Australian court orders Allianz pay $1.1 mln penalty for travel insurance sales

Two units of German insurer Allianz were on Monday fined a total of A$1.5 million in aThe units, Allianz Australia and AWP Australia, committed A$10 million in October last year to compensate around 31,500 customers who were sold potentially incorrect travel insurance through Allianz's own website and Expedia, ASIC said."The insurance industry needs to be transparent and accurate when selling and promoting their products," ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said in a statement.

ASIC said the court took into consideration the early admission by the Allianz companies in deciding the penalty. The German company said it self-reported the matter in 2018 and did not contest the penalty sought by the ASIC.The two units also face separate for allegedly making inaccurate statements between 2016 and 2018 when selling both domestic and international travel insurance.More from ReutersSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.

Not surprised. Terrible insurance company. try to not pay any claims. Find anything and everything to not pay for claims.

RT : Australian court orders Allianz pay $1.1 mln penalty for travel insurance sales

horrible

Not surprised. they stiffed me a few years ago.

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