Platinum Insurance Consultants Limited
What this means for you
Because Platinum 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
Platinum Insurance Consultants Limited (FRN 135933), a UK-regulated insurance intermediary, was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 7 September 2006. The firm's specific product offerings cannot be determined from available records, though as an insurance consultant it likely arranged or advised on insurance policies. Former customers may be entitled to FSCS compensation of up to 90% of their claim with no upper limit for insurance-related losses, subject to eligibility criteria and the scheme's assessment of individual claims.
Products this firm wrote
How to claim
- Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
- Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
- Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
- Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
- The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.