Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for under a year
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
No phone number on the FCA register
Address

Hertz House, 11 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

Who else gives the postcode UB8 1QE

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.

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Accepting Deposits
Carrying out contracts of insurance
Effecting contracts of insurance

Limits on what they may do

Insurance limited to Hertz UK single‑policy arrangement

Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC – UK Branch may conduct insurance activities only in respect of the single policy arrangement with Hertz UK.

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: PROBUS INSURANCE COMPANY EUROPE DAC
Company number: FC042868 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Overseas company
Incorporated: 15 October 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: 25 North Wall Quay, Dublin, D01 H104, Ireland

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Martin Thomas Scullion	Director	Dec 1968	23 Oct 2025	None
Maureen Breslin	Director	Oct 1966	7 Nov 2025	None
Harikrishnan Ayyappan	Secretary	Not published	23 Oct 2025	–

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (9)

2026

2 February 2026

Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland from this date
Regulated by the FCA from this date
Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Insurance limited to Hertz UK single‑policy arrangement)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2025

15 October 2025

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

All 9 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

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 postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Similar firms

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

Elsewhere in the UK

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2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch FCA authorised?

Yes, Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch (FRN 1033949) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2026 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

Is Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch a scam or clone?

Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - 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 Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch?

It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch: Martin Thomas Scullion and Maureen Breslin.

How long has Probus Insurance Company Europe DAC - UK Branch been in business?

The company was formed on 15 October 2025, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2026.