Admiral customers in line for refund after renewals error

Admiral customers may find they can ditch their policies and get a refund without facing a penalty, after the insurance giant was found to have made blunders in renewal documents.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Jun 2017, 18:10 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2017, 12:48 BST
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Possible refunds for policyholders

New rules introduced in April require insurers to clearly show the premium a customer paid the previous year alongside their proposed renewal premium. The changes were made to help people to shop around.

But the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that Admiral included inaccurate premium amounts in renewal documents issued to some customers by publishing last year’s quoted premium before any discounts were applied rather than the amount the customer had actually paid.

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Those who are affected could include people with car insurance or home insurance policies from Admiral.

Admiral, which declined to say how many customers are affected, has agreed with the FCA to contact customers who renewed their policies after April 1 2017 who may have received inaccurate information.

The FCA said: “If affected customers choose to go to another insurer, they will be able to cancel without penalty and will have their premium refunded.”

The regulator said it is assessing firms’ implementation of the new rules to ensure that firms are giving customers clear and fair disclosure on their renewal prices.

It said that while it has seen good practice, it has also seen “some concerning examples” and will continue to address specific concerns with individual firms.