Thursday, March 22, 2012

Register your Complaints to IRDA regarding Insurance related matters


  • Do you face issues while dealing with your Insurance Companies?
  • Do they don’t answer you on time or don’t entertain your genuine concerns on time?
  • Are you having a problem with Claims or other issues with an insurance company?


Should you complain?
In case you are facing issues like unsatisfactory answers, no replies on time , delay in replies, taking matters for granted and not treating you properly, any misselling in Insurance, you can complain to IRDA about all this , it’s just a call away, hence better use the facility and don’t feel like you are not powerful enough.

You can also mail Insurance companies and cc the IRDA email id for complaints for faster and better reply, but only in case you are facing issues, don’t spam them :)
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Call centre
IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) has started a new service where you can approach by phone or E-mail and complain against your Insurer.

There is a call centre started by IRDA for registering grievances on policy-related matters. The call centre will provide an easy and convenient way to bring complaints to the notice of the IRDA.

The Toll Free Number is 155255 and Email for complaints is complaints@irda.gov.in. 

Before the complain, you can approach the Insurance Ombudsman where the dispute involves amount lower than Rs 20 lakh. You can find the contact mail address of the Insurance Ombudsman of your region from IRDA’s Web site http://www.irda.gov.in