Life insurance

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 88%
• Proposal to strike off 9%
• In insolvency or administration 3%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 6%
• 1–3 years 9%
• 3–5 years 8%
• 5–10 years 19%
• 10–20 years 26%
• 20 years or more 33%

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 645
• Belfast (BT) 52
• Birmingham (B) 50
• Leeds (LS) 47
• Nottingham (NG) 46
• Cardiff (CF) 43
• Sheffield (S) 39
• Glasgow (G) 34
• Manchester (M) 32
• Harrow (HA) 30

Recently registered companies

Active companies recently registered under SIC code 65110.

Related

• Part of the Finance industry group.
• Other finance SIC codes:
  • 64209 – Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (120,000)
  • 64999 – Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (33,200)
  • 66190 – Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (9,810)
  • 64205 – Activities of financial services holding companies (8,560)
  • 66220 – Activities of insurance agents and brokers (8,100)
  • 64304 – Activities of open-ended investment companies (5,870)
  • 64991 – Security dealing on own account (5,680)
  • 66300 – Fund management activities (5,320)
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