Scottish Widows publishes IGC report
Scottish Widows’ independent governance committee (IGC) has published its annual chairman’s report – giving the provider a good value for money rating for its modern products but suggesting improvements, particularly for the firm’s legacy offerings.
The IGC, which is chaired by Mark Stewart, said it believes that customers who are in one of the modern products are receiving good value for money overall. It said, for those customers that were formerly...
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