FSCS in-default register

Colegate Insurance Services Limited

Declared in default16 October 2003FRN 116610

What this means for you

Because Colegate Insurance Services 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

Colegate Insurance Services Limited (FRN 116610) was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 16 October 2003. The firm provided insurance-related financial services to consumers. Former customers of the firm may be entitled to FSCS compensation of up to 90% of their claim with no upper limit for insurance products.

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.