Complaints

 

Complaints Policy

We aim to provide a professional, first class service. If however, our service does not meet your expectations, in the first instance please contact us in writing to:

Managing Director
Yourshield
Ground Floor
21 Hornbeam Square South
Harrogate
HG2 8NB

or by telephone on 0333 323 9660
or by email to [email protected]

In all cases please quote your policy reference or quotation reference number. Our full complaints procedure is available upon request.

We will review your complaint and hope to resolve the matter. We will investigate the circumstances regarding your complaint and write to you with our response.

If we are unable to resolve your complaint, you may have the right to refer your case within six months of our final response to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Eligible complainants are:

  • Consumers – defined as natural persons acting for purposes outside of their trade, business or profession
  • Micro-Enterprise – defined as enterprises which:
    • employ fewer than 10 persons and
    • have a turnover or annual balance sheet that does not exceed €2 million
  • Small Business – defined as small businesses which:
    • has an annual turnover of less than £6.5 million; and
    • employs fewer than 50 persons or a balance sheet total of less than £5 million
  • Charity – which has an annual income of less than £6.5 million
  • Trustees of a trust – which has a net asset value of less than £5 million

The Financial Ombudsman can be contacted at:

The Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower
London
E14 9SR

Website: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0800 023 4567 or 0300 123 0123 for mobile users.

Making a complaint will not affect your legal rights.