Providers pick up 60,000 calls a day after flexibilities take effect

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The insurance industry was bombarded by almost 230,000 calls from consumers in the days after the ‘freedom and choice' reforms took effect, the latest figures show.

According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), its members dealt with an average of 57,483 calls a day - up 214% - as people sought information on the options opened up by Chancellor Georg...

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