The FSA has proposed changes to its complaints handling procedure as it reveals pure protection grievances continued to grow in the first half of the year.
Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.
Adviser networks had half of the complaints against them referred to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) upheld in the first six months of the year.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed that consumers and businesses are digging their heels in over disputes forcing it to make a greater number of decisions.
Claims against life and pensions intermediaries fell by a quarter last year according to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
The financial ombudsman (FOS) has hit back at criticism of its complaints statistics, saying the data was not designed for consumer use but to encourage firms to handle client grievances more efficiently.