Pen Underwriting Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Evaluating 103 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the responsive support team and the incredibly quick turnaround times for handling daily inquiries. People note that the staff are exceptionally helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable when dealing with insurance renewals and policy details. Consumers frequently state how easy it is to communicate and collaborate with the underwriters to achieve the best possible outcomes. Though some customers experienced frustrating delays or rejections regarding their insurance payouts and claims handling. A few people also mentioned that response times from advisors were occasionally slow, leading to additional chasing. Some reviewers felt that communication during specific disputes could be improved to better support clients.

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Service

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Staff

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pen u/w are easy to deal with. Always able to speak with an underwriter by email or telephone and if no joy the BDM is happy to help and point you in the right direction. Competitive rates and helpf... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Renewal and new business enquiries are dealt with promptly and enthusiastically. Expectations are communicated well from the outset which makes our work with clients easier. Good range of insurance pr... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I find the underwriters at Pen very proactive and supportive in retaining existing business, but also to win new business. Always looking at ways to work together to achieve the best outcome for the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pen are always very responsive, happy to help when reviewing premium/excesses/covers and are always there to support. I would recommend Pen Underwriting to any of my claims in respect of coverage and... See more


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Pen is one of the UK’s leading MGAs with a bold vision to become a £1.75bn GWP underwriting and distribution business.


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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

199 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lauren was awesome

Lauren was awesome! Sorted my referral out very quickly and amended an error I made quickly too! Always a pleasure to speak with her, a credit to your business

5 June 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Update.Pen Underwriting - Travel 'so called' Insurance.

Paid for an annual travel insurance with Pen Underwriting, via my employment .Wife landed up needing an op, on the day we should of flown out.
Our claim was rejected by Pen Underwriting,on the basis that it was an ongoing condition that directly or indirectly applied.
Our stand point is, we have no idea that this ongoing condition would ultimately result in an operation. It may have resolved with time, or some sort of drug treatment for instance. Also it is was an annual policy commencing April 2025. With the holiday being cancelled in 2026 once we were given an operation date.
On the date when we booked the holiday, there was no indication that an operation was required.
That changed when she had a subsequent MRI scan, but that came after we had booked up.
We don't have a crystal ball or the like, have no way of telling an op would ultimately be required.
This is the first time as a 62 yr old ,I've had to turn to our travel insurance. And it's worthless! In my opinion our scenario is exactly why you would select Travel Insurance.
Very very disappointed, frustrated,disallusioned with Pen Underwriting.
Alexander Whyte

02 06 26

Hello,
As requested here is the policy number for our Travel Insurance ( hidden for the purposes of this reply, but sent via email)
Although Trust Pilot had a box for sharing this number with you, as the Insurance Provider.
Stating that you (and only you), would have visibility of this, as the party involved.
Alexander P Whyte

04 07 26.
We have been through the appeal process.To no avail.
Be warned !! there is no latitude, for application of definitions. Sorry to bore you all, but we had no way of telling an operation was required to correct my wife's condition, until the MRI scan, which was booked and attended some time after our holiday was booked. Ours was an annual policy which made no difference to the outcome. Pen Underwriting were happy to take our money knowing full well, they could apply their definition of ongoing condition, being directly or indirectly responsible. ( Not a direct quote).
In our eyes, this type of situation is exactly why you would buy travel insurance. Going forward, it certainly won't be from this mob.

2 May 2026
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Hi Alexander, Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry you didn’t get the experience you expected.

We’d appreciate the opportunity to look in to this further for you. Could you email your policy details to feedback@penunderwriting.com?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great support and service

Great support and service, felt very supported and outcome was successful. Great use of language in all correspondence. Helped us through a very difficult time.

7 May 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service from Cheryl King and Megan…

The service from Cheryl King and Megan Richards was exceptional on a motor notification. I required urgent confirmation on a case which was addressed promptly, and even a referral contact was kept in copy whilst the team leader was on annual leave to ensure it was handled effectively.

6 May 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling 3rd party home insurer

Appalling 3rd party home insurer. Going to FCA and Ombusman and have no doubt I will win given all the evidence. To avoid them writing the generic response "please give us your claim reference" to feign sympathy ... HERE YOU GO: PEN208978. Please feel free to publically explain why you will not cover the leak detected in the doorway between my hallway and kitchen.

20 April 2026
Unprompted review

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