United Kingdom · Western Europe · class L
Life insurance companies in United Kingdom
42 licensed life insurers, 9% of the 448 insurance entities supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) / FCA. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abrdn Life and Pensions Limited UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | abrdn | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Acre Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Amounderness Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Armstrong Watson Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| AUL ASSURANCE LTD UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Blumont Annuity Company UK Ltd UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Bridge House Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| CERTUA LIFE LIMITED UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Compass Friendly Society Limited UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Continuous Dataprint Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| D M Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Duke's Place Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| ECCU ASSURANCE Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Life and annuity | LLife | Foreign insurer (branch) | Foreign multinational | PRA | Verified | — |
| Eden Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Esano London Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Hunt Staff Benefit Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity | LLife | Mutual / friendly society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| J S W Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Jacksons Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Just Retirement LimitedLSE UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Just Group | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | 98 Confidence: Low |
| Lamb & Holmes Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Landau Morley Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) LimitedLSE: LGEN UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | Legal & GeneralIAIG | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Maiden Life Försäkrings AB, UK Branch Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Life and annuity | LLife | Foreign insurer (branch) | Foreign multinational | PRA | Verified | — |
| MANAGED PENSION FUNDS LIMITED UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| MetLife UK LimitedNYSE: MET UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | MetLifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | PRA | Verified | 100 Confidence: Medium |
| Mobius Life Limited UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Neill, Clerk and Plant Hill Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Oak Tree Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Pastures New Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Pension Insurance Corporation plc UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Collective insurance, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | PIC | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Prudential International Assurance Plc Third-country branch in the UK; activities: Capital redemption, Linked long-term | LLife | Foreign insurer (branch) | Foreign multinational | PRA | Verified | — |
| Schroder Pension Management Limited UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Sheldon Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| St James's Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Staffordshire Police Widows' and Benevolent Fund Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Steadfast Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| Suffolk Life Annuities Limited UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Swisslife Assurance et Patrimoine EEA insurer in Supervised Run-Off (SRO); activities: Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long term | LLife | EEA insurer (run-off) | Pan-European group | PRA | Verified | — |
| The Cargill Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| The FHP Partnership Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
| UBS Asset Management Life Ltd UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | PRA | Verified | — |
| Waltham Forest Friendly Society UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Life and annuity, Linked long-term | LLife | Friendly Society | Mutual / cooperative | PRA | Verified | — |
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About life insurers in United Kingdom
How many life insurers are licensed in United Kingdom?
42 of the 448 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in United Kingdom are classified as life (9%). Verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates life insurers in United Kingdom?
Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) / FCA (PRA). Official website: https://bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation.
Who owns the life insurers in United Kingdom?
Of the 42 licensed life insurers in United Kingdom, 25 are mutual or cooperative insurers, 12 are domestic private companies, 4 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (Foreign insurer (branch), MetLife), and 1 is a member of a pan-European group (EEA insurer (run-off)), as recorded in the register.
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