United Kingdom · Western Europe · class L

Life insurance companies in United Kingdom

42 licensed life insurers, 9% of the 450 insurance entities supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) / FCA. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
abrdn Life and Pensions Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifeabrdnDomestic privatePRAVerified
Acre Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Amounderness Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Armstrong Watson Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
AUL ASSURANCE LTD
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Blumont Annuity Company UK Ltd
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Bridge House Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
CERTUA LIFE LIMITED
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Compass Friendly Society Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Continuous Dataprint Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
D M Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Duke's Place Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
ECCU ASSURANCE
Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Life and annuity
LLifeForeign insurer (branch)Foreign multinationalPRAVerified
Eden Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Esano London Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Hunt Staff Benefit Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity
LLifeMutual / friendly societyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
J S W Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Jacksons Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Just Retirement Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeJust GroupDomestic privatePRAVerified
Lamb & Holmes Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Landau Morley Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifeLegal & GeneralDomestic privatePRAVerified
Maiden Life Försäkrings AB, UK Branch
Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Life and annuity
LLifeForeign insurer (branch)Foreign multinationalPRAVerified
MANAGED PENSION FUNDS LIMITED
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
MetLife UK Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeMetLifeForeign multinationalPRAVerified
Mobius Life Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Neill, Clerk and Plant Hill Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Oak Tree Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Pastures New Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Pension Insurance Corporation plc
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Collective insurance, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifePICDomestic privatePRAVerified
Prudential International Assurance Plc
Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Capital redemption, Linked long-term
LLifeForeign insurer (branch)Foreign multinationalPRAVerified
Schroder Pension Management Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Sheldon Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
St James's Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Staffordshire Police Widows' and Benevolent Fund Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Steadfast Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
Suffolk Life Annuities Limited
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Swisslife Assurance et Patrimoine
EEA insurer in Supervised Run-Off (SRO); activities: Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long term
LLifeEEA insurer (run-off)Pan-European groupPRAVerified
The Cargill Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
The FHP Partnership Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified
UBS Asset Management Life Ltd
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePRAVerified
Waltham Forest Friendly Society
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term
LLifeFriendly SocietyMutual / cooperativePRAVerified

About life insurers in United Kingdom

How many life insurers are licensed in United Kingdom?

42 of the 450 licensed insurance entities in United Kingdom are classified as life (9%), according to the PRA register as reflected in this directory (verified - full pra register).

Who regulates life insurers in United Kingdom?

Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) / FCA (PRA). Official website: https://bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation.

Are the life insurers in United Kingdom locally or foreign owned?

5 of 42 belong to pan-European or foreign multinational groups (including Just Group, MetLife), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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