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Life Insurance & Pension in the United Kingdom

Publisher MarketLine
Published Dec 31, 2025
Length 42 Pages
SKU # MTLN21020677

Description

Life>Insurance>&>Pension>in>the>United>Kingdom

Summary

>Life>Insurance>&>Pension>in>the>United>Kingdom>industry>profile>provides>top-line>qualitative>and>quantitative>summary>information>including:>market>share,>market>size>(value>and>volume>2019-24,>and>forecast>to>2029).>The>profile>also>contains>descriptions>of>the>leading>players>including>key>financial>metrics>and>analysis>of>competitive>pressures>within>the>market.

Key>Highlights
  • Life>insurance>is>the>financial>cover>for>a>contingency>linked>with>human>life,>like>death,>disability,>accident,>retirement,>etc.>Human>life>is>subject>to>risks>of>death>and>disability>due>to>natural>and>accidental>causes.>When>human>life>is>lost>or>a>person>is>disabled>permanently>or>temporarily,>there>is>a>loss>of>income>to>the>household.
  • The>UK>life>insurance>&>pension>market>recorded>gross>written>premiums>of>$267.9>billion>in>2024,>representing>a>compound>annual>growth>rate>(CAGR)>of>0.1%>between>2019>and>2024.
  • The>pension/annuity>segment>accounted>for>the>market's>largest>proportion>in>2024,>with>total>gross>written>premiums>of>$156.7>billion,>equivalent>to>58.5%>of>the>market's>overall>value.
  • The>UK>life>insurance>&>pension>market>experienced>an>annual>revenue>growth>of>13.0%>in>2024,>primarily>driven>by>the>increasing>population>of>individuals>aged>65>and>above.
Scope
  • Save>time>carrying>out>entry-level>research>by>identifying>the>size,>growth,>major>segments,>and>leading>players>in>the>life>insurance>&>pension>market>in>the>United>Kingdom
  • Use>the>Five>Forces>analysis>to>determine>the>competitive>intensity>and>therefore>attractiveness>of>the>life>insurance>&>pension>market>in>the>United>Kingdom
  • Leading>company>profiles>reveal>details>of>key>life>insurance>&>pension>market>players’>global>operations>and>financial>performance
  • Add>weight>to>presentations>and>pitches>by>understanding>the>future>growth>prospects>of>the>United>Kingdom>life>insurance>&>pension>market>with>five>year>forecasts>by>both>value>and>volume
Reasons>to>Buy
  • What>was>the>size>of>the>United>Kingdom>life>insurance>&>pension>market>by>value>in>2024?
  • What>will>be>the>size>of>the>United>Kingdom>life>insurance>&>pension>market>in>2029?
  • What>factors>are>affecting>the>strength>of>competition>in>the>United>Kingdom>life>insurance>&>pension>market?
  • How>has>the>market>performed>over>the>last>five>years?
  • Who>are>the>top>competitors>in>the>United>Kingdom's>life>insurance>&>pension>market?

Table of Contents

42 Pages
1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market share
1.6. Market rivalry
1.7. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Market share
7.2. Who are the leading players?
7.3. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.4. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.5. What are the recent developments in the sector?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Scottish Widows Services Limited
8.2. Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
8.3. Rothesay Life Plc
8.4. Aviva Plc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 2: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 4: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 5: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 6: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market share: % share, by value, 2024
Table 7: Scottish Widows Services Limited: Key Facts
Table 8: Legal & General Assurance Society Limited: Key Facts
Table 9: Legal & General Assurance Society Limited: Key Employees
Table 10: Rothesay Life Plc: Key Facts
Table 11: Rothesay Life Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: Rothesay Life Plc: Key Employees Continued
Table 13: Aviva Plc: Key Facts
Table 14: Aviva Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Aviva Plc: Key Employees
Table 16: Aviva Plc: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: Aviva Plc: Key Employees Continued
Table 18: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 19: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 21: United Kingdom Inflation, 2020-24
Table 22: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 23: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 3: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the life insurance & pension market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 11: United Kingdom life insurance & pension market share: % share, by value, 2024

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