New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 25 - OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE CLAIMS OMBUDSMAN
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
Section 11:25-1.7 - Publication of information
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Every buyer's guide given to insureds in accordance with Title 11 of the New Jersey Administrative Code shall contain a notice describing the existence and function of the Office of Insurance Claims Ombudsman together with the mailing address, toll-free telephone number and e-mail address listed below.
(b) As a part of any claim, claim denial, payment, compromise or any other disposition, all insurers shall provide notice and explanation of the insurer's internal appeal process that is established in accordance with N.J.A.C. 11:25-2.
(c) As a part of any final action taken by an insurer's internal appeals panel, except those covered by 39:6A-5.1 and 5.2 and N.J.A.C. 11:22-1, notice shall be provided to all parties that the Office of Insurance Claims Ombudsman may be contacted at the address in (d) below if further review is sought.
(d) Any document described at (a), (b), and (c) above shall list the following information for contacting the Ombudsman:
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Consumer Assistance
20 West State Street
PO Box 329
Trenton, NJ 08625-0329
Telephone: (609) 292-7272
Telefax: (609) 292-2431 or (609) 777-0508
Automated Hotline: 1-800-446-7467
E-mail: ombudsman@dobi.nj.gov
Electronic complaint submissions: http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/consumer.htm