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Life Insurance in UK
In 2010, total net premiums (written premium less reinsurance premiums paid by the insurer) for life insurance amounted to £21.705 billion, a decrease of £0.262 billion or 1.19% compares to £21.967 billion in 2009. The £21.705 billion written premiums can be further divided into £20.338 billion for Life & Annuities(includes Ordinary Branch business, Savings and Protection products, ie Bonds, Endowments, Whole of Life, Term Assurance and Collective Life) and £1.367 billion for Income Protection & Other Business(includes Long-term Care and Stand-Alone Critical Illness). Life & Annuities premiums decreased by £0.252 billion or 1.22% compares to £20.590 billion in 2009; while Income Protection & Other Business premiums decreased by £0.01 billion or 0.73% compares to £1.377 billion in 2009.

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• Debenhams Life insurance


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• Scottish Friendly Over 50’s Guaranteed Protect Plan


• eLife Insurance


• Adviser Financial Life Insurance


• Simply Dental Plan

Regular premiums amounted to £8.672 billion, a decrease of £0.559 billion or 6.06% compares to £9.231 billion in 2009. And single premiums amounted to to £13.033 billion, an increase of £0.296 billion or 2.32% compares to £12.737 billion in 2009. The £8.672 billion regular premiums is made up of £7.455 billion Life & Annuities and £1.217 billion for Income Protection & Other Business. The £13.033 billion single premiums is made up of £12.883 billion Life & Annuities and £150 million for Income Protection & Other Business.
Benefits paid for life insurance is £36.283 billion in 2010, a decrease of £4.633 billion or 11.32% of compares to £40.916 billion in 2009. The reduction in benefits paid is is inline with the decrease in written premium amount for three straight years. The £35.536 billion benefits paid can be broken down as £35.536 billion for Life & Annuities and £747 million for Income Protection & Other Business.
There are 49,373,000 of life insurance policies in force as at year ended 2010, an increase of 6,646,000 or 15.55% compares to 42,727,000 as at year ended 2009. 41,038,000 policies is for Life & Annuities and 8,335,000 policies is for Income Protection & Other Business.

Here is a list of Top 20 Life Insurance in the UK based on net written permiums in 2010:-

1. Aviva plc
2. Zurich Financial Services
3. Lloyds Banking Group
4. Prudential
5. Legal & General
6. AXA
7. Old Mutual plc
8. Royal London Mutual
9. Canada Life
10. Phoenix Group Holdings
11. Aegon NV
12. Resolution
13. Swiss Re
14. Co-operative Financial Services
15. Just Retirement Ltd
16. Munich Re
17. HSBC Holdings
18. Liverpool Victoria Financial Services
19. Wesleyan Assurance

The top 5 companies made up of 57.33% market share; the top 10 companies made up of 75.55% market share; the top 20 companies made up of 92.76% market share.

Here is a list of Top 20 Income Protection and Other Business Insurance in the UK based on net written permiums in 2010:-

1. UNUM Group
2. Swiss Re
3. Canada Life
4. Royal London Mutual
5. Resolution
6. Aviva plc
7. Legal & General
8. Munich Re
9. Old Mutual plc
10. Zurich Financial Services
11. Liverpool Victoria Financial Services
12. Wesleyan Assurance
13. BUPA
14. Standard Life plc
15. SCOR SE
16. Assicurazioni Generali Group
17. Exeter Friendly Society Ltd
18. HSBC Holdings
19. Lloyds Banking Group
20. Hannover Life Reassurance (UK) Ltd

The top 5 companies made up of 62.77% market share; the top 10 companies made up of 83.68% market share; the top 20 companies made up of 97.30% market share.

Life Insurance in UK 2008-2009 statistics
In 2009, total net premiums (written premium less reinsurance premiums paid by the insurer) for life insurance amounted to £21.960 billion, a decrease of £0.623 billion or 7.05% compares to £37.424 billion in 2008. The £21.960 billion written premiums can be further divided into £20.585 billion for Life & Annuities(includes Ordinary Branch business, Savings and Protection products, ie Bonds, Endowments, Whole of Life, Term Assurance and Collective Life) and £1.375 billion for Income Protection & Other Business(includes Long-term Care and Stand-Alone Critical Illness). Life & Annuities premiums decreased significantly by £15.341 billion or 42.84% compares to £36.016 billion in 2008; while Income Protection & Other Business premiums decreased by £0.033 billion or 2.34% compares to £1.408 billion in 2008.

Regular premiums amounted to £9.151 billion, a decrease of £0.249 billion or 2.65% compares to £9.400 billion in 2008. And single premiums amounted to to £12.737 billion, a significant decrease of £15.287 billion or 54.55% compares to £28.024 billion in 2008. The £9.151 billion regular premiums is made up of £7.912 billion Life & Annuities and £1.239 billion for Income Protection & Other Business. The £12.737 billion single premiums is made up of £12.601 billion Life & Annuities and £136 million for Income Protection & Other Business.
Benefits paid for life insurance is £40.434 billion in 2009, a decrease of £22.159 billion or 35.40% of compares to £62.593 billion in 2008. The reduction in benefits paid is is inline with the decrease in written premium amount. The £40.434 billion benefits paid can be broken down as £39.542 billion for Life & Annuities and £892 million for Income Protection & Other Business.
There are 32,517,000 of life insurance policies in force as at year ended 2009, a decrease of 16,030,000 or 33.02% compares to 48,547,000 as at year ended 2008. 32,225,000 policies is for Life & Annuities and 2,292,000 policies is for Income Protection & Other Business.

Here is a list of Top 20 Life Insurance in the UK based on net written permiums in 2009:-

1. Lloyds Banking Group
2. Aviva plc
3. Zurich Financial Services
4. Prudential
5. Legal & General
6. AXA
7. Resolution
8. Standard Life plc
9. Swiss Re
10. Liverpool Victoria Financial Services
11. Old Mutual plc
12. Canada Life
13. Royal London Mutual(includes Bright Grey, Royal London and Scottish Life)
14. Aegon NV
15. Munich Re
16. Co-operative Financial Services
17. AIG
18. Langholm Capital LLP
19. RBS Group(includes Direct Line, Royal Scottish Assurance & National Westminster Life)
20. National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance

The top 5 companies made up of 64.18% market share; the top 10 companies made up of 88.66% market share; the top 20 companies made up of 97.82% market share.

Here is a list of Top 20 Income Protection and Other Business Insurance in the UK based on net written permiums in 2009:-

1. UNUM Group
2. Swiss Re
3. Canada Life
4. Resolution
5. Aviva plc
6. Royal London Mutual(includes Bright Grey, Royal London and Scottish Life)
7. Legal & General
8. Lloyds Banking Group
9. Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited
10. Zurich Financial Services
11. Liverpool Victoria Financial Services
12. Standard Life plc
13. Munich Re
14. Wesleyan Assurance
15. BUPA
16. Aegon NV
17. Assicurazioni Generali Group
18. Phoenix Group Holdings
19. AXA
20. HSBC Holdings(includes HSBC Insurance and Marks and Spencer)

The top 5 companies made up of 60.49% market share; the top 10 companies made up of 80.95% market share; the top 20 companies made up of 97.81% market share.

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