Allianz Insurance Plc
Reference number: 121849
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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Allianz, 15 Bishopsgate, London, City Of London, EC2N 3AR, United Kingdom
Also trades as 25 other names, search them
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Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 00084638
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 May 1905 (121 years old)
- Registered office
- 57 Ladymead, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1DB
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher George Townsend | Director | Jun 1968 | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Paul James Evans | Director | Mar 1965 | 14 May 2021 |
| Colm Joseph Holmes | Director | Jan 1966 | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Teresa Robson-Capps | Director | Mar 1955 | 13 Apr 2022 |
| Jose Rafael Vazquez | Director | Jul 1964 | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Oliver Roebling Panton Corbett | Director | Jan 1965 | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Catherine Anne Guthrie | Director | Sep 1963 | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Michael Franz Ruf | Director | Mar 1984 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Christopher Mcgowan Twemlow | Secretary | Not published | 1 Sep 2020 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Carrying out contracts of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- 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
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
What customers have complained about
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds 3 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Allianz Cornhill Insurance Plc
- Cornhill Insurance Company Limited
- Cornhill Insurance Public Limited Company
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 4 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired names
- Cornhill Checkout
- Musicover
- Pet Plan
- Photocover
Complaints record
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 123 new complaints about this firm, and upheld 33% of the ones it decided.
That is about typical: the median across the firms the Ombudsman reports on is 31%.
- Insurance 123
A bigger firm receives more complaints simply because it has more customers. FOS complaints data →
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