Non-investment Insurance Initial Disclosure Document

Non-investment Insurance Initial Disclosure Document

We are an insurance intermediary that is acting on your behalf when delivering our services to you.  

You should use the information provided within this document to decide if our services are right for you.

WHAT SERVICES WILL WE OFFER?

We will make a personal recommendation after we have assessed your needs and circumstances. We offer products based on a fair and personal analysis for all types of non-investment insurance contracts.

CAPTURING YOUR NEEDS

We are committed to providing you with a service that meets with your individual needs. To enable us to achieve this objective it is important that you are open and frank with us and provide us with all of the necessary information that we will need to deliver a service that reflects your needs e.g. any existing mortgages or other loans you may have. This will enable us to identify products and services that best meet with your personal circumstances. It will also help us to identify any specific needs regarding the methods by which we deliver our services to you. This may include additional ways of communication to those that we usually use as set out in the section of this agreement entitled “means of communication”.

Further information on how we collect and use your personal data is set out in the separate Data Privacy Notice that we have issued to you.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE TO PAY US FOR OUR SERVICES?

We arrange the policy with the insurer on your behalf. You do not pay us a fee for doing this. We receive commission from the insurer which is a percentage of the premium you pay to the insurer.

You will receive a quotation that will tell you about any other fees relating to a particular insurance contract.

WHO REGULATES US?

We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  Our Financial Services Register number is 144667. 

Our permitted business is: Advising on, arranging (bringing about) and making arrangements with a view to non-investment insurance contracts.

You can check this on the Financial Services Register by visiting the FCA’s website https://www.fca.org.uk/register or by contacting the FCA on 0800 111 6768 (Freephone) from 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays) and 9am to 1pm, Saturdays.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT

If you wish to register a complaint, please contact us:

…..in writing                Kieron Bassett

30-32 Victoria Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4AJ

info@kieronbassett.com

…..by phone                01524832057

If you cannot settle your complaint with us, you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

ARE WE COVERED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATON SCHEME (FSCS)?

We are covered by the FSCS.  You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if either we or the providers with whom we arrange products were to go out of business. This depends on the type of product and the circumstances of the claim.

Long term insurance benefits (e.g. Life Assurance)

The maximum level of compensation for claims against firms declared in default is 100% of the claim with no upper limit.

General Insurance

General insurance advice and arranging is covered for 90% of the claim with no upper limit.

Protection is at 100% where claims arise in respect of compulsory insurance (e.g. employer’s liability insurance), professional indemnity insurance and certain claims for injury, sickness or infirmity of the policyholder.

Protection is at 90% where claims arise under other types of policy with no upper limit.

Further information about the compensation scheme arrangements is available from the FSCS.

Or by contacting

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

PO Box 300 Mitcheldean GL17 1DY

Telephone number 0800 678 1100

International customers Telephone number +44 207 741 4100

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

We will provide information to you by whatever means are convenient to you, including face-to-face, telephone, paper, email and other acceptable electronic communication methods including audio. All such information will be made free of charge to you.

For any of our clients who are visually impaired, on request we will provide this information in larger print format or braille.

Our communications with you will ordinarily be in English both in respect of oral and written communications.

In addition where requested we can provide a translated version of this document,

You may at any time choose to request information in paper and free of charge that has previously been provided to you by means other than paper. For example, where a communication was originally sent by email.

You may at any time choose to change your preferences as to how we communicate with you. However, where you choose to do this, we will require you to confirm this change in writing to us.

 ENDING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US

You or we may terminate this agreement to act on your behalf at any time.  Notice of this termination must be given in writing and will take effect from the date of receipt.  Termination is without prejudice to any services already provided / transactions already initiated, which will be completed unless otherwise agreed in writing.  You will be liable to pay for any transactions made or carried out prior to termination in accordance with the charges as laid out in the payments section (What will you have to pay us for our services) of this agreement.