Insurtech UK

What Insurtech UK does

Insurtech UK is the United Kingdom's only trade association exclusively dedicated to insurtech companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Farnham (with operating presence in London), the organization serves as a coordinating body across four stakeholder groups: insurtech startups and scale-ups, incumbent insurance carriers, institutional and angel investors, and professional service partners including consultancies, law firms, and technology providers. Its mission is to transform the UK insurance industry through technology and position the UK as a global hub for insurance innovation.

The association does not build or sell a proprietary technology product. Instead, its core offering is a tiered membership programme (full members, associate members, principal partners, investor members, and affiliates) bundled with curated events, pitch days, webinars, reports, policy advocacy, and structured access-to-finance and access-to-capacity programmes. It operates dedicated working groups covering government affairs, product and technology, and an advisory panel. International programmes span the USA & Canada, Australia, and Europe, with reciprocal partnerships with Insurtech Hartford and Insurtech NY and delegation attendance at events such as ITC Vegas.

Revenue is generated through membership dues, principal partnership fees, event sponsorship, and international programme participation. The partner roster includes McKinsey & Company (principal partner), Deloitte, KPMG, Grant Thornton, PKF, Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells, Browne Jacobson, Capital Law, Guidewire, Fujitsu, LexisNexis, NashTech, Mastercard, Newton Perkins, Innovative Risk, and Lloyds Lab. The organization is led by CEO Melissa Collett, with Louise Birritteri serving as Chairperson and Luisa Barile as Co-Chair.

Name

Insurtech UK

Legal name

Insurtech UK

Website

https://insurtechuk.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Insurtech startups aiming to disrupt the insurance industry through digital technology and innovation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Other Insurance Related Activities (52429), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Engagement, CRM & Agent/Broker Enablement Platforms (FSAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Insurtech-Enabled Brokerage (Digital Brokers & Aggregators) (FSAEADAN)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Insurtech ecosystem networking
• Industry membership community
• Policy advocacy insurance
• International market expansion

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Insurtech UK is the UK's only trade association exclusively dedicated to insurtechs. It operates as a membership-based community organization that connects insurtech startups, insurance carriers, investors, and partners through events, networking, news and insights, policy shaping initiatives, access to finance programs, and international market expansion support. Its core mission is to transform the insurance industry through technology and position the UK as a global leader in insurance innovation.

Product overview

Insurtech UK is the UK's trade association exclusively dedicated to insurtechs. It does not offer a proprietary product or technology platform. Rather, it provides a membership-based community connecting insurtechs, insurers, investors, and partners through events, networking, news and insights, policy shaping initiatives, access to finance programs, and international market expansion support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Programme

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered partner and principal partner.

• GuidewirepartnerTechnology or Integration · 21 May 2026Guidewire joined as a partner member in May 2026, providing technology and platform expertise to the insurtech community.
• McKinsey & Companyprincipal partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor consulting firm partnership, hosting Insurtech UK AGM and pitching events at their offices. Provides strategic expertise and industry insights to the insurtech community.
• DeloittepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor professional services firm providing advisory, consulting, and expertise to insurtech members.
• KPMGpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional services firm supporting insurtech ecosystem with advisory and consulting services.
• Grant ThorntonpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccounting and advisory firm providing financial expertise to insurtech members.
• Clifford ChancepartnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational law firm providing legal expertise on regulatory, corporate, and commercial matters for insurtechs.
• Hogan LovellspartnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal law firm providing legal counsel to insurtech companies on regulatory and transactional matters.
• Browne JacobsonpartnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUK law firm providing legal services to insurtech members.
• Capital LawpartnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist law firm providing legal and advisory services to the insurtech sector.
• FujitsupartnerTechnology or IntegrationTechnology company providing technology solutions and expertise to the insurtech ecosystem.
• LexisNexispartnerTechnology or IntegrationLegal and regulatory data provider offering technology and data solutions to insurtechs.
• NashTechpartnerTechnology or IntegrationTechnology services firm providing development and integration expertise.
• MastercardpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal payments technology company supporting insurtech innovation and digital payments.
• Newton PerkinspartnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExecutive search and recruitment firm serving the insurtech talent needs.
• PKFpartnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccountancy and business advisory firm providing financial services to insurtechs.
• Innovative Risk (IRL Landscape)partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerRisk management specialist supporting insurtech innovation.
• Insurtech HartfordpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerUS-based insurtech organization facilitating connections between UK and US insurtech ecosystems.
• Insurtech NY (Insurtechny)partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerNew York-based insurtech organization supporting international market entry and partnerships.
• Lloyds LabpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLloyd's of London's innovation hub providing access to the Lloyd's market for insurtechs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Insurtech Hartford: US-based insurtech industry organization connecting insurtech founders, insurers, and investors. Direct peer as a regional trade-body counterpart serving an equivalent ecosystem-connecting function in a different geography, and a formal GTM partner of Insurtech UK.
• Insurtech NY (Insurtechny): New York-based insurtech organization supporting insurtech founders and insurer engagement. Direct peer providing the same trade-association function for insurtechs in another geography, and a formal GTM partner of Insurtech UK.

Regional players

• Insurtech Australia: Australian insurtech industry body connecting insurtechs with insurers and capital. Regional peer running a comparable trade-association model in a different geography that Insurtech UK explicitly engages through its Australia programme.
• Insurance Europe: European insurance industry federation. Broader regional peer serving a wider insurance constituency across Europe; overlaps with Insurtech UK's European programme focus.

Broad incumbents

• Association of British Insurers (ABI): UK insurance industry trade association representing insurers broadly. Adjacent incumbent operating in the same UK insurance-policy ecosystem but focused on incumbent insurers rather than insurtech startups; competes for member mind-share and policy influence.
• London Market Group: Industry body representing the London specialty insurance market. Adjacent incumbent covering part of the same UK insurance ecosystem Insurtech UK serves, particularly around Lloyd's/London market innovation.
• Global Insurtech Alliance: Alliance of regional insurtech industry bodies. Closely adjacent peer in the insurtech trade-association category, providing cross-jurisdictional convening that overlaps with Insurtech UK's international remit.
• Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's Lab): Insurance market operator with an innovation arm (Lloyd's Lab) that engages insurtechs. Strategic partner of Insurtech UK and an incumbent that competes for insurtech engagement activity within the London market.

Emerging players

• InsurTech Insights: Global insurtech conference and media platform. Emerging peer in the insurtech ecosystem-convening space, operating more events-driven model but serving overlapping audiences of insurtechs, insurers, and investors.

Others

• DIGITAL INSURANCE: Industry media and community covering insurance innovation. Adjacent ecosystem player serving insurtech and insurer audiences with content and events, complementing rather than directly competing with Insurtech UK's trade-association mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/insurtech_uk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Insurtech_UK
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/insurtechuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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