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Online access needs a bit of work esp for former Reliance pensions but otherwise my experience with Utmost was very good. They took on my Equitable pension and managed a reasonable return and also my... See more
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Shocking Company. I have spent 2 Years trying to transfer a small pension lump sum from Utmost to Nest. Utmost put every barrier/delay/so-called procedures to ensure the money which is rightly mi... See more
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I have to reject optional cookies twice; once when visiting the web site and AGAIN when logging on. Compared to Virgin Pensions, questions (even general ones that require no personal calculations) se... See more
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About Utmost Life and Pensions
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Utmost Life and Pensions is a UK life and pensions company helping customers plan and save for the long term, with roots going back over 100 years.
Utmost Life and Pensions is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
Utmost Life and Pensions is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
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Utmost Life and Pensions, Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP21 7QW, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
- 0330 159 1530
- enquiries@utmost.co.uk
- utmost.co.uk
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358 reviews
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Great service
Great service very clear with explaining what happens. And how it works.
8 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Berry. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am happy to hear how positive your experience has been with us. Regards Laura
website is useless
13 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Eustace. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve our website and online service so please send us a secure message via MyUtmost or email us at enquiries@utmost.co.uk with details of any specific areas you think could be improved. Regards Laura
Consistently Better Returns than Others
I have multiple pension savings and investments across 4 different countries. Since I transferred pension savings to Utmost 5 years ago, they have each year achieved the best returns of anything in my portfolio.
14 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Paul. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am so glad to hear that you are pleased with your return. Regards Laura
Very easy to navigate & communicate…
Very easy to navigate & communicate with access to Utmost account with APP being even easier
4 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Paul. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am happy to hear that you are finding the online service easy to use. Regards Laura
Overall an efficient service
I have found the guides and helpsheets that are sent on request to be well presented and precise without being overloaded with jargon.
4 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Paul. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. We do strive to keep out as much jargon as possible from our letters and leaflets and to use plain English wherever possible and it is great to hear that you liked the way we have done that in these documents. Regards Laura
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr White. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am glad to hear that you are finding the online service useful. Regards Laura
Not very responsive
I asked for the forms to cash in my small sum pension over a week ago and the only thing I have received from Utmost is a request to review their service!
6 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mrs Stevens. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. I have checked our system and can see that we have received your request and I have spoken to the team and have asked that this be sent to you asap. Regards Laura
Good prompt service.
8 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Steel. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am glad to see that you are happy with the online service. Regards Laura
Overall satisfaction
Access to my online portal was very useful.
I did have some issues that could not be solved through the portal .
I ended up calling an advisor and was given the help I needed .
Please be aware that any uploaded documents need to be extremely small ( one page at a time ).
This was not explained to me and therefore there was a delay .
Then the advisors couldn’t see all my docs on the portal - even though I had sent them.
Rather frustrating!
Overall a good service and prompt resolution.
1 October 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Hawker. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am glad to hear that overall you were happy with the service you received from us. We will continue to look into whether we can increase the size of documents that can uploaded and may look to provide some advice about how policyholders can compress documents to make them smaller. Regards Laura
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Heron. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am happy to hear that you have had a good experience with us. Regards Laura
Thank you for processing my request.
8 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Lynne. Thanks for taking time to provide us with some feedback. Regards Laura
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Coombes. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. Unfortunately, there are times that we need to temporarily close MyUtmost to refresh the data and carry out general maintenance but we try to keep these times to an absolute minimum. Occasionally, there are outages that are out of our control but please let us know if you are experiencing unusually high levels of outages. Regards Laura
Prompt reply to my queries and the…
Prompt reply to my queries and the staffs are very friendly and helpful.
29 October 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Balachandran. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am happy to hear you had a good experience when dealing with our Customer Services Team. Regards Laura
ease of access to your account and…
ease of access to your account and balance information on the day.
6 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Ullah. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am glad to see that you have found MyUtmost easy to use. Regards Laura
The basic information isn’t supplied
The basic information isn’t supplied. Wanted to know what pension/ benefits the policy will provide. Just goes round in circles!!. POOR
3 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mr Brook. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am sorry to hear that you were not able to find what you were looking for. MyUtmost is designed to provide an indicative value and details of the types of retirement options that are available to you but a policy specific pack of information does need to be requested - which I can see that you have done. I will arrange for the team to get this information out to you as soon as they can. Regards Laura
App is quite reliable
App is quite reliable.
Interface is not great, and limited information available in the app.
Perhaps copy Wealthify a bit.
6 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Mark. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. I will take on board your comments and see if we can make any changes. Regards Laura
Helpful and personalized replies in a reasonable time.
Utmost provided me with Documents and detailed replies to a wide range of questions that I had. The responses were very helpful and personalized for my specific queries. These answers come back within a reasonable time of asking. Professional, helpful, courteous and timely. Thank you.
28 October 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Steve. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am so pleased to hear that you had a good experience with us. Regards Laura
Very helpful
All the Utmost personnel I dealt with were super helpful in guiding me through a somewhat confusing process, I highly recommend them
23 October 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I am glad to hear that my team were able to give you the help you needed. Regards Laura
Cannot name beneficiary for pension…
Cannot name beneficiary for pension plan online
cannot find information about pension transfer to another provider
5 November 2024
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Nick. Thanks for taking some time to provide some feedback. I will take on board your comments and see if we can make any changes. Regards Laura
Reply from Utmost Life and Pensions
Hi Ian. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback and I glad to see that you were able to update your personal details easily in MyUtmost. Regards Laura
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