United Kingdom (UK) Life Insurance Market, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2025

Pages: 75 Published: April 25, 2022 Report Code: GDIS2465MR

The UK life insurance industry market size was valued at $178.71 billion in 2021. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% during 2020-2025.

The UK life insurance market research report provides in-depth market analysis, information, and insights into the UK life insurance segment. It provides values for key performance indicators such as gross written premium, insurance penetration, and premium ceded and cession rate during the review period and forecast period.

UK life insurance market outlook

UK life insurance market outlook

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What are the key UK life insurance market trends?

The UK government announced plans to ban Russian firms from the UK’s aviation/space insurance market in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The decision will block Russian firms’ direct and indirect access to Lloyd’s and the London market, a key global player in these specialty areas. Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, and BitSight, a global provider of cybersecurity ratings, partnered to integrate BitSight cybersecurity data with Gallagher Re’s insurance insights and analytics. The partnership shall help customers to benefit from a differentiated understanding of cyber risk compared with current modelling approaches.

What are the key lines of business in the life insurance market?

The key lines of business in life insurance market in the UK are pension, life and pension non-categorized, endowment, term life, life PA&H, other life insurance, and general annuity.

UK life insurance market, by lines of business

UK life insurance market, by lines of business

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What are the key distribution channel in the UK life insurance market?

The key distribution channels in the UK life insurance market are other distribution channels, direct marketing, agencies, and bancassurance. Other distribution channels held the largest share in the UK life insurance market.

UK life insurance market, by distribution channel

UK life insurance market, by distribution channel

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Which are the major companies the UK life insurance market?

Some of the major companies in the UK life insurance market are Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited, Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited, Scottish Widows Limited (United Kingdom), BlackRock Life Limited, St James’s Place UK plc, The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, Scottish Equitable Plc, Standard Life Assurance Limited(United Kingdom), and Rothesay Life Plc

UK life insurance market, by company

UK life insurance market, by company

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Market Report Scope

Market size (2021) $178.71 billion
CAGR >7%
Forecast period 2021-2025
Key lines of business Pension, Life and Pension Non-Categorized, Endowment, Term Life, Life PA&H, Other Life Insurance, and General Annuity
Key distribution channels Other Distribution Channels, Direct Marketing, Agencies, and Bancassurance
Key companies Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited, Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited, Scottish Widows Limited (United Kingdom), BlackRock Life Limited, St James’s Place UK plc, The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, Scottish Equitable Plc, Standard Life Assurance Limited (United Kingdom), and Rothesay Life Plc

 Scope

  • This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the life insurance segment in the UK
  • It provides historical values for the UK life insurance segment for the report’s 2016-2020 review period, and projected figures for the forecast period.
  • It profiles the top life insurance companies in The UK and outlines the key regulations affecting them.

Reasons to Buy

  • Make strategic business decisions using in-depth historic and forecast market data related to the UK life insurance segment.
  • Understand the demand-side dynamics, key market trends and growth opportunities in the UK life insurance segment.
  • Assess the competitive dynamics in the life insurance segment.
  • Identify growth opportunities and market dynamics in key product categories.

Key Players

Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
Legal and General Assurance Society Limited
Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited
Scottish Widows Limited (United Kingdom)
BlackRock Life Limited
St James's Place UK plc
The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited
Scottish Equitable Plc
Standard Life Assurance Limited(United Kingdom)
Rothesay Life Plc

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Economy Overview

Regulatory and Compliance

Key Market Trends

Summary Trends and KPIs

Key Trends by Line of Business

Pension insurance

General annuity

Endowment

Term life

Other life insurance

Life PA&H insurance

Distribution Channels

Competitive Landscape

Competitor Profiles

Reinsurance

Regulatory and Compliance

Appendix

Frequently Asked Questions

The life insurance market size in the UK was valued at $178.71 billion in 2021.

 

 

 

 

The life insurance market in the UK is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% during the period 2020 and 2025.

Pension, life and pension non-categorized, endowment, term life, life PA&H, other life insurance, and general annuity are the key lines of business segments in the UK life insurance market.

Other distribution channels, direct marketing, agencies, and bancassurance are the key distribution channel segments in the UK life insurance market.

Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited, Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited, Scottish Widows Limited (United Kingdom), BlackRock Life Limited, St James’s Place UK plc, The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, Scottish Equitable Plc, Standard Life Assurance Limited(United Kingdom), and Rothesay Life Plc are the major life insurance companies in the UK.

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