The Non-life Insurance Division of the National Financial Ombud Scheme is sometimes required to make rulings on complaints brought by insured consumers who have had claims rejected by their insurers.
Media Release – 28/08/2024
Commemorating the First 100 Days of the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO), Head Ombud, Reana Steyn took the opportunity to reflect on the newly-formed organisation’s significant achievements in this short space of time.
Media Release – 18/07/2024
Reporting on the 2023 Annual Report for the Ombudsman of Banking Services (OBS), former Banking Ombudsman Reana Steyn, reflected on the past 23 years of the office’s existence.
Media Release – 28/06/2024
The Ombudsman for Long-term Insurance (OLTI) and the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (OSTI) have published their last joint annual report for 2023, as they have now been incorporated into the National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa (NFO).
Media Release – 10/04/2024
The newly-formed National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) today announced the appointment of its first Head Ombud, Reana Steyn. “Reana’s extensive expertise and vast experience with the OBS, Credit Ombud and at one of the leading insurers, as well as her leadership position, her qualification as an attorney, coupled with her people management experience and training of staff of the previous schemes…
Media Release – 01/03/2024
The newly-formed National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) today announced the beginning of operations as a single, one-stop, all-in-one dispute resolution service made up of the four (4) former existing services – the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS); the Credit Ombud (CO); the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance (OLTI); and the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI).