Insurance underwriters in United Kingdom
As of 5 November 2026, 2,414 insurance underwriters companies are based in United Kingdom; 69 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 2,414
- Hiring now
- 69 · 52 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Insurance companies underwriters · 1,349
- Top city
- London · 435
- Parent market
- Business & finance services · 239,426
Insurance underwriters in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance companies underwriters | 1,349 | 56% |
| Other insurance underwriters | 364 | 15% |
| General insurance brokerage | 307 | 13% |
| Other insurance brokerage agency | 200 | 8% |
| Vehicle protection associations | 98 | 4% |
| Loss adjusters & public adjusters | 84 | 3% |
| Personal injury law | 63 | 3% |
| Exclusive insurance agents | 50 | 2% |
| Insurance comparison portals | 47 | 2% |
| Wills estates probate law | 41 | 2% |
| Mortgage & property finance | 34 | 1% |
| Health insurance brokers | 32 | 1% |
| Other wealth management investment | 26 | 1% |
| Warranty & extended protection providers | 21 | 1% |
| Consumer debt relief claims | 16 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 224 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,130 · 4 |
| 11-50 employees | 649 · 9 |
| 51-200 employees | 234 · 19 |
| 201-500 employees | 77 · 7 |
| 501-1000 employees | 48 · 17 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 35 · 7 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 4 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 13 · 5 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 435 | 18% |
| Tower of London | 57 | 2% |
| Manchester | 32 | 1% |
| Birmingham | 28 | 1% |
| Bristol | 20 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 19 | 1% |
| Leeds | 19 | 1% |
| Cardiff | 17 | 1% |
| Aldgate East | 14 | 1% |
| St Peter Port | 14 | 1% |
| Canary Wharf | 11 | 0% |
| Bradford | 10 | 0% |
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The stack of insurance underwriters in United Kingdom
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Other segments of business & finance services in United Kingdom
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2,414 insurance underwriters companies are based in United Kingdom; 69 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/business_finance_services/united-kingdom/insurance_underwriters)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Insurance underwriters in United Kingdom: questions
How many insurance underwriters companies are there in United Kingdom?
2,414 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Business & finance services → Insurance underwriters → leaf niches such as insurance companies underwriters, other insurance underwriters, general insurance brokerage. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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