Customer Complaints Procedure
- Making a Complaint:
Your complaint is important to us and should be made in the first instance to your usual contact at our firm.
Alternatively, you can address your complaint to:- Managing Director
HISL Brokers Ltd
63 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA
- Managing Director
- How We Handle Complaints:
- We will aim to resolve your complaint on the spot or, if not possible, within three business days of receipt. If you are satisfied with our response, we will send you a confirmation.
- If we cannot resolve your complaint straightaway, we will send you an acknowledgement within five business days and, where possible, fully resolve your complaint.
- An employee not involved in the subject matter of the complaint will investigate. We will provide their name and job title.
- Our goal is to address complaints promptly. Once investigated, you’ll receive a written response.
- If unresolved after 4 weeks, we’ll inform you why. If unresolved after 8 weeks, you’ll receive:
- A resolution; or
- A response explaining the delay, when to expect a resolution, and potential referral rights to the Financial Ombudsman Service if the delay is unsatisfactory.
- Unhappy with Our Resolution?
- You might be eligible to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and/or Lloyd’s of London.
- Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS):
- You can refer a complaint to FOS if you are:
- A private policyholder.
- A micro enterprise.
- A charity with an income < £6.5 million.
- A trustee of a trust with assets < £5 million.
- A buy-to-let consumer.
- A small business.
- A guarantor.
- Despite time limits, we allow Ombudsman reviews even for late complaints. If eligible, our final letters will include the Ombudsman’s leaflet ‘Want to take your complaint further?’
- More details are on the Ombudsman’s website and their leaflet.Contact FOS:
- The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
Exchange Tower
London E14 9SR
Tel: 0800 023 4 567
Email: complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Website: FOS
- The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
- You can refer a complaint to FOS if you are:
- Lloyd’s of London Policyholders:
- Lloyd’s policyholders can refer complaints to Lloyd’s, which will investigate and provide a final response.Contact Lloyd’s:
- Complaints
Lloyd’s
One Lime Street
London EC3M 7HA
Email: complaints@lloyds.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7327 5693
Fax: +44 (0)20 7327 5225
Website: Lloyd’s Complaints
- Complaints
- Lloyd’s policyholders can refer complaints to Lloyd’s, which will investigate and provide a final response.Contact Lloyd’s: