Christmas tips from the Financial Ombudsman Service to help protect consumers’ festive finances
4 December 2024
Consumers can take some easy steps to protect themselves from unexpected financial worries this Christmas.
Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition, we highlight our latest annual complaints data and insight for 2023/24. We also share guidance for professional representatives about referring a complaint to us for investigation.
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Banking complaints hit a 10-year high
Our latest annual complaints data on financial products and services is now available. It shows that in 2023/24, complaints about banking and payments have reached their highest level in at least a decade.
You can find the full data, including the number of new complaints we’ve received, and the proportion of complaints we upheld, on our website.
Travel insurance complaints at their highest level since the pandemic
The total number of new complaints we received about travel insurance in the last financial year has reached the highest-level since the pandemic – with cases primarily driven by people dissatisfied with insurers declining their claims.
Overall, we received 4,466 new complaints in 2023/24, compared to 3,745 in the year before.
Information for professional representatives
On our website, we’ve published guidance for professional representatives about referring a complaint to us for investigation. It includes links to the complaint form to use, as well as other resources and useful information.
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