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Car insurance switched most often, according to report

Some 15 million have changed motor insurance companies over last two years

Customers switch car insurance provider more than any other product, according to research.

Professor Merlin Stone of Oxford Brookes University estimates that over the past two years, around 15 million people have switched their motor insurance company, making it the most affected sector for losing customers.

In addition, 14 million people changed their home insurance provider over the same period.

The findings, which form the basis of a new chapter in his report on the concierge market, also

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