbus was theft of a bag from a ground level hotel room with an open window that had no security in Calais. We made no police report as we had a train to catch. The hotel said we were liars (well they would) - it's Calais. Our advice - don't book a hotel room in Calais and certainly not on ground floor. There was 4 months left to run on the policy but no refund for cancelling the policy. The customer service from Columbus is my complaint. Multiple agents were dealing with my case over many weeks/months repeating the same questions and asking for a 'hotel report' which I asked to see stated in the T&Cs. I can certainly give a report TO the hotel for its rubbish security.

In response to Columbus below: they take the trouble to respond only to not read what I wrote. Also, my expectation of refund (pro rata) on the 4 months left to run is unused time, not my complaint.

20. September 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Thanks for sharing your experience. We asked you for some more details so we could look into this for you and try to understand what has happened and what we could have done better. As you have not responded, we can only give some general feedback.

In the event of a claim for a theft, all travel insurers would expect such a matter to have been reported to the authorities so the incident could be investigated.

As for a refund of premium, we would generally only refund premium where there are exceptional circumstances. Unfortunately, this would not include a scenario where a customer is unhappy with management of a claim.

Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Claims take far too long to settle

As with other reviews, claims take an unacceptable time to be settled. Claim was entered early August and all requested evidence was given within two weeks.
As of today, despite a number of chasing emails, I still have no idea when this will be settled, as no one at Columbus responds to requests for this information. Somewhat horrified by other reviews where 6 months or more have passed before settlement!
Claim reference 407806

14. November 2022
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Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Mai più Columbus assicurazioni

Ho stipulato un'assicurazione viaggio con Columbus assicurazioni. Qualche giorno prima della partenza io e la mia famiglia abbiamo contratto il Covid. Ho aperto il sinistro con richiesta di rimborso. Ad oggi, ben 5 mesi dopo, nessuna risposta. Ho sollecitato un paio di volte e dicono sempre che hanno molte richieste e stanno facendo tutto il possibile, ah e mi raccomando, non continuate a mandare mail perché si faranno vivi loro.. pessima esperienza. Mai più

13. Juni 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Gentile Cliente,

grazie del messaggio e ci spiace notare il suo disappunto.

Per protezione dei dati personali non é possibile richiedere o fornire chiarimenti della Sua pratica su Trust Pilot.

La variante Omicron e la prima stagione estiva post-pandemia purtroppo ha causato disagi ai piani di viaggio di molti clienti, generando un altissimo numero di richieste di rimborso.

Ci scusiamo per i rallentamenti ma stiamo facendo del nostro meglio per rispondere alle richieste di tutti e nel minor tempo possibile. Nonostante i nostri sforzi, la lavorazione dei sinistri sta richiedendo molto più tempo dell’usuale.

Le assicuriamo che il nostro Ufficio Sinistri sta gestendo le richieste di risarcimento nel più breve tempo possibile.

Se, tuttavia non è soddisfatto del servizio ricevuto, Le chiediamo gentilmente di scrivere una email al nostro Ufficio Reclami all’indirizzo ufficioreclami@columbusassicurazioni.it, specificando nell'oggetto "review Trustpilot" e fornendo il numero di polizza o di sinistro.

I colleghi saranno lieti di rivedere il caso e darLe riscontro in merito.

Rimaniamo in attesa di una Sua gentile email.

Cordialmente,

Il Suo Team di Columbus Assicurazioni

Bewertet mit 5 von 5 Sternen

A great audio treat

I am enjoying this audio book more than I thought I would!
The story is thought provoking. The narration is really great. And im learning new phrases like
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!!

11. November 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Hey Murray. Whilst we are grateful for the 5 star review, we are a travel insurance provider so it doesn't seem that this is a review for us so feel free to update to be relevant to the product or remove it if you have no comment around our service. Good to hear you enjoyed the book though.

Bewertet mit 5 von 5 Sternen

Columbus made getting travel insurance easy - excellent

I have used Columbus twice now and have found the online application process very clear and straightforward. I have had queries on the medical declaration and when I asked for help the response was quick and very helpful.
Columbus made the process easy and I would recommend them.

29. Oktober 2022
Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Useless, it's been 8 months and counting...

I have always used Columbus Direct for my travel insurance and have never until now had to make a claim. After my experience with them, I will never be using them again. I am still waiting to hear back from Columbus Direct for a claim I submitted back in February. I have provided all necessary documents to them but they have done nothing. The last email from them was back in July telling me they are still experiencing delays and despite many emails from myself, since then, I have heard absolutely nothing. I doubt I shall ever hear from them again or see a penny regarding my claim so for this reason I cannot recommend their services to anyone. Unfortunately, I have learnt the hard way and have lost a lot of money. You get what you pay for. From now on I will pay more for an insurance company with a better service and reputation.

UPDATE: It seems I should have complained earlier as, within a matter of hours from writing this review, my claim has now been approved! Such a shame it took so long to get a response but I am happy with the outcome now. Thank you, Columbus Direct.

3. November 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Hi Kim. Firstly, we thank you for raising awareness to the issue. We do understand your dissatisfaction and why it would be likely to put you off using us again.

Early indications are that the problem was that after you provided the information needed, the necessary tasks for the claim to progress were not setup, even after you chased this with the team. We've asked for a complaint to be raised on your behalf so that the actual cause of the issue can be properly investigated to try to avoid this happening again in the future with other customers.

We are sorry that your claim was delayed due to these errors but are happy we could get this resolved for you as soon as we were made aware that there was a problem.

Bewertet mit 3 von 5 Sternen

It was good insurance to go with

It was good insurance to go with. I did get paid out but i had to ring a week later as they had forgot to send my money back to me. Im abit gutted that im going away next year and the insurance is nearly £51 rather than the price i paid last year of just under £36.

3. September 2022
Bewertet mit 3 von 5 Sternen

Customer Service Could be Better!

The cover offered by the policy is first class and excellent value for money. Customer service however, could be far better. It was almost impossible to contact a customer advisor in order to discuss an issue which was not helped by slow email responses. In fairness however, when I did finally get to speak to a customer advisor my problem was sorted without issue.

1. August 2022
Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Unresponsive- no clear channels to…

Unresponsive- no clear channels to access a refund. No response from customer service.

I was eligible to cancel my policy within a 14 day cooling off period. Yet when I got through to CD - the lines had been closed. There was no way for a customer to reach a team member. My request for refund, has not been acknowledged- nor has any money been returned.

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.
Zero stars.

27. Oktober 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Hi Laura. Thank you for sharing your experience.

We had reached out to you for more information so that we could try to assist on this matter but you hadn't responded. Fortunately, an enquiry to our contact centre based on your username led us to find the issue anyway but note that this had already been resolved with a full refund being made to you the day after you uploaded this post. We appreciate that you had emailed us around 8 days earlier but we couldn't trace this but as soon as the 2nd email came through, our team took the appropriate action. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

We do have an online chat function that is available to customers during normal office hours and we would normally look to respond to emails within 48 hours. We acknowledge that we are not currently offering a telephone service but we continue to monitor our position regarding this.

Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen

Columbus Direct

Columbus Direct, I still haven't heard anything from you since I filed my claim back in April 2022. It has been 6 months and despite countless emails with clear evidence I still haven't received one single update on my claim. It seems like you are more active on TrustPilot than actually processing the claims.
Therefore I urge you to reach our to your claims handler Riyaadhud-deen Mohammed and ask him why my claim still hasn't been processed after 6 months.

23. Oktober 2022
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Antwort von Columbus Direct

Hi Iris. Thank you for supplying information about the case. We have asked our claims team to locate the file and review this urgently.

Update: We understand that the claims team have now been in touch and have concluded the assessment of the claim with settlement agreed within the limits of the policy.

We are very sorry that it has taken this long to resolve the case. We have asked for the claims team to conduct a review of the file to see what the issues were, what caused them and what could have been done to prevent them.

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