A depositor must file a claim for insurance on the official claim form within 12 months from the date of closure of the financial institution. Official claim forms are available from the DIC. It is advisable that claims be filed as soon as possible after the announcement of closure. Claims not filed within the 12 month period are not eligible for deposit insurance. If the 12 month period has passed, a creditor’s claim by affidavit must then be filed with the Court-appointed Liquidator which may be the DIC. Liquidation claims are required to be filed for all classes of creditors: preferential, secured or unsecured.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is a depositor notified of the date and place of payment of his or her claim after an institution is closed?
- Is the insurance protection increased by placing funds in two or more types of deposit accounts in the same institution?
- What methods of payment may the DIC use in meeting its obligations to the depositors of a failed institution?
- What is the current insured limit?
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 …
