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U.K. (FTSE) General Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTDn/a

The General Insurance industry is up 4.8% in the last week, with Aviva up 5.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. General Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£13.5bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b9.6x11.8x0.6x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£13.0bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b9.8x11.4x0.5x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£12.4bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b8.5x10.8x0.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£13.1bUK£23.7bUK£1.2b8.7x11.1x0.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£13.2bUK£23.6bUK£1.2b8.9x11.3x0.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£12.6bUK£22.5bUK£937.4m9.8x13.4x0.6x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£12.9bUK£22.5bUK£937.4m9.9x13.8x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£13.1bUK£22.5bUK£925.0m22x14.2x0.6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£12.7bUK£22.5bUK£925.0m21.3x13.8x0.6x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£13.7bUK£22.4bUK£974.1m22.9x14.1x0.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£292.1mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0026x-4.9x0.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£315.6mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0027.4x-5.3x0.4x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£298.1mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0028.4x-5x0.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£298.9mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0029.2x-5x0.4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£270.8mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0025.8x-4.5x0.3x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£279.4mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.1x0.4x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£304.2mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.2x0.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£308.9mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.2x0.4x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£297.0mUK£732.3m-UK£263,462,000.00n/a-1.1x0.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£304.5mUK£682.6m-UK£260,960,000.00n/a-1.2x0.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£301.7mUK£578.3m-UK£289,760,000.00n/a-1x0.5x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£12.7bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.5x2.6x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£12.6bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.5x2.6x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£12.6bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.4x2.6x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£12.8bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.6x2.6x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£11.2bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-14.6x2.3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£12.8bUK£4.8b-UK£505,434,000.00n/a-25.2x2.7x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£13.3bUK£17.1bUK£220.6m52.2x60.4x0.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£11.6bUK£17.1bUK£220.6m45x52.5x0.7x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£12.4bUK£17.1bUK£220.6m48.1x56.2x0.7x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£16.6bUK£17.1bUK£219.1m64.9x75.9x1x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£17.1bUK£17.1bUK£219.1m67.4x78x1x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£16.3bUK£33.2bUK£1.2b13.1x13.7x0.5x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022UK£16.4bUK£33.2bUK£1.2b13.2x13.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.4bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£33.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. General Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Multi-line Insurance industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multi-line Insurance industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. General Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market3.17%
Financials4.93%
Insurance6.39%
General Insurance4.84%
Life and Health Insurance7.55%
Property and Casualty Insurance5.64%
Insurance Brokers0%
Reinsurance-0.43%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AV. AvivaUK£4.965.0%
+UK£629.6m
15.0%PE10.3x
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Latest News

HUW

UK£2.18

Helios Underwriting

7D

-2.7%

1Y

45.3%

AV.

UK£4.96

Aviva

7D

5.0%

1Y

15.0%

SAGA

UK£1.14

Saga

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-21.1%