A2ii - Access to Insurance Initiative

16.  Mis-selling means irresponsible selling & includes:

  • misrepresenting facts to garner business
  • distort facts to paint a rosy picture of the product
  • unethical practice like concealing some vital information
  • selling a whole life policy to an ineligible person (a man with huge savings/investments with no spouse & no dependent children)
  • sale of an insurance policy to one who is not financially sound

So, how do we deal with such mis-selling in the face of lack of consumer awareness?

  • Consumer complaints on the rise? So, how do we empower consumer organizations to mediate

3rd IAIS - A2ii Consultation Call on “Consumer Protection” Questions and Answers - [download-link]