OFT passes just one PMI complaint to FSA

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Only one complaint about the structure of private medical insurance (PMI) contracts has been forwarded to the FSA by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), COVER has learned.

The issue was raised following an outcry from the broker community that called on the OFT to extend the reach of its private healthcare review. After confirming the matter was outside its remit the OFT noted the attention it had received and said all complaints would be passed to the FSA. However, despite the strength of feeling released at the time, just one respondent gave the Office permission to forward on their submission when it subsequently sought consent to do so. A spokesman for the OFT told COVER that: "We asked those who submitted concerns about PMI contract terms if the...

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