Consumers celebrate as insurance ombudsman rules in their favour:

6 May 2009
Gareth Stokes :

The 28 staff members at the office of the Ombudsman for Long-term Insurance had their work cut out for them last year. According to the 2008 Annual Report the office received 8 290 complaints, a 4.6% increase over 2007. Of the 2008 cases, 4 284 full cases were finalised, with 44% of all complaints resolved wholly or partially in favour of the complainant.

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Apparently people are complaining more because they are increasingly finding it difficult to make ends meat.