FSCS in-default register

Havering Insurance Brokers (Essex) Limited

Declared in default28 February 2005FRN 116684

What this means for you

Because Havering Insurance Brokers (Essex) Limited has been declared in default, you can't complain via the Financial Ombudsman Service in the normal way. Instead, eligible customers can apply to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for compensation.

Background

Havering Insurance Brokers (Essex) Limited, a UK regulated insurance firm with FRN 116684, was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 28 February 2005. The firm provided insurance broking services to customers. Former customers with eligible insurance claims may be entitled to compensation under the FSCS scheme, which covers 90 per cent of losses with no upper limit.

Products this firm wrote

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How to claim

  1. Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
  2. Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
  3. Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
  4. Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
  5. The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.