FSCS in-default register

Brown Insurance Services Limited

Declared in default22 July 1998FRN 121757

What this means for you

Because Brown 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

Brown Insurance Services Limited, which operated under FRN 121757, was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 22 July 1998. The firm provided insurance products to customers in the UK. Former customers may be eligible for 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.