Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

Reference number: 959113

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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 zurich.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01793 511227 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode PO15 7JZ
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Other names (40)

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

  • Zurich Building Guarantee Trading name
  • Zurich Business Insurance Direct Trading name
  • Zurich Commercial Trading name
  • Zurich Commercial Property Investors Trading name
  • Zurich Compagnie d’Assurances SA Trading name
  • Zurich Compania de Seguros SA Trading name
  • Zurich Connect Trading name
  • Zurich Corporate Solutions Trading name
  • Zurich Difficult Risks Trading name
  • Zurich Engineering Trading name
  • Zurich Global Corporate UK Trading name
  • Zurich Global Energy Trading name
  • Zurich Global Relationship Management Trading name
  • Zurich GSG Trading name
  • Zurich Infrastructure Unit Trading name
  • Zurich Insurance Trading name
  • Zurich Insurance Company Private Clients Trading name
  • Zurich International Trading name
  • Zurich International (UK) Trading name
  • Zurich Legal Assistance Trading name
  • Zurich London Trading name
  • Zurich Management Services Trading name
  • Zurich Municipal Trading name
  • Zurich Personal Insurances Trading name
  • Zurich Personal Lines Trading name
  • Zurich Private Clients Trading name
  • Zurich Professional Trading name
  • Zurich Professional & Financial Lines Trading name
  • Zurich Public Private Trading name
  • Zurich Public Private Solutions Trading name
  • Zurich Risk Services Trading name
  • Zurich Solutions Trading name
  • Zurich Strategic Trading name
  • Zurich Strategic Relationship Management Trading name
  • Zurich UK General Insurance Trading name
  • Zurich Versicherung-Gesellschaft AG Trading name
  • Zurigo Compagnia di Assicurazioni SA Trading name
  • Navigators Former trading name
  • Navigators and General Former trading name
  • Navigators & General Former trading 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.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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 (10 permissions)
  • Accepting Deposits
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Effecting contracts of insurance
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Financial Ombudsman complaints

Ombudsman complaints

new complaints, January–June 2025
249
upheld, against a 31% median
23%
about insurance
249

A bigger firm gets more complaints simply because it has more customers.

Companies House record

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

Company number
BR000105
Company status
Open
Company type
UK establishment of an overseas company
Incorporated
1 January 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
The Zurich Centre 3000 Parkway, Fareham, Whiteley, PO15 7JZ

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (51)

2021

29 September 2021

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
  • Regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1993

1 January 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 51 events

  • All 51 events in its history (5 shown here)
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Firms connected to Zurich Insurance Company

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

connected firms
2
share its phone number
2
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Zurich Insurance Company

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

In Fareham

Zurich Insurance Europe AGFarehamAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Chubb European Group SELondonAuthorisedRAC Insurance LimitedWalsallAuthorisedGreat Lakes Insurance UK LimitedLondonAuthorisedAviva Insurance LimitedNorwichAuthorisedAviva Life & Pensions UK LimitedYorkAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 51 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Zurich Insurance Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (FRN 959113) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2021 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Zurich Insurance Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01793 511227 and the website Zurich.co.uk for Zurich Insurance Company. 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 Zurich Insurance Company a scam or clone?
Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich Insurance Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
How long has Zurich Insurance Company been in business?
The company was formed on 1 January 1993. Companies House now lists it as open.
How many complaints does Zurich Insurance Company get?
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 249 new complaints about Zurich Insurance Company, and upheld 23% of those it decided.
Does Zurich Insurance Company use any other names?
It trades as Zurich Building Guarantee, Zurich Business Insurance Direct, Zurich Commercial, Zurich Commercial Property Investors and Zurich Compagnie d’Assurances SA, and 32 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: Navigators, Navigators and General and Navigators & General.

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