Policyholders left waiting: How ombudsman delays are failing insurance consumersPolicyholders face significant delays in insurance claim resolutions, with many waiting six months to over a year for their complaints to b...
12 Jan, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Insurance ombudsman reforms: New penalties, online complaint system and appellate authorityThe Finance Ministry proposes major insurance ombudsman reforms. These changes aim to strengthen policyholder protection and improve claim ...
08 Dec, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
Rising pendency of grievances with RBI Ombudsman a concern: RBI launches two-month grievance redressal campaign from January 1, 2026The Reserve Bank of India is launching a nationwide customer grievance redressal campaign. This initiative begins on January 1, 2026, and w...
05 Dec, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
Insurance ombudsmen, short-staffed, struggle with rising case loadsThe insurance ombudsman system in Mumbai is experiencing a rise in complaints, particularly in the health insurance sector. With several om...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
Customer complaints with RBI Ombudsman up 68% in 2022-23Customer complaints with the Reserves Bank Ombudsman increased by 68% in 2022-23. Under RBIOS, the central bank handled 7,03,544 complaints...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.59 PM IST
RBI clarifies on the mode of receipt of complaints under Integrated Ombudsman SchemeThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday clarified that social media is spreading misinformation concerning the Reserve Bank's Integrat...
10 Mar, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
How the new One Nation One Ombudsman scheme of RBI will workThe current integrated scheme was prepared on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee set up by RBI to Review the Ombudsman Schem...
15 Nov, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Ombudsman scheme to provide cost-free redress of customer complaints: RBIA centralised receipt and processing centre has been set up at RBI, Chandigarh for receipt and initial processing of physical and email com...
12 Nov, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Guwahati: Insurance Ombudsman Office disposes 550 complaints in last fiscal yearThe Insurance Ombudsman Office at Guwahati caters to the needs of all seven states in North Eastern India, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipu...
11 Nov, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
Complaints with bank ombudsman surge 25% in FY18Of all the complaints received at the ombudsman's offices, 97% of them were resolved in 2017-18, up from 92% a year earlier.
02 Jan, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Apprise within 10 days about the time frame for appointing Lokpal: SCSC in its last year's verdict, had said there was no justification to keep the enforcement of the Lokpal Act suspended till the proposed am...
02 Jul, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
RBI launches Ombudsman Scheme for NBFCsIn a FAQ released by the RBI on the Ombudsman Scheme, RBI said for grievance redressal, the complainant must first approach the concerned N...
23 Feb, 2018, 10.22 PM IST
16 vacant ombudsman offices hit policyholdersThis January, the number might increase to 17, as the only insurance ombudsman currently in office in India — Ajesh Kumar from Noida — is s...
16 Dec, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
Insurance Council hires ex-industry officials to cut cost"At present, we are paying Rs 1 lakh per month on an average to those staff who have come to work with us on deputation from their parent o...
13 Mar, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
Income Tax refunds should be made after assessment: Ombudsman"Refunds should be given soon once the assessment is over and should happen in normal course," Ombudsman Mahapatra said.
23 Jun, 2014, 07.54 PM IST
- Filing complaints with insurance ombudsman
An individual who has a complaint pending with any life insurance or general insurance company, on matters related to life insurance policy...
14 Nov, 2011, 09.15 AM IST
- State appoints Ombudsmen for rural job scheme
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has ushered in a revolution of sorts in rural India by providing employm...
19 Sep, 2010, 06.25 AM IST