The aggregator has been financially drained by a five-year legal battle with HMRC

Insurancewide.com, one of the original online aggregators launched in 1999, will cease trading by the end of August unless a buyer can be found.

The aggregator has been financially drained by a five-year legal battle with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the company’s right to VAT exemption on the sale of insurance policies. HMRC has applied to the Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court ruling two months ago in favour of Insurancewide.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.