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Airline woes |
2018 |
Bridie wanted her travel insurance to pay the costs of her new return flight with another airline due to an airline cancellation. The insurance company refused, because the policy did not cover the costs of a replacement ticket with another airline. Was this correct? |
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Income issues |
2017 |
Lorna and Robert knew their income had reduced and, although they told their mortgage broker, they did not double check when the mortgage broker told them they could continue to borrow the same amount. When the lender reduced the amount of the loan, Lorna and Robert were left in a difficult financial position. |
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On shaky ground |
2017 |
Chris’s insurance broker forgot to send him a copy of the policy, so he didn’t find out about the high excess until it was too late – but could Chris have done any better with another insurer? |
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Chargeback fraud results in loss of profits |
2018 |
Jacque used his credit card to deposit margin into his trading account and placed several successful trades. Jacque then attempted to chargeback his deposits claiming they had been paid in error, and also sought to have his profits released to him. |
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Having your cake and eating it too |
2018 |
Archie and Veronica had to cancel their European holiday when Veronica injured her leg. Their travel insurer paid for new flights home. But was the insurer required to pay for the costs of the original, cancelled flights as well? |
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Too thirsty to travel |
2018 |
Renee had poor impulse control as a result of a brain injury and was hospitalised after drinking too much water. Renee had to cancel her planned trip to Italy but her travel insurer refused to reimburse her cancellation costs due to a mental illness exclusion. |
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Not-So-Easy rider |
2018 |
The travel agent knew the holiday was a motorcycle trip – should she have sold a policy that excluded all but 200cc motorcycles? |
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Dude where’s my car |
2018 |
Emily and Jasper used a foreign exchange service to purchase an overseas luxury car. Unfortunately, the money was transmitted to a scam account and they did not receive their car. Emily and Jasper complained about the practices of the foreign exchange company and its role in the fraud. |
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Paying fees for no service |
2018 |
Bradley tried to use his travel card overseas but could not access his money. Bradley complained that he was charged various fees but was not provided with any service. Can Bradley get his money back? |
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I’ll never settle for you |
2018 |
Jesse arranged a date to settle her mortgage, but on settlement day she found she did not have enough money to pay off the loan. She later discovered that she was only short on funds because the lender had incorrectly calculated the amount she needed to pay. What could Jesse do? |
