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By SYMON ROSS

THE Consumer Council today demanded an enquiry into the assurance producing after new investigation revealed that customers here are paying on intend Pounds 300 a year more on defend than the repose of the UK.

And it emerged that assurance defend is so costly that single third of customers in Northern Ireland cannot be obsessed the means to recompense representing it.

The findings, bit of the Council"s new account into the charge of coverage in the province, has led the consumer rights body to shout representing a explore into why consumers are getting such a uncooked deal when it comes to insurance.

"The car, contents and buildings assurance market-place is distinctly not working representing consumers.

"Compared to Great Britain, households here are paying almost 40% more, leaving consumers Pounds 160m worse away per year. While we are all hit hard, some households are hit especially hard," said Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council.

She said the investigation establish that consumers recompense 84%, or Pounds 282, more on intend representing automobile assurance in Northern Ireland.

Households with car, contents and buildings assurance in country areas recompense 62%, or Pounds 362, and households in little come areas recompense 48%, or Pounds 345, more than in Great Britain.

Breaking results down close by region, the investigation showed a little come household in Belfast headed close by an older individual would recompense Pounds 816 representing their assurance compared to Pounds 575 in Glasgow, while a household headed close by a younger individual in a little come spaciousness of Fermanagh would recompense Pounds 1,366 compared to Pounds 777 in country East Anglia.

"A recurring frustration representing consumers here is that numerous attracting assurance offers approach with the label "not at in Northern Ireland". Our investigation confirms that we do be obsessed less choice of assurance providers -- the most numeral immolation quotations representing automobile assurance here was 15 compared to 51 insurers in Great Britain," said Ms Gill.

"Another worrying standpoint of this investigation is that a third of consumers do not be obsessed their homes insured. When asked why, they relate us that they can"t be obsessed the means it or haven"t got circular to it. There is a possible catastrophe waiting to happen representing these households if something goes wrong, so there ought to be an immediate push to grow consumer protection."

Around 30% of consumers don"t be obsessed contents assurance and 36% do not be obsessed buildings insurance.

Ms Gill said there are facing views on the reasons why assurance here costs so much more.

"The difficulty could prevaricate with the practices of the assurance companies, the lawful system, the consumer or any uniting of the above. Further enquiry is urgently needed," said Ms Gill.

"Consumers order assurance that is fair, affordable and appropriate. To that end, the Consumer Council desire be focusing on encouraging more switching and a greater comprehension of assurance defence representing consumers."

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