MERCANTILE CLAIMS: INSURANCE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Monday 22nd April 2024

Q1.         I have contacted your company and enquired about terminating my timeshare, but what is the process?
A1.         We will take your instructions about the timeshare product you have purchased. We will then correspond with your timeshare resort and look to reach an amicable agreement with them to release you from the obligation […]

Mortgage Lender Reprimanded By The FCA !

Monday 22nd April 2024

Shawbrook Bank Has Admitted Being Reprimanded By The Financial Conduct Authority.
Shawbrook Bank has seen a significant decline in lending volumes since the Financial Conduct Authority forced it to make changes to its lending policy back in October 2017.
The Financial watchdog was investigating several firms, after evidence emerged over lax lending standards. The […]

GDPR – Know your Right’s !

Monday 22nd April 2024

GDPR

The biggest overhaul of Personal Data Privacy Regulation comes into effect.
 
The General Data Protection Regulation is the biggest renewal and revamp by the EU of the current Data Protection Act and the most important change in Data Privacy in 20 years.
The new EU GDPR has been designed to harmonise data privacy laws […]

‘Right to be Forgotten’ Claimant wants to rewrite History, Says Google.

Monday 22nd April 2024

On 13 April 2018, the English High Court handed down judgement in the first ‘Right to be Forgotten’ case tried in the English Courts. This landmark case specifically addressed the right to have personal information removed by operators of Internet Search Engine, Google. The Judge in this case held that Google must […]

Scotty’s Little Soldiers Fundraiser Update

Monday 22nd April 2024

On 28th October 2017, Mercantile Claims attended the Scotty’s Little Soldiers Ball. We were the proud gold sponsor of the event and were truly honoured to be part of such a great event in aid of a fantastic cause.
We are delighted to announce that the event managed to raise an incredible £22,000! […]

Royal Wedding Beneficiaries Named.

Monday 22nd April 2024

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle choose Scotty’s Little Soldiers as Royal Wedding Beneficiaries.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting bereaved British Forces Children and young people and a charity that we here at Mercantile Claims are also supporter’s of.
Founded by war widow Nikki Scott in 2010, Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports […]

Quarterly Prize Draw Winner – 3rd Quarter

Monday 22nd April 2024

At Mercantile Claims we are always looking for feedback from our clients to make sure they receive the level of customer service that they deserve. We aim to give all our clients the highest level of service possible.
To achieve this, we ask our clients to fill in our testimonial form and answer […]

Ryanair Cancellations – How much compensation can you claim?

Monday 22nd April 2024

Ryanair is facing legal action after being accused of intimidating passengers attempting to claim hundreds of pounds worth of flight delay compensation from the airline.
This comes after the Irish carrier was asked for an apology and damages, after the airline sent letters to its customers who had attempted to obtain compensation due […]

Mastercard £14bn Action Rumbles On With Appeal

Sunday 21st April 2024

A record-breaking £14bn collective action against Mastercard is set to rumble on after the former financial ombudsman who brought the case on behalf of 46 million consumers seeks to appeal last month’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling.
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which represents Walter Merricks CBE, announced today it has applied […]