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Consumer Protection in Insurance Contracts: The Need for a ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ Regime Cover

Consumer Protection in Insurance Contracts: The Need for a ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ Regime

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|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36544/irfc.2023.8-1.4 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 67
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 12, 2023
Published on: Jun 30, 2023
Published by: International Academy of Financial Consumers
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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