The Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Public Policy Objectives highlight the DIC’s role in the protection of depositors and its contribution to the stability of the financial system in Trinidad and Tobago.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does a depositor establish an insurance claim?
- If two or more persons, for example a husband and wife, have, in addition to the individually owned accounts of each, a valid joint account in the same insured institution, is each account separately insured?
- Who should file a claim if more than one person is authorised to draw on an account?
- How does the closing of an institution affect interest accruing on a deposit?
Did You Know?
- Misconception: The uninsured balance, being that portion of deposit/(s) over TT$200,000 for which a certificate was issued, would never be honoured by the DIC. - Fact: A liquidator’s certificate is issued to the depositor by the Corporation for the unsecured balance being that portion of the deposit over TT$200,000. If, the realizations from the disposal of assets net of the subrogated claim of the deposit insurer results in a surplus, then unsecured balances would be …
