Omnilife Insurance Company Limited

Reference number: 170734

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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

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

  • When omnilife.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7374 0123 is
  • Whether EC2N 4BQ is a shared office: 71 other firms give it
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Other names (2)

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

  • Omnilife Trading name
  • Omnilife Overseas Insurance Company Limited Former name

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.
  • 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.
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  • Accepting Deposits
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Effecting contracts of insurance
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Activities only in respect of long term insurance.
    The firm may only carry on listed activities in respect of the investments specified for the purpose of its long term insurance business.

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
02294080
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 September 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
Level 45 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Life insurance (SIC 65110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Mark Whitlock Director Nov 1957 1 Jul 2020 4 other companies
John Mark Laidlaw Director Jun 1966 1 Jul 2020 36 other companies
Deian Lewis Jones Director Feb 1974 24 Jan 2022 3 other companies
Lynzi Harrison Director Jun 1974 17 Jan 2023 None
Martin John Pringle Director Nov 1969 27 Apr 2023 25 other companies
Emma Margaret Ferris Director Nov 1979 31 Mar 2025 3 other companies
Lindsay Jane Hegarty Secretary Not published 24 Sep 2026 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
70
closed down
20
are FCA-registered
16

In the full report: all 70 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 16 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 6 directors run together
  • All 42 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Omnilife Insurance Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (91)

2019

1 February 2019

  • Lutfi Fadel El-Zein stopped being a part-owner
  • Orix Corporation stopped being a part-owner
  • Reinsurance Group Of America, Incorporated took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lutfi Fadel El-Zein became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Orix Corporation became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

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

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Activities only in respect of long term insurance.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1993

15 June 1993

  • Changed its registered name from "Omnilife Overseas Insurance Company Limited"

FCA register

1988

8 September 1988

  • 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 91 events

  • All 91 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 74
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Firms connected to Omnilife Insurance Company

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

connected firms
6
share a director
6
past links
6

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (6)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 6 past links through former directors
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  • 70 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 91 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Omnilife Insurance Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Omnilife Insurance Company Limited (FRN 170734) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Omnilife Insurance Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7374 0123 and the website omnilife.co.uk for Omnilife Insurance Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Omnilife Insurance Company a scam or clone?
Omnilife Insurance 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 Omnilife Insurance 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 Omnilife Insurance Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Omnilife Insurance Company?
Omnilife Insurance Company is owned by Reinsurance Group Of America, Incorporated, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 February 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Lutfi Fadel El-Zein and Orix Corporation.
Who runs Omnilife Insurance Company?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Omnilife Insurance Company: Paul Mark Whitlock, John Mark Laidlaw, Deian Lewis Jones, Lynzi Harrison, Martin John Pringle and Emma Margaret Ferris.
How long has Omnilife Insurance Company been in business?
The company was formed on 8 September 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Omnilife Insurance Company use any other names?
It trades as Omnilife. It has previously used the name Omnilife Overseas Insurance Company Limited.

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