FSCS in-default register

Chestertons Insurance Consultants Limited

Declared in default9 December 2003FRN 134280

What this means for you

Because Chestertons Insurance Consultants 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

Chestertons Insurance Consultants Limited (FRN 134280) was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 9 December 2003. The firm provided insurance consulting services to customers in the United Kingdom. Former customers of the firm may be entitled to FSCS compensation of up to 90% of their claim with no upper limit, subject to the scheme's eligibility criteria at the time of the firm's default.

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.