Non-life complaints resolved in favour of policyholders at 16.5%
Lead Ombud Edite Teixeira-Mckinon warns against drawing hasty conclusions about complaints stats without factoring in claims volumes and policy counts.
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Non-life insurance ombud sees 11% drop in complaints in 2024
Most complaints to the NFO went to the Non-life Division, whose interventions yielded R107m in quantifiable benefits for policyholders.
Non-life ombud rules that insured can keep written-off vehicle
The NFO decided that Dotsure must indemnify the insured and waive the transfer-and-repurchase requirement, overturning strict adherence to the SAIA Code.
Expired driving permit was not material to the loss, non-life ombud rules
The insurer argued the hijacked vehicle should not have been on the road because the driver’s PrDP had expired.
