lndustrial Alliance lnsurance and Financial Services lnc. (“iA Financial Group”) is committed to ensuring the fair treatment of complaints related to the products and services it provides or distributes, in full accordance with this policy.
This policy explains the process put in place by iA Financial Group to:
A complaint is a concern or dispute involving a product or service provided by or distributed through industrial Alliance. A complaint must:
As a first step, if you have a concern related to a product or service:
By taking this first informal step, you may receive information or support that resolves your concern or dispute.
If you are not satisfied after you have attempted to resolve your concern informally and wish to file a complaint, please contact us in writing. We will review your complaint or dispute and provide our response in writing.
If after you receive our written response, your complaint remains unresolved, you may send your complaint to the attention of the:
Complaints Officer
lndustrial Alliance lnsurance and Financial Services Inc.
Western Office
400-988 Broadway West
Vancouver, BC, V6B 5H6
[email protected]
The Complaint Officer is responsible for applying this policy. The Complaint Officer’s primary function is to ensure that complaints received by lndustrial Alliance are handled in keeping with this policy.
The Complaints Officer also serves as an intermediary with the various regulatory bodies that govern lndustrial Alliance with respect to the handling of complaints and resolution of disputes.
The Complaint Officer may assign another Officer to receive, investigate and respond to a complaint. The final decision of any such Officer shall be the final decision of the Complaints Officer.
The Complaints Officer also reports the complaints it receives to regulatory or external complaint-handling bodies as required.
Receipt of the Complaint
Upon receipt of your complaint, the Complaints Officer will ensure that the complaint has been processed in accordance with the steps outlined in this policy. If your complaint has not been escalated in accordance with the required steps, the Complaints Officer may choose to return the complaint to the appropriate person so that these steps can be followed.
If the complaint has been escalated in accordance with this policy, the Complaints Officer will acknowledge receipt of the complaint within 5 business days following the opening of the file. The complainant may be asked to provide additional information.
The Complaint Officer gathers facts related to the complaint and carries out an in-depth analysis to ensure the complaint is handled in a fair manner.
As part of the investigation, the Complaint Officer may request additional documentation and may confer with parties who have knowledge or information regarding the complaint.
Once all necessary documentation or information required for analysis is received, the investigation is conducted in a timely manner and a final decision is provided to the complainant.
A complainant who is dissatisfied with the final decision of the Complaints Officer or the complaint handling process may request that the Complaint File be transferred to an appropriate regulatory body.
The Complaint File includes the· complainant’s written complaint and supporting documentation, acknowledgement of receipt, any documents or information used by the Complaint Office in making the final decision and a copy of that final decision.
The Complaints Officer will inform the complainant of the appropriate regulatory body or bodies to which the complainant may request such a transfer in the final decision letter.
This policy will be reviewed every two years by lndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services lnc.