Table 1 shows
Complaints Received
The total number of new complaints received in the applicable period per insurer.
(Some of these complaints were sent on to the insurer to try and resolve with the complainant directly. If not resolved to the complainant’s satisfaction, our office then took up the complaint).
% of Total
The number of new complaints received in the applicable period per insurer expressed as a percentage (to two decimal places) of the total number of new complaints received by our office.
Cases considered
Those complaints in respect of which a case file was opened and the complaint was investigated by our office.
Cases finalised
Complaints finalised in the applicable period. (These include complaints received prior to 1 January 2021)
Resolved wholly/partially in favour of the complainant
For cases finalised in the applicable period, the percentage that were resolved wholly or partially (W/P) in favour of the complainant (by way of settlement, mediation, conciliation, recommendation or determination).
Table 2 shows
Finalised cases per nature of complaint per insurer
In Table 1, in the column titled ‘Cases Finalised’, you can access Table 2 for that insurer.
Table 2 categorises finalised cases according to ‘nature of the complaint’.
For each category, the table shows the total number of finalised cases for that category and, of that total, the number of finalised cases resolved wholly or partially (W/P) in favour of the complainant.
Subscribing Members Complaints Data 2021
Table 1
1Life Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 210 | 2.57% | 180 | 122 | 23 |
3Sixty Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 316 | 3.87% | 243 | 142 | 85 |
Abacus Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 36 | 0.44% | 19 | 18 | 5 |
ABSA Insurance and Financial Advisers (Pty) Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ABSA Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 285 | 3.49% | 204 | 126 | 44 |
Acsis Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AIG Life South Africa Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 51 | 0.62% | 35 | 37 | 13 |
Alexander Forbes Investments Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexander Forbes Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 11 | 0.13% | 9 | 12 | 7 |
Allan Gray Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 12 | 0.15% | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Assupol Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 216 | 2.65% | 143 | 90 | 34 |
AVBOB Mutual Assurance Society
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 177 | 2.17% | 116 | 79 | 42 |
Bidvest Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 6 | 0.07% | 6 | 7 | 0 |
BrightRock Life Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 63 | 0.77% | 45 | 30 | 10 |
Centriq Life Insurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 242 | 2.96% | 195 | 109 | 29 |
Clientele Life Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 328 | 4.02% | 234 | 134 | 59 |
Constantia Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 2 | 0.02% | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Constantia Life and Health Insurance
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 6 | 0.07% | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Discovery Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 218 | 2.67% | 187 | 165 | 35 |
Dotsure Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 6 | 0.00% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Emerald Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 200 | 2.45% | 146 | 35 | 21 |
FedGroup Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First Rand Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 168 | 2.06% | 124 | 91 | 38 |
Guardrisk Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 251 | 3.07% | 124 | 63 | 12 |
Hollard Life Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 966 | 11.83% | 702 | 518 | 242 |
Hollard Specialist Life Assurance Co.Ltd
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 49 | 0.60% | 35 | 17 | 9 |
Investec Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 2 | 0.02% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Just Retirement Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liberty Group Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 668 | 8.18% | 510 | 388 | 112 |
Merritt Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Metropolitan Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 594 | 7.28% | 418 | 282 | 118 |
MMI Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 280 | 3.43% | 229 | 181 | 62 |
Nedbank Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nedgroup Life Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 214 | 2.62% | 175 | 124 | 30 |
Nestlife Assurance Corporation Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 9 | 0.11% | 9 | 14 | 5 |
New Era Life Insurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 4 | 0.05% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Ninety One Assurance Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Old Mutual Alternative Solutions Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 12 | 0.15% | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1307 | 16.01% | 889 | 465 | 116 |
Outsurance Life Insurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 34 | 0.42% | 25 | 24 | 5 |
Professional Provident Society Insurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 43 | 0.53% | 36 | 23 | 7 |
PSG Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Real People Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 5 | 0.06% | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Safrican Insurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 261 | 3.20% | 164 | 115 | 48 |
SA Home Loans Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 11 | 0.13% | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Santam Structured Life Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 250 | 3.06% | 152 | 89 | 25 |
Sanlam Life Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 324 | 3.97% | 254 | 160 | 21 |
Sanlam Developing Markets
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 239 | 2.93% | 171 | 119 | 18 |
Shield Life
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smart Life Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 5 | 0.06% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Viva Life Insurance Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 11 | 0.13% | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Vodacom Life Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 14 | 0.17% | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Workers Life Assurance Company Limited
| Complaints Received | % of Total | Cases Considered | Cases Finalised Click to Table 2 |
Resolved W/P in favour of |
| Complainant | ||||
| 52 | 0.64% | 44 | 62 | 34 |