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Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr: cancelling, claims and complaints

Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr has its head office in Steinbach, Austria. The Austrian Financial Market Authority FMA lists it as an small mutual association. This page explains where your cancellation goes, the notice periods under Austrian law, how to report a claim and where to complain.

How to cancel with Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr

Send the cancellation to the address on your policy. If none is given, the head office is right:

Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr
Ortsplatz 11
4596 Steinbach
Austria

Open-ended contracts can be ended by either side only at the end of the current insurance period; the notice is set in the policy and lies between one and three months (section 8(2) of the Austrian Insurance Contract Act, VersVG). A consumer who signed for more than three years may cancel at the end of the third year and each later year with one month's notice (section 8(3) VersVG).

Give your policy number, your name and the date, and ask for confirmation of receipt.

Reporting a claim to Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr

  1. Report the loss as early as you can; policy conditions almost always require prompt notice.
  2. Keep the damage as small as is reasonable and do not throw anything away before the insurer has seen it.
  3. Collect photos, receipts and names of witnesses; for burglary and theft you also need a police report.
  4. Keep your policy number at hand.

Phone and website from the register; your policy takes precedence.

Complaints about Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr

The complaints office does not list Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr separately in its 2025 report: companies with less than one per cent of complaints are grouped as "other".

Where to complain

Write to the insurer first. If that does not help, the insurance complaints office at the Ministry of Social Affairs accepts complaints about insurers; the FMA checks whether a company keeps to supervisory rules but does not decide individual cases. If the insurer rejects a claim in writing, a one year deadline to go to court can start (section 12(3) VersVG).

What Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr is licensed to insure

According to the register the company is licensed for 3 classes:

  • 03 Land vehicles (comprehensive) (limited to …)
  • 08 Fire and natural forces (limited to …)
  • 09 Other damage to property

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Questions

Where do I send a cancellation to Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr?

To the address on your policy, otherwise to the head office: Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr, Ortsplatz 11, 4596 Steinbach.

How much notice do I need to give?

For open-ended contracts, at the end of the insurance period with the notice in the policy, between one and three months. Consumers can end contracts of more than three years at the end of the third year with one month's notice (section 8 VersVG).

Who supervises Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Steinbach an der Steyr?

The Austrian Financial Market Authority FMA.

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Updated: 16 October 2026 · Insurers in Austria · Insurers in Germany