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
Markel Syndicate Management Limited Reference number: 204953 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.
- Markel Underwriting Services Limited (FRN 402235) is an AR of Markel Syndicate Management Limited (FRN 204953). When you use Markel Underwriting Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Markel Underwriting Services, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7953 6532 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3M 3AZ
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Abacus Underwriting Agencies Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Alterra UK Underwriting Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Imagine Underwriting Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- MAX AT LLOYD'S SERVICES LTD. Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Max UK Underwriting Services Ltd. Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Markel Syndicate Management 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, freeYou 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
- 03668339 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 November 1998 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew John Davies | Director | Jan 1966 | 2 Oct 2013 | 26 other companies |
| Andrew Neil Mcmellin | Director | Jul 1966 | 29 Mar 2026 | 27 other companies |
| Lara Simone Teesdale | Secretary | Not published | 1 Oct 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 43
- closed down
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 8
In the full report: all 43 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 8 on the FCA register
- The 10 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Markel Underwriting Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Alterra Capital UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
20 January 2014
- Changed its registered name from "Alterra UK Underwriting Services Limited"
FCA register
2010
27 May 2010
- Changed its registered name from "Max UK Underwriting Services Ltd."
FCA register
2009
2 March 2009
- Changed its registered name from "MAX AT LLOYD'S SERVICES LTD."
FCA register
2008
11 November 2008
- Changed its registered name from "Imagine Underwriting Services Limited"
FCA register
2006
27 September 2006
- Changed its registered name from "Abacus Underwriting Agencies Limited"
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1998
16 November 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 56 events
- All 56 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 48
Firms connected to Markel Underwriting Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Markel Underwriting Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
Firms like Markel Underwriting Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 43 other companies its directors have run, named
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- All 56 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk