This statistic displays the total number of life insurance companies within the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector. Of the total of 355 life insurance companies, a total of 287 were involved in the life and annuity insurance. 280 of the 355 life insurance companies in the UK as of June 2017 were involved in linked long-term insurance. As of April 2020, there were 384 life and non-life insurance companies authorized by the UK regulators and 739 companies from a country outside of the UK and "passported" into the United Kingdom.
Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector
May include non-active companies. * Data includes companies authorized by UK regulators and those from a country outside the UK and 'passported' into the United Kingdom (UK).
European economic area (EEA) includes; Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
** a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members.
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Association of British Insurers. (February 13, 2018). Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/
Association of British Insurers. "Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector." Chart. February 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/
Association of British Insurers. (2018). Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/
Association of British Insurers. "Total Number of Life Insurance Companies* in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of June 2017, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/
Association of British Insurers, Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Total number of life insurance companies* in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by sector [Graph], Association of British Insurers, February 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/827337/number-of-life-insurance-authorizations-united-kingdom-by-sector/
