East Asiatic Insurance Services (UK) Limited (formerly East Asiatic Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited)
What this means for you
Because East Asiatic Insurance Services (UK) Limited (formerly East Asiatic Insurance Brokers (UK) 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
East Asiatic Insurance Services (UK) Limited (FRN 146056), formerly operating as East Asiatic Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited, was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 8 November 2004. The firm's product types are not specified in available records. Eligible policyholders may be entitled to compensation of up to 90 per cent of their claim with no upper limit under FSCS insurance protection rules.
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.