Feedback & Complaints
Our Complaints and Dispute Resolution Process
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Our Complaints and Dispute Resolution Process
We are committed to meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations whenever possible and would like to know if they haven’t been met. You can make a complaint about any aspect of your relationship with us including the conduct of our agents and representatives. Our complaints process also applies to complaints regarding a declined claim, the value of a claim or financial hardship.
A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction made to or about us, related to our products, services, staff, or the handling of a complaint, where a response or resolution is explicitly or implicitly expected, or legally required.
A complaint also includes such expressions of dissatisfaction made about us on a social media channel or account owned or controlled by us, where the person making the complaint is both identifiable and contactable.
The complaints process described below does not apply to your complaint if we or the relevant insurer is able to resolve it to your satisfaction by the end of the 5th business day after it was received by us, or in the circumstances where we are unable to take any further action to reasonably address the complaint and we have explained the circumstances to you. This does not apply to complaints regarding a declined claim, the value of a claim, financial hardship or in circumstances where a written response is requested.
Our complaints process complies with the General Insurance Code of Practice and any relevant Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidelines.
Financial Hardship involves an inability to pay a debt, rather than an unwillingness to do so. Financial Hardship can arise from a variety of situations and can be either of limited duration or long term.
If we are informed that you are experiencing Financial Hardship, we will supply you with an application form for Financial Hardship assistance and contact details for the National Financial Counselling hotline 1800 007 007.
We will review any applications for Vulnerability Support and/or Financial Hardship in accordance with Part 9 (Supporting customers experiencing vulnerability) and Part 10 (Financial Hardship) of the General Insurance Code of Practice and any applicable guidelines.
Complaints may be referred by either email or telephone:
E: disputes@nminsurance.com.au
T: 02 8920 1157
To allow us to consider your complaint the following information needs to be provided (where available):
We or the relevant insurer will acknowledge receipt of your complaint and advise the name and contact details of the employee assigned to liaise with you.
We or the relevant insurer will respond to your complaint in writing within 30 calendar days of first being notified of the complaint, provided we or the relevant insurer have all the necessary information and have completed any necessary investigations.
We or the relevant insurer will keep you informed of the progress no less than every 10 business days unless it is resolved earlier.
If we or the relevant insurer is unable to respond within 30 calendar days, we or the relevant insurer will provide you with an Internal Dispute Resolution Delay Notification outlining the reasons for the delay and your right to complain to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) if you are dissatisfied.
If we or the relevant insurer’s response following the IDR process does not resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, or if we or the relevant insurer have not resolved your complaint within 30 calendar days of the date we first received it, you can seek an external review via our (and the insurer’s) external dispute resolution scheme administered by AFCA. AFCA is for customers and third parties as allowed under its Rules.
There may be occasions when we or the relevant insurer determine that a complaint should be referred to AFCA for resolution. If this is the case your consent would be obtained before any referral is made to AFCA. AFCA is an independent national scheme for consumers, free of charge and aimed at resolving disputes between the insured and their insurance intermediary/insurer. AFCA can advise you if your dispute falls within their Rules.
Determinations made by AFCA are binding on us/ the relevant insurer. If you would like to refer your dispute to AFCA, you must do so within 2 years of the final decision from IDR. AFCA may still consider a dispute lodged after this time if AFCA considers that exceptional circumstances apply.
Australian Financial Complaints Authority contact details are:
T: 1800 931 678
E: info@afca.org.au
M: Australian Financial Complaints Authority
GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001
W: www.afca.org.au
If you choose to lodge your dispute with AFCA, they will contact us and/or the insurer and ask for a response from both parties. Response times requested by AFCA vary depending on the situation.
If AFCA advises you that their Rules do not extend to you or your dispute, you can seek independent legal advice or access any other external dispute resolution options that may be available to you.