FSCS in-default register

Makerfield Insurance Brokers Limited

Declared in default10 April 2002FRN 148052

What this means for you

Because Makerfield Insurance Brokers 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

Makerfield Insurance Brokers Limited, a UK regulated insurance intermediary operating under FRN 148052, was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 10 April 2002. The firm provided insurance broking services to customers. Eligible claimants may be entitled to compensation of up to 90 per cent of their claim value with no upper limit, in accordance with FSCS insurance product protection rules.

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.