Insurance disputes have doubled in the last year, putting complaints handling high up the FSA’s list of priorities. Chris Busby and Claire Frater report
Statistics from the 2008 Financial Ombudsman’s Service (FOS) annual review showed that insurance disputes have doubled in the last 12 months, and complaints regarding payment protection insurance (PPI) have risen six-fold. Echoing the call for greater transparency in the Hunt Review of the FOS, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued proposals to publish firm-specific information on the numbers of complaints and how these are resolved.
