About us
Coverguard Insurance Brokers of 506 Aylestone Road, Aylestone Leicester, LE2 8JB is authorised and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority. We are permitted to arrange and deal as an agent of insurers and clients, with respect to non-investment insurance policies. You can check these details on the FSA's register by visiting their website at http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register or by contacting the FSA on 0845 606 1234.
Your duty of disclosure
Your insurance is based upon the information provided to the insurance company and you must ensure that all such information is complete and accurate and that any facts that may influence the insurer's decision to accept and pay a valid claim are disclosed. Failure to disclose material information may invalidate your insurance cover and could mean that part, or all of a claim may not be paid.
Fees and charges
Please refer to our tariff of administration charges for fees payable under the Terms of Insurance Business. These will apply if you instruct us to carry out a mid-term adjustment, renewal, cancellation, or any other alteration on your behalf.
Complaints
It is our intention to provide a high level of service at all times. However, if you have reason to make a complaint about our service you should contact The Compliance Manager at the above address. You may be entitled to subsequently refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Further information is available at http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/
How to claim
Please refer to your policy summary or your policy document if you wish to notify a claim. You should contact the insurer direct as soon as possible using the contact details provided.
Unpaid Premiums
Any unpaid premiums will be passed to our debt recovery company for collection of the full amount owed. This will result in a 10%administration charge, which will be added to the debt. We will always notify you by recorded delivery letter if we are passing your debt to our recovery agency and give you seven days notice to make a settlement payment.
Protecting your information
All personal information about you will be treated as private and confidential (even when you are no longer a customer), except where the disclosure is made at your request or with your consent in relation to the administration of your insurance, or where the law requires us. The FSA may ask us to provide them with access to our customer records in order that they may carry out a review of our activities.
Some or all of the information you supply to us in connection with your insurance proposal may be passed to insurance and other companies for underwriting, claims and premium collection purposes. Under the Data Protection Act of 1988 you have a right of access to any personal information about you that is held in our records, whether electronically or manually. If you have any queries, please write to The Compliance Manager at the above address.
Calls to Coverguard Insurance Brokers may be recorded for training & monitoring purposes and for our mutual protection.
Protecting your money
Prior to your premium being forwarded to the insurer, and for your protection, we either hold your money as an agent of the insurer (in which case your policy is treated as being paid for), or we hold it in a client bank account on trust for you. We may need to transfer your money to another intermediary in some cases. However, your money will be protected at all times by the requirements of the FSA rules. We also reserve the right to retain interest earned on this account. By accepting these Terms of Insurance Business, you are giving your consent for us to operate in this way.
Withholding documentation
We may keep certain documents such as your insurance policy document or certificate whilst we are waiting for full payment of premiums. In these circumstances, we will ensure that you receive full details of your insurance cover and will provide you with any documents you are required to have by law. By accepting these Terms of Insurance Business, you are giving your consent for us to operate in this way.
Compensation arrangements
We are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we cannot meet our obligations. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim. Insurance advising and arranging is covered for 100% of the first £2,000 and 90% of the remainder of the claim, without any upper limit. For compulsory classes of insurance, insurance advising and arranging is covered for 100% of the claim, without any upper limit. Further information about compensation scheme arrangements is available from the FSCS at http://www.fscs.org.uk/
Instalment Customers
Coverguard offer a facility to pay for your insurance through a credit loan company who set up an agreement to spread the cost of your
insurance over several months. In this instance, your premium is paid by the credit Company and your monthly payments are to repay the resulting loan with them. Please note that your loan is not directly connected to your insurance company and you must meet the monthly payments, regardless of any changes to, or cancellation of your insurance policy. If you have any questions with regards to the credit agreement, please do not hesitate to contact Coverguard on 0116 283 2049.
Quotations
All quotation premiums are guaranteed for the calendar month in which they are quoted.
Cancellations
Cooling off period
You may have a statutory right to cancel this policy within a short period. Please refer to your policy summary or policy document for further details. If you cancel you will receive a pro-rata refund of premium from the insurer, subject to their minimum charge. We will also keep an amount that reflects our administrative costs of arranging and cancelling the policy.
Mid Term Cancellations
If you wish to cancel outside the cooling off period, you may not receive a pro rata refund of premium; refer to policy wording for details. We will also keep an amount that reflects our administrative costs of arranging and cancelling the policy. Please refer to our Tariff of Charges for further information. A cancellation will only become effective from the date the original Certificate/Cover note is received by Coverguard.
Any refund due will be allowed as a rebate to you at the NET amount given by the insurer, minus our initial commission, less our £30.00 cancellation charge. If there are any outstanding monies due to us on your account, this will be deducted from the refund given by the insurer. Please note if you are paying via direct debit through Amber Credit, you will have to settle any outstanding balance with them after your refund has been allowed.
No refund will be allowed if there is an outstanding claim or if a fault claim is made on your policy. If you change your policy risk to something that is unacceptable to your insurer, you will receive a pro-rata refund at the net amount, after our initial commission, less our £30.00 cancellation charge. Your insurer will require written evidence that you have insured your vehicle elsewhere to allow a pro-rata discount.
If you have purchased Vehicle Rescue and your policy is cancelled we are unable to issue a refund on this policy, as the Vehicle Rescue is not linked to your insurance premium. Please note that your Vehicle Rescue policy will continue to run it’s course if your insurance is cancelled with Coverguard. |
