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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Vicky Shaw

Efforts to help people understand home and travel insurance ‘must be improved’

The value of some insurance products can be unclear until a claim is made, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee said (picture posed by model/Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive) - (PA Archive)

Concerns that some home and travel insurance policies are being chosen simply on price have been raised by a committee, which said efforts to help consumers understand products should be improved.

The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee raised concerns in its report about a lack of consumer understanding about what is and is not covered by policies, with a focus on price rather than the value that people are getting from different levels of coverage.

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