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UK Whole of Life Assurance: Distribution Dynamics 2025

Publisher GlobalData
Published Apr 21, 2026
Length 36 Pages
SKU # GBDT21172757

Description

UK Whole of Life Assurance: Distribution Dynamics 2025

Summary

This report explores consumer purchasing preferences for whole of life assurance. It identifies what is most influential to customers when purchasing a whole of life policy and reveals the most popular providers in the market. New trends and innovations are highlighted, as well as the key factors that will influence the market over the next few years.

The insurer channel led the way for whole of life purchasing in 2025. Other channels struggled to make headway, although the role of banks grew. Whole of life policies-particularly those intended to cover funeral expenses-remain a strong fit for insurer distribution given their comparative simplicity.

Scope
  • In 2025, help with funeral costs became the key driver for taking out a guaranteed acceptance policy. This is unsurprising given that the cost of funerals continues to rise in the UK.
  • Aviva dominates both the guaranteed and underwritten whole of life segments.
  • GlobalData’s 2025 UK Insurance Consumer Survey findings suggest that many consumers are comfortable with the idea of receiving a quote from an AI chatbot.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand consumer purchasing decisions and how these will influence the market over the next few years.
  • Improve customer engagement by recognizing what is most important to them and how insurers can adapt their products and services to meet their needs.
  • Compare the Net Promoter Scores of key insurance providers.
  • Discover which providers lead the way in the whole of life assurance space and learn about new product innovations.
  • Adapt your distribution strategy to ensure it still meets customer purchasing behaviors.

Table of Contents

36 Pages
1. Executive Summary
2. Guaranteed Acceptance Purchasing Journey
3. Guaranteed Acceptance Behaviors and Attitudes
4. Guaranteed Acceptance Brand Selection
5. Underwritten Whole of Life Assurance Purchasing Journey
6. Underwritten Whole of Life Assurance Behaviors and Attitudes
7. Underwritten Whole of Life Assurance Brand Selection
8. Future Market
9. Appendix

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