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Admiral should rename themselves pirates

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Do not take out a travel insurance policy with these charlatans or you'll regret it. I was admitted to St Luke's Medical Centre in Quezon City, the Philippines, in July suffering from dehydration and high blood pressure. In addition to charging me for medications that I was not actually prescribed, the Centre provided me with an inaccurate medical report and other documentation. For example, the Director of Emergency Care, Dr Arnel M. Tolosa, has claimed in writing that I had reported my symptoms on two occasions to the hospital - a complete and utter lie and I can prove it. More seriously, they wrongly claimed that my condition had been caused by excessive alcohol consumption. In fact, I was stone-cold sober when I was admitted and had only imbibed a small amount of alcohol some seven hours before. The much more likely cause was food poisoning or a bad reaction to heat, which staff acknowledged to me verbally at the time. However, Admiral, being monumentally dishonest, unscrupulous and money-grabbing charlatans, have taken St Luke's fabrications at face value and are refusing to pay out my insurance claim for the treatment and the changes to my travel plans it necessitated. This has cost me around £1700. While Admiral refuse to accept the obvious flaws in St Luke's documentation, I can provide eyewitnesses who will swear on affidavits that I had ingested a tiny amount of alcohol that would not have caused my condition. I can also obtain a second medical opinion that would contradict the judgements made by St Luke's staff. But of course Admiral will not accept this evidence because it would compel them to pay up what they owe me. Moreover, their organisation is riddled with incompetence from top to bottom. I have had a separate complaint upheld about being misled time and again by their phone agents. Their compensation offer? An insulting £50. I have been travelling for work and pleasure for 20 years and never have I come across a travel insurance provider this greedy, unhelpful and downright mendacious. Avoid them at all cost - or you'll find it'll cost you an awful lot. Reviewed on: 23rd April 2023
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Admiral? Pirates more like! Criminals, pure and simple.

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Admiral are literally criminals - they are accessories to fraud. They have refused my travel insurance claim based on fraudulent medical documentation from a foreign hospital that was riddled with errors and inconsistencies. I have provided a medical second opinion that supports my version of events but they won't accept it. Why? Because it means they'd have to pay what they owe me, about £1600. Absolute shysters devoid of scruples, empathy and competence. In 20 years of travelling all over the world I've never encountered such a cowboy operation. Avoid at all costs - or it will cost you. Reviewed on: 15th December 2022
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Don't buy travel insurance from these snake-oil salesmen

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Do not take out a travel insurance policy with these charlatans or you'll regret it. I was admitted to St Luke's Medical Centre in Quezon City, the Philippines, in July suffering from dehydration and high blood pressure. In addition to charging me for medications that I was not actually prescribed, the Centre provided me with an inaccurate medical report and other documentation. For example, the Director of Emergency Care, Dr Arnel M. Tolosa, has claimed in writing that I had reported my symptoms on two occasions to the hospital - a complete and utter lie and I can prove it. More seriously, they wrongly claimed that my condition had been caused by excessive alcohol consumption. In fact, I was stone-cold sober when I was admitted and had only imbibed a small amount of alcohol some seven hours before. The much more likely cause was food poisoning or a bad reaction to heat, which staff acknowledged to me verbally at the time. However, Admiral, being monumentally dishonest, unscrupulous and money-grabbing charlatans, have taken St Luke's fabrications at face value and are refusing to pay out my insurance claim for the treatment and the changes to my travel plans it necessitated. This has cost me around £1700. While Admiral refuse to accept the obvious flaws in St Luke's documentation, I can provide eyewitnesses who will swear on affidavits that I had ingested a tiny amount of alcohol that would not have caused my condition. I can also obtain a second medical opinion that would contradict the judgements made by St Luke's staff. But of course Admiral will not accept this evidence because it would compel them to pay up what they owe me. Moreover, their organisation is riddled with incompetence from top to bottom. I have had a separate complaint upheld about being misled time and again by their phone agents. Their compensation offer? An insulting £50. I have been travelling for work and pleasure for 20 years and never have I come across a travel insurance provider this greedy, unhelpful and downright mendacious. Avoid them at all cost - or you'll find it'll cost you an awful lot. Reviewed on: 25th August 2022
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