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Life insurance complaints down: FOS

BY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017 12:20PM

Disputes surrounding investments, advice and life insurance accounted for 9% of all disputes accepted at the Financial Ombudsman Service of Australia last financial year.

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