Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur

Reference number: 202887

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Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When coface.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01923 478100 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WD17 1JJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Coface Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Coface UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
  • 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 (3 permissions)
  • Accepting Deposits
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Effecting contracts of insurance

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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company name
COFACE
Company status
Open
Company type
UK establishment of an overseas company
Incorporated
15 October 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
34 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ

Key dates in its history

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

2022

16 March 2022

  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

5 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Commission de Contrôle des Assurances from this date

FCA register

3 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Commissariat aux Assurances from this date

FCA register

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Regulated by the Ministere de l'Economie et des Finances Direction du Tresor Service des Affaire from this date

FCA register

1993

15 October 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Supervised by HM Treasury under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
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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 firms
2
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Similar firms

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

In Watford

In the Watford (WD) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • All 16 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur FCA authorised?
Yes, Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (FRN 202887) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2022 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01923 478100 and the website coface.uk for Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur. 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 Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur a scam or clone?
Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur 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 Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur?
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 Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
How long has Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur been in business?
The company was formed on 15 October 1993. Companies House now lists it as open.
Does Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur use any other names?
It trades as Coface and Coface UK.

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