Year + product analysis

Insurance (excluding PPI) complaints in 2014

A curated public analysis of Insurance (excluding PPI) in 2014, combining annual and product-level signals from the published Financial Ombudsman decision corpus.

Page summary

5,566 published FOS decisions in Insurance (excluding PPI) during 2014, with upheld-rate context, firm concentration, complaint themes, and representative cases.

Published decisions

5,566

Decision volume in this year-product slice

Upheld rate

35.3%

1,962 upheld decisions

Latest published decision 29 Dec 2014

Published decisions

5,566

Decision volume in this year-product slice

Upheld rate

35.3%

1,962 upheld decisions

Leading firm

UK Insurance Limited

391 decisions

Leading complaint theme

Delay In Claim Handling

925 tagged decisions

Insurance (excluding PPI) in 2014

5,566 published decisions in the corpus sit in Insurance (excluding PPI) for 2014. 35.3% of those decisions were upheld, which makes this a strong public cross-section for understanding how one product behaved in one specific year.

UK Insurance Limited is the most visible firm inside this year-product slice, with 391 published decisions.

  • 2014: 5,566 decisions, 35.3% upheld
  • Leading complaint theme: Delay In Claim Handling
  • Leading precedent signal: Disp

Firm concentration and issue profile

UK Insurance Limited, Ageas Insurance Limited, AXA Insurance UK Plc, and others are the firms most often associated with Insurance (excluding PPI) complaints in 2014. This gives a much tighter public view than the standalone year or product pages alone.

delay in claim handling, policy wording ambiguity, non-disclosure or misrepresentation, and others are the strongest complaint-theme signals in this year-product combination.

  • UK Insurance Limited: 391 decisions, 27.9% upheld
  • Ageas Insurance Limited: 265 decisions, 49.4% upheld
  • AXA Insurance UK Plc: 260 decisions, 39.2% upheld
  • Aviva Insurance Limited: 238 decisions, 28.1% upheld
  • Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc: 232 decisions, 32.8% upheld

Handling implications and precedent context

The advisory layer for Insurance (excluding PPI) points to recurring handling implications here, including review disp precedent (appears in 0.5% of cases), review icobs precedent (appears in 0.5% of cases), review insurance act 2015 precedent (appears in 0.2% of cases), and others.

There is no strong “what loses” signal exposed for this product at the current advisory granularity.

  • Leading complaint theme: Delay In Claim Handling

Representative cases

Recent published decisions in this slice

5 examples shown

DRN201714129 Dec 2014Not upheld

AXA Insurance UK Plc · Insurance (excluding PPI)

Mr and Mrs K have complained about the decision made by AXA Insurance UK Plc to record claims against their home insurance policy on an external database. backgroundAlthough previously insured with AXA, Mr and Mrs K more recently took out a policy with another provider. That policy was... (2 pages)

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DRN224001129 Dec 2014Not upheld

Admiral Insurance Company Limited · Insurance (excluding PPI)

Mr R complains that Admiral Insurance Company Limited, under his motor insurance policy, will not pay him an adequate amount for the market value of his written-off car. backgroundMr R insured his car with Admiral. It was written off after an accident and he made a claim for its market v... (1 page)

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DRN324053629 Dec 2014Not upheld

One Insurance Limited · Insurance (excluding PPI)

Mr D complains about the liability decision that One Insurance Limited made on his claim on his motor insurance policy following an accident which he does not believe was his fault. He wants One Insurance to investigate his claim properly and for it to be deemed non-fault. backgroundMr D ... (2 pages)

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DRN374849929 Dec 2014Upheld

Admiral Insurance Company Limited · Insurance (excluding PPI)

Mr L complains about the poor service he received from Admiral Insurance Company Limited and its repairers following a claim on his motor insurance policy. He wants financial compensation for the inconvenience he has been caused.backgroundMr L accidentally filled his diesel-engined car... (2 pages)

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DRN428231429 Dec 2014Not upheld

National House-Building Council · Insurance (excluding PPI)

Mr N’s complaint concerns the decision by National House-Building Council to decline his claim under his Buildmark Building Warranty for water damage to his flat.backgroundIn 2010 Mr N noticed a damp area on his wall. By autumn the damp patch had deteriorated and he reported it to the m... (2 pages)

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