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Deloitte comments on OFT decision to refer private motor insurance market to Competition Commission

 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission. Deloitte, the business advisory firm, says the decision could affect the profitability of insurers and brokers.
 
 Ian Clark, insurance partner at Deloitte, said:
 
 “This morning’s provisional decision by the OFT to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission - after it found evidence that insurers compete in a dysfunctional way - is the latest in a long line of significant events for the motor insurance sector. It will have implications for the profitability of insurers and intermediaries.
 
 “In recent months significant Tort reform has been introduced to improve the bodily injury legal claims process, and at the same time we have seen the first steps to ban referral fees paid for bodily injury claims. By turning its spotlight onto the position of referral fees payable by credit hire organisations and repair shops, the OFT is tackling some of the remaining anomalies in the market that it believes lead consumers to pay higher insurance premiums.
 
 “While the OFT enquiry has been initiated only today, the implications for the broader insurance industry have been understood for some time. Any changes are likely to impact the business models of intermediaries to a greater extent than those of insurers.”
 
  

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