Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 4 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

bhei.eu (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7342 2000
Address

4th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When bhei.eu first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7342 2000 is, and the other firm that gives it
Whether EC3A 7AW is a shared office: 31 other firms give it

Other names (5)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
MedPro Trading name: A name it trades under now.
BHEI Italia Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Faraday Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (6 permissions)

Accepting Deposits
Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Carrying out contracts of insurance
Effecting contracts of insurance
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2022

8 August 2022

Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

21 March 2019

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)

Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (insurer), nearest first.

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All 12 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company FCA authorised?

Yes, Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company (FRN 835812) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2022 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7342 2000 and the website bhei.eu for Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company a scam or clone?

Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company?

It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Does Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Designated Activity Company use any other names?

It trades as Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MedPro. It has previously used 2 other names: BHEI Italia and Faraday.