INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN
Complaints pile up at Mumbai insurance ombudsman office
At least 2,500 complaints are lying with the Insurance Ombudsman’s office here for a decision. And, it will take more than a year to clear these. Reason: There is no ombudsman. The post has been vacant since October 2012. Given the backlog, it could take up to a year to clear just the pending cases, before the new ones could be perused. Read more
Insurance Claim: Complaints-Insurance mis-selling tops
Mis-selling of insurance policies and delay in claim settlements top the list of 2,341 complaints lodged by aggrieved customers with the  Chandigarh Insurance Ombudsman.
“We have received maximum complaints against insurance companies pertaining to mis-selling of insurance products followed by delay  in settlement of claims,” an official of Insurance Ombudsman said here. Read more
Maximum complaints from Punjab: Insurance Ombudsman
The office of the Insurance Ombudsman in Chandigarh has received the maximum number of complaints against insurance companies from Punjab for the year 2011-12.
Read moreCERC Pleads for Insurance Ombudsman at Ahmedabad
Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad, has urged the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Hyderabad, to appoint an Ombudsman at Ahmedabad urgently as the post has been vacant since September 2010. Read more