Report blames lack of competition for PPI 'scandal'

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A damning report today exposes the "inexcusable scandal" of payment protection insurance (PPI) sales practices and blames a lack of competition for the problems facing the industry.

The Competition Commission (CC) report also suggests several measures it argues would improve the market for consumers, including banning a distributor’s right to sell PPI at the same time as another credit product, and introducing a price cap as a temporary measure to reduce prices. It is inviting comment on its suggestions The report say most of the UK’s 14 million PPI policies are sold at the same time a consumer takes out a loan, and argues consumers are unaware they can buy the products from other providers. It says this makes it difficult for other providers to reach these customers...

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