Famous Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (FIB) is a Corporate Authorised Representative of BJS Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (BJS) (Australian Financial Services License AFSL 277725).
As NIBA Members we subscribe to The Insurance Brokers Code of Practice. The Code sets our the minimum service standards that clients can expect from brokers and outlines how complaints and disputes regarding potential breaches of the Code can be resolved.
The Code aims to:
Build professional competence in the broking profession; and
Increase consumer confidence in insurance brokers – and the role they play in the insurance process
For more information click here.
Our Privacy Statement
At BJS Insurance Group Pty Ltd, we are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices in relation to the collection, handling, use and disclosure of personal information. It also deals with how you can complain about a breach of the privacy laws and how you can access the personal information we hold and how to have that information corrected.
For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy available at the bottom of the page.
Complaints & Dispute Resolution
We always strive to provide you with positive Insurance solutions and services.
If you are ever dissatisfied with the service you have received, we are here to try and resolve the issue promptly and fairly.
As a valued client, we want you to tell us if we have not met your expectations in any way. Set out below is important information on what to do if you have a complaint or dispute and how we will handle the matter.
Making a complaint to us
If you have a concern or complaint, please tell us so that we can look into the matter for you and endeavor to address your concerns. All complaints that cannot be resolved within 3 working days will be treated as a Dispute.
We will refer the matter to our Internal Disputes Resolution (IDR) Manager who will consider and seek to resolve the dispute with you by the earlier of:
21 days provided we have all the necessary information.
If more information is required or further investigation is necessary we will advise you of how long we think this process will take and agree a new time frame for responding to you.
If a later time is agreed, the IDR Manager will keep you informed of progress on a regular basis as is reasonable in the circumstances; and
such time limits required by law or the relevant ASIC approved external dispute resolutions scheme to which we belong
Our IDR Manager will:
Advise you of any decision they have reached in writing, including clear reasons for the decision; and
If we have been unable to resolve a dispute with you through the above process, provide you with information on how you can seek to access the Australia Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) who are the ASIC approved independent external dispute resolution scheme we belong to. This service is free of charge.
National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) and Code of Practice
Due to our association with BJS, Famous are proudly NIBA members. As NIBA members Famous & BJS are bound by the Insurance Brokers Code of Practice which is also administered by AFCA.
For further details you can visit the AFCA
website www.afca.org.au or AFCA can be contacted:
By phone:
1800 931 678
By email:
info@afca.org.au
By mail:
Australian Financial Complaints Authority
GPO Box 3
Melbourne VIC 3001