Asteron Life Complaints Management Process

If you have a complaint about Asteron Life’s products, services staff or handling of a complaint (including obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice) please contact Asteron Life to let them know of your concerns. Asteron Life will do all they can to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible.

Step 1. Contact the Asteron Life Customer Service team

The first thing you can do is let Asteron Life know what has occurred. You can:

Call the Customer Service Centre on 1800 221 727 / +617 3325 8500

One of the Asteron Life customer service consultants may be able to resolve the issue immediately or within 5 business days. If not, the next step is talking with our Internal Dispute Resolution team.

Step 2. Contact our Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) team

If the Asteron Life customer service consultant cannot resolve your complaint within 5 business days, they may escalate your complaint to the IDR team. You may also contact the IDR team directly. You can:

  • Call the IDR Team on 1300 795 877
    Overseas callers: +61 2 9081 6831 
  • Email them at IDRcomplaints@tal.com.au
  • Write to them at: Reply Paid, GPO Box 5380, Sydney NSW 2001

To help the IDR team deal with your complaint as quickly as possible, please include the following information: 

  • The word 'Complaint' in the heading or subject line 
  • Your name and contact details, including your daytime phone number and email address 
  • Details of your complaint 
  • Copies of any relevant documents 
  • Your desired outcome 

Asteron Life recommends you keep a copy of your complaint and original documents for your records.

The IDR team will acknowledge receipt of your complaint in writing within 1 business day or as soon as practicable. They will also make an arrangement with you for keeping you regularly informed about the progress of your complaint.

Asteron Life always aim to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible. If the IDR team is unable to resolve your complaint within the maximum timeframe (30 days), they will inform you of the reasons for the delay and let you know when they expect to provide a response to your complaint.

If you are unhappy with the delay or response to your complaint, you can escalate your complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) as outlined  below. 

Step 3. Contact the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)

AFCA provides fair and independent financial services complaint resolution that is free to consumers.

If your complaint has not been resolved to your complete satisfaction, you can lodge a complaint with AFCA: 

Website: www.afca.org.au 
Email: info@afca.org.au 
Telephone: 1800 931 678 (free call) 
In writing to: Australian Financial Complaints Authority, GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001 

Time limits may apply to complain to AFCA, so you should act promptly or otherwise consult the AFCA website to find out if or when the time limit relevant to your circumstances may expire.

Do you need assistance to make a complaint?

  • If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment you may like to use the National Relay Service (NRS).  The NRS can be contacted on 1300 555 727.
  • The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) provides interpreting services to people who do not speak English and to agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients. TIS National can be contacted on 13 14 50.
  • You can also authorise someone to make a complaint on your behalf.  You will need to confirm your authority in writing. You can amend or withdraw this authorisation at any time.
  • Please let Asteron Life know if you need additional assistance to make a complaint and they will let you know the options available. Asteron Life always aims to accommodate any request to make it easy for you to lodge a complaint. 

Our Life Insurance products are issued by the insurer, TAL Life Limited. All complaints relating to these products will be handled by TAL in accordance with TAL’s complaint management process. For more information, TAL’s Public Complaints Policy can be downloaded in PDF in the following languages:

 

Asteron Life™ is committed to providing customers with long term financial security. We provide life insurance products including Income Protection Covers, Trauma Cover, Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) Cover, Life Cover and Business Expenses Cover.

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ASTERON LIFE™ INSURANCE
TAL Life Limited ABN 70 050 109 450 AFSL 237848 (TAL Life) is the issuer of Asteron Life™ insurance products. TAL Life is proud to have adopted the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Code). The Code has been developed voluntarily by the life insurance industry through the Financial Services Council to promote high standards of service to consumers, provide a benchmark of consistency within the industry, and establish a framework for professional behaviour and responsibilities. Read more about the Code.

‘Asteron Life’ and the Asteron Life device are registered trademarks of TAL Services Limited ABN 60 076 105 130 (TAL Services). TAL Services and TAL Life are part of the TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited ABN 97 150 070 483 group of companies (TAL). The different entities of the TAL group of companies are not responsible for, or liable in respect of, products and services provided by the other.

SUPERANNUATION
Asteron Life superannuation products are issued by LGIAsuper Trustee ABN 94 085 088 484 AFSL 230511 as trustee for LGIAsuper ABN 23 053 121 564 RSE R1000160, trading as Brighter Super (Brighter Super). Insurance and/or administration services are provided to Brighter Super by TAL Life. Brighter Super is not part of the TAL Group of companies and uses the Asteron Life brand under licence from TAL. The different entities of the Brighter Super Group and the TAL Group of companies do not guarantee, are not responsible for, or liable in respect of, products and services provided by the other.