Douglas Smith Insurance Brokers Limited

Insurance Brokers · Boroughbridge, York · Est. 2002

24 years

Active Trading

Active

CH Status

04593569

Company No

2024

Accounts to

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Company Registration Details

Registered company name	Douglas Smith Insurance Brokers Limited
Companies House number	04593569 →
Company type	Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Registered address	5 St James Square, YO51 9AS
City / Region	Boroughbridge, York
Date incorporated	2002
Years trading	24 years
CH status	Active
Specialism	Recorded activity: 66220 (activities of insurance agents and brokers)
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About Douglas Smith Insurance Brokers Limited

Founded in 2002, Douglas Smith Insurance Brokers Limited has been active for 24 years — a period that spans significant change in the UK financial services landscape, including post-financial crisis regulatory reform, digital transformation and the economic disruption of recent years. The firm's continued active status through this period reflects operational stability.

It is one of 6 insurance brokers listed in York on this index of 639 UK firms in the category.

Authorisation checks are free and immediate on the FCA register; unauthorised distribution is unlawful.

What Insurance Brokers Do

Insurance brokers advise on policy terms, exclusions and sums insured, placing risk with the insurer that fits. For business risks such as professional indemnity or fleet, the broker's underwriter relationships shape the outcome.

The advised route differs from aggregators: the broker takes responsibility for suitability of the cover recommended.

How to Choose the Right Insurance Broker

Choose by risk class and ask what proportion of the firm's book sits in cover like yours. Before placing cover, understand the firm's role at claim time and its record on disputed claims.

FCA fair-value rules apply to distribution: commissions and any fees must represent fair value and be disclosable.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an insurance broker and a comparison website?

The distinction is advice: comparison sites present prices, while a regulated broker evaluates your circumstances, recommends suitable cover and stands behind that recommendation under FCA suitability rules.

Do I need to use an FCA-regulated insurance broker?

Yes, in the sense that lawful intermediaries are FCA-authorised by definition. Verify on register.fca.org.uk; authorisation also brings Ombudsman and FSCS protections that unauthorised arrangements lack.

How are insurance brokers paid?

Typically by commission from the insurer, a client fee, or both; FCA rules require remuneration to be disclosed, so ask for the breakdown on your specific policy.

What should I bring to a first meeting with an insurance broker?

Bring enough for the firm to understand the risk: existing cover documents, claims history, and for businesses a clear description of activities, premises and turnover; gaps here surface later as disputed claims.

Can an insurance broker help me if my claim is rejected?

Yes, claims advocacy is core to the service: the firm can review the insurer's reasoning, challenge the decision with policy-wording arguments, and escalate to the Financial Ombudsman Service where appropriate.

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Douglas Smith Insurance Brokers Limited | Insurance Brokers | Boroughbridge | Est. 2002