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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Miles Brignall

Direct Line ordered to review five years of car claims after underpayments

The website of Direct Line on an iPad
The vehicle insurer Direct Line is reviewing all total loss claims settled between 1 September 2017 and 17 August 2022. Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy

Britain’s second-biggest car insurer, Direct Line, has been ordered to go back through five years of claims after admitting it had underpaid some customers who had their cars and vans written off.

After an investigation into the car insurance market that began in December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), this week ordered Direct Line to conduct a review of claims where vehicles had been written off “to identify any policyholders who received unfair settlements and provide them with appropriate redress”.

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