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FCA General Insurance Value Measures

Travel insurance

Annual European, annual worldwide and standalone single-trip products remain separate.

Product definition
Reporting year

Market picture

Annual European, 2025

Travel - annual european (All). Exact aggregate values across firms meeting FCA publication rules.

Claims accepted85.5%

The proportion of registered claims that were accepted.

Higher is generally favourable
Claims frequency4.2%

Claims registered as a proportion of average policies in force.

Context, not a quality ranking
Claims complaints5.9%

Claims-related complaints as a proportion of registered claims.

Lower is generally favourable
Average claims payout£1,389

Average claim payout, including relevant internal and external claims costs where reported.

Context, not a quality ranking
2024 was restated in the 2025 workbook

Both years use the FCA snapshot held on 5 May 2026. Values may differ from the earlier 2024 publication after firm resubmissions.

Historical evidence

The FCA says this data may not reflect products and prices available today and is not designed to select an insurance product by itself.

Firm ranges

Where reported firms sit

Firm figures are bands. Bar length shows the number of legal reporters in each FCA band, not a score.

Claims accepted

70 - 75%1
75 - 80%1
80 - 85%4
85 - 90%5
90 - 95%6

Claims frequency

0 - 5%6
5 - 10%11

Claims complaints

0 - 5%11
5 - 10%4
10 - 15%2

Average claims payout

£500 - 10004
£1000 - 15007
£1500 - 20005
£2000 - 25001

Range matrix

Acceptance and complaints together

Each cell counts firms in the two reported bands. This avoids turning wide ranges into false point estimates.

Number of legal reporters in each claims acceptance and complaint-rate band
Claims complaints ↓
Claims accepted →
70 - 75%75 - 80%80 - 85%85 - 90%90 - 95%
0 - 5%1235
5 - 10%121
10 - 15%11

Legal reporters

Firm-level reported ranges

Showing 17 of 17 legal reporters

FCA legal reporters and their published metric bands for Annual European in 2025
FCA legal reporterClaims acceptedClaims frequencyClaims complaintsAverage claims payout
ALLCLEAR INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED90 - 95%5 - 10%5 - 10%£2000 - 2500
Astrenska Insurance Limited90 - 95%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1000 - 1500
Aviva Insurance Limited80 - 85%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1000 - 1500
AWP P&C S.A.90 - 95%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1000 - 1500
AXA XL Insurance Company UK Limited85 - 90%0 - 5%0 - 5%£1500 - 2000
Chubb European Group SE80 - 85%0 - 5%5 - 10%£1500 - 2000
EUI Limited85 - 90%0 - 5%5 - 10%£1000 - 1500
GIGASURE SERVICES LIMITED85 - 90%5 - 10%5 - 10%£500 - 1000
Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited80 - 85%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1500 - 2000
INSURE & GO INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED90 - 95%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1000 - 1500
Inter Partner Assistance SA75 - 80%0 - 5%10 - 15%£1000 - 1500
Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited85 - 90%5 - 10%0 - 5%£500 - 1000
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION MUTUAL INSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)90 - 95%0 - 5%0 - 5%£1500 - 2000
Pier Insurance Managed Services Limited85 - 90%0 - 5%0 - 5%£500 - 1000
Red Sands Insurance Company (Europe) Limited80 - 85%5 - 10%10 - 15%£1500 - 2000
Starr International (Europe) Limited90 - 95%5 - 10%0 - 5%£1000 - 1500
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd70 - 75%5 - 10%0 - 5%£500 - 1000
SourceFinancial Conduct AuthorityPeriod2025, with restated 2024 comparisonSnapshot5 May 2026LicenceUK Open Government Licence for FCA-owned numerical datasets