Number of life insurance authorizations 2017 Statistic

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

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June 2017

Supplementary notes

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, Czech Republic, 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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