HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch

Reference number: 968444

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Healthcare International Global Network Limited Reference number: 314761 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch (FRN 968444) is an AR of Healthcare International Global Network Limited (FRN 314761). When you use HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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 healthcareinternational.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7590 8800 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode BN1 3XE
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Other names (7)

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

  • HCI Trading name
  • HCI Group Trading name
  • HCI Group Global Trading name
  • HealthCare International Trading name
  • HealthCare International Group Trading name
  • Integra Global Trading name
  • MarineSure Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Healthcare International Global Network Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 number
BR024342
Company status
Open
Company type
UK establishment of an overseas company
Incorporated
13 December 2021 (4 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (2) All events (9)

2022

24 January 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2021

13 December 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (2 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
5
no longer authorised
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Similar firms

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

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch FCA authorised?
HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch (FRN 968444) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch (FRN 968444) is an AR of Healthcare International Global Network Limited (FRN 314761). When you use HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7590 8800 and the website healthcareinternational.com for HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch a scam or clone?
HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch 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 HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch?
Protection works through Healthcare International Global Network Limited, the principal firm responsible for HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
How long has HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch been in business?
The company was formed on 13 December 2021. Companies House now lists it as open.
Does HealthCare International Europe GmbH-UK Branch use any other names?
It trades as HCI, HCI Group, HCI Group Global, HealthCare International and HealthCare International Group, and 2 more names.

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