Short Term Insurance Ombud – Insight into how it operates

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Business Day TV’s “You & Your Money” recently interviewed Edite Teixeira-Mckinon, the Deputy Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance. Teixeira-Mckinon joined Bryan Hirsch, personal financial planner and author, to discuss the operations of the Short-Term Ombudsman’s office.

In the interview Teixeira-Mckinon chats about the proposed amalgamation of the Short- and Long-term Insurance Ombuds’s offices, the upward trend in complaints received, their turnaround time as well as how equity comes into play in finalising decisions. She also answers questions from viewers.

The interview is available in three parts and provides some interesting insights.

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfLi0DeqX1E

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcgz1xZL3Bs

Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lgsokaZNs