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AGGA Brokeris

Client complaints about AGGA Brokeris staff

Complaint handling procedure

This procedure governs how SIA “AGGA Brokeris” handles complaints from clients and other persons about insurance or reinsurance distribution carried out by company employees or ancillary intermediaries.

Definitions

Complainant – a person intending to conclude an insurance or reinsurance contract, the policyholder, the insured, or a person entitled to claim compensation.

Company – the limited liability company “AGGA Brokeris”.

Complaint – a statement of dissatisfaction about distribution carried out by the Company or its ancillary intermediaries. Anonymous notifications are not considered complaints.

Employee – an employee of the Company or its ancillary intermediary about whose actions a complaint is filed.

Person responsible for complaint handling – a person appointed by the Board, responsible for the process, fact verification, and preventing conflicts of interest.

1. General provisions

  • The document and its changes are approved by the Company's Board.
  • The Company handles only complaints about Employee distribution activities.
  • Clear information about filing and handling complaints is publicly available at every distribution location and on the website.
  • If a complaint is received about another market participant, the Company forwards it within 7 days and informs the complainant.
  • All distribution-involved employees are familiar with this document.

2. Rights and duties of the complainant

  • Any person may file a complaint.
  • The responsible person is Agita Freiberga – all complaints are addressed to her.
  • Complaints may be submitted on paper (by post or in person at Ulbrokas iela 44A, 4th floor), electronically to info@agga.lv, or orally by phone (26487114) or in person.
  • The complaint must contain identification data, the specific Employee, the grounds for dissatisfaction, and detailed factual circumstances with supporting documents.
  • The complainant may claim compensation for damages caused by the Employee's intentional, malicious unlawful conduct or gross negligence.
  • Complaints may also be filed with the ombudsman of the Latvian Association of Insurance Brokers (brokers.lv) or with the Financial and Capital Market Commission (Kungu iela 1, Riga, LV-1050; fktk@fktk.lv; fktk.lv).

3. Rights and duties of the Company

  • The Company must accept any properly drafted Complaint. Oral complaints may be asked to be put in writing.
  • Complaints without identification data are not handled.
  • The Company may request additional information to clarify circumstances.
  • On request, written or electronic information about the handling process is provided.
  • Complaints received by ancillary intermediaries are forwarded to the Company within 7 days.
  • Personal data are protected under the GDPR and the Company's internal procedures.

4. Handling procedure

  • The responsible person verifies evidence: requests Employee explanations, checks Company-held information, and where needed retrieves data from public registers and other persons.
  • A response is provided within 20 days; if not feasible for objective reasons, the complainant is informed of a justified extension and reasonable deadline.
  • The response is reasoned, comprehensive, objective, and in plain language; it also informs the complainant of other handling options if not satisfied.
  • The response states whether the Company agrees with the claims and gives reasons.
  • If agreed, the response sets out the compensation procedure where damages directly relate to the Employee's conduct.
  • If the complaint is outside the Company's activity, the complainant is notified in writing.
  • Responses are given in Latvian; where possible, the complainant's language may be used.
  • If the complaint concerns the responsible person or a Board member, independence of handling is ensured and noted in the response.
  • After handling, the cause is analysed and measures for prevention are determined.

5. Complaints register

  • Complaints are registered no later than the next working day after receipt; responses on the day of preparation.
  • The register records complainant data, receipt date, reason, type of insurance, response date, outcome, and the distribution country.
  • Information is kept for at least 10 years 6 months and provided to the FCMC on request.

6. Cause analysis and prevention

  • By 31 March each year, the responsible person prepares a report on the previous year's complaint handling, compliance with this procedure, effectiveness, and cause analysis.
  • Within one month the Board reviews the report and decides on specific preventive measures if needed.
  • The responsible person monitors implementation and reports progress and obstacles to the Board.

Approval

Board member of SIA “AGGA Brokeris” Aivars Freibergs. Riga, 2 September 2019.