What is Insurance Premium Tax?

The UK government imposes insurance premium tax (IPT) on insurance premiums.

There are two different IPT rates:

      • a standard rate applies to most of our insurance products, and also medical insurance
      • a higher rate applies to:
        • travel insurance
        • insurance of electrical or mechanical appliances
        • certain categories of vehicle insurance

No IPT applies to most long-term life and health insurance.

For further information on IPT visit the gov.uk website.

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