Were You Misold PPI?

In January 2005 the sale of PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) policies have been regulated by the FSA (Financial Services Authority). The rules set by the FSA are very clear about what firms and advisers selling PPI policies should do at the time the policy is sold to the consumer. Any breach of these rules can see the policy labeled as what is now commonly known as ‘mis sold’ or ‘mis selling’ a policy.

If you have a credit agreement in place and where not made aware by the advisor of the following terms when you took out your payment protection insurance then there is the distinct possibility that the PPI you have could have been misold to you:

Your advisor should have made you aware of the following information:

The advisor should also make you aware of any policy exclusions and then check whether any of these exclusions apply to you.

The advisor should also make you aware of any policy exclusions and then check whether any of these exclusions apply to you.

The advisor should make the costs of the agreement clear, and whether the PPI would then be paid by one single payment, or by regular installments.

If the policy was a single premium policy, then the advisor should have made you aware that the cost of the policy would then be added to the loan or finance agreement and that interest would then be applicable on the policy.

If the policy was a single premium policy, then the advisor should have made you aware that the cost of the policy would then be added to the loan or finance agreement and that interest would then be applicable on the policy.

The FSA set out their rules so that they are they clear and concise. The FSA state that you must be given enough information to allow you to make an informed decision at the time you sign up and agree to your PPI. You will need to be armed with this information so that you can fully understand and calculate the costs of the PPI including interest rates and rates of repayments.

Furthermore, if you are not or where not aware of the exclusions within the policy you then you couldn’t take this into account at the time of agreement. If the advisor failed to mention any of these points than you have a case of mis-selling a policy.

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