FSAVC Claim

If you were ever sold an FSAVC, you could be due thousands of pounds in compensation.

Not sure if you were ever sold an FSAVC (Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution)? We can find out for you, even if you have no documentation of the pension.

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Our biggest FSAVC win is £216,253.57

Our average FSAVC win is £10,517.17

No policy number?

No problem, we can trace that for you.

Even if your policy has been transferred or you are receiving an annuity payment and you have no paperwork relating to the pension.

What could I be due?

If it transpires you were mis-sold an FSAVC policy you could be eligible for:

Compensation to pay back the money you lost and put you in the position you would be in if you had been sold the correct product in the first place
Additional interest can often be added to any loss suffered
This is all possible even if you have retired and are now in receipt of your annuity or you have no paperwork.
We have specialist teams that can also win cases where you have been told you are 'out of time' or the firm that sold the FSAVC are no longer in business

What is an FSAVC?

An FSAVC is a separate, additional pension plan away from your employer's pension. They were set up for people that wanted to put extra money away for their retirement.

Unfortunately, the way these FSAVCs were arranged, meant that the plan holder lost a lot of investment value in their pensions due to the high charges involved.

I can’t find any paperwork!

All we need to know is who took the policy out with, more information can help, but as long as you know the provider, we can do the rest for you.

Not sure if you had an FSAVC?

Not everyone is sure if they were sold an FSAVC policy, they are complex and can be very confusing. The easiest way to tell is if the payment was taken from your bank instead of your salary, then it is an FSAVC.

We are able to find out for you if you had a Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contributions policy and then complain about it.

Main reasons for mis-sale

Alternatives to the FSAVC were not discussed

There were a number of different options to consider when it came to making additional contributions in relation to your pension. Many advisors did not discuss all the options with the consumer, often not giving them enough information about other options that may have been more beneficial.

Were you planning to stay with the same employer until retirement?

Many consumers who were sold an FSAVC were planning on remaining with their employer until retirement and did not require a portable pension product.

All employers that offered a final salary pension scheme offered an in house alternative that would have been more suitable for many consumers.

Your attitude to risk was not assessed

Many advisors did not take into account the level of experience consumers had.

An FSAVC may potentially have high returns but often comes with increased risk that didn't match the attitude of the customer.

A personal service with the same claims manager looking after you throughout the claims process

A No Win No Fee Service*

A service where we aim to have the claim settled within 8 weeks^†

FSAVC Claim Facts

Anybody who has ever worked in the public sector could have this type of pension policy.

Occupations include: (click me)

Doctor
Surgeon
Nurse
Teacher
Armed Forces
Civil Servant
BT Engineer
Police Officer
Fire Service
Royal Mail
British Gas
Electricity Board
Water Boards
British Transport
British Aerospace
Any other public sector occupation

Is your FSAVC provider no longer in business? No problem

As long as your policy was taken out after August 1988 then it is covered under the FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Scheme). This is a government body set up to deal with financial claims for providers regulated by the FCA that have ceased trading and have been declared in default.

You do not need to use a CMC to make a complaint to a provider or other compensation scheme, such as the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). If your complaint is not successful you can refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) yourself fee free.

We claim against the following FSAVC providers plus many others