Insurance Broker Website Design
Iām Spencer, a freelance web designer in Brighton. I build websites for insurance brokers and brokerages across Sussex and the UK — commercial, motor and fleet, home, professional indemnity and specialist lines.
A brokerās value is advice and claims support, not the cheapest premium a comparison site can find. Most of your work arrives by referral, and the people referred look you up before they ever call. The siteās job is to confirm youāre the real thing — regulated, accredited and worth the conversation.
No agency fees, no templates. One person building it, to wording your own compliance function supplies and signs off.
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Talk it through →What a broker website is actually for
Commercial broking runs on relationships. A client recommends you to a supplier, an accountant passes your name to a business owner, an existing account renews and mentions you to a peer. Very few of those people ring straight away — they search your firm first.
So the site isnāt there to win a price war with an aggregator. Itās there to validate a warm introduction: to show that youāre FCA-authorised, that you hold the accreditations that matter, and that when a claim goes wrong thereās a named person who picks up the phone. Get that right and the enquiry is half-closed before it lands in your inbox.
Confirm youāre FCA-authorised, with your firm reference number and regulatory statements displayed clearly
Show the product lines you actually broke — commercial, motor, fleet, home, professional indemnity, specialist
Explain why a broker beats a price-comparison site: advice, whole-of-market access and someone in your corner at claim time
Carry your BIBA membership and any Chartered Insurance Broker status as headline credibility markers
Capture the right information through quote-request forms without collecting sensitive data you donāt need
Make claims support visible — itās the moment clients judge whether they chose the right broker
Thatās what I build. A site that reads as a credible, regulated firm to a client who has already been told youāre good — not a lead-generation funnel trying to sell cold. The regulated wording is yours; the structure that carries it is mine.
This is an FCA-regulated website. I build it that way.
Insurance broking is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and that changes how a website has to be built. Iām a web designer, not a compliance consultant — so I build the site, and your compliance function supplies and signs off every piece of regulated wording. Hereās how that works in practice.
FCA authorisation on display
An authorised firm has to say so. Your FCA firm reference number, the regulatory statement about your authorisation, and a link to the Financial Services Register belong somewhere consistent — usually the footer of every page. I build the placeholders; you confirm the exact wording and the number.
Financial promotions are your call
Under the FCAās financial promotions rules, page copy that invites business has to be clear, fair and not misleading. Thatās a compliance judgement, not a design one. I lay out the messaging; your compliance sign-off governs what itās allowed to say. I donāt write claims about cover or price into the site.
Consumer Duty is a design factor
Consumer Duty expects communications that a client can actually understand and act on. In practice that means plain language, honest fee and service information, and no dark patterns pushing people toward a decision. Good, clear design and good compliance pull in the same direction here.
Data protection built in
Quote forms are where data protection bites. Insurance enquiries can drift into special-category data — health, convictions, claims history — which needs extra care. I build forms that gather what you need to respond and no more, with clear privacy wording, so sensitive detail is taken properly over a call rather than carelessly online.
No advice, no promises, on the page
The website itself gives no insurance or financial advice and makes no claims about what a policy will cover or save. Advice happens in your regulated conversation with the client. The siteās job is to get the right person to that conversation and to represent your firm accurately.
A clean sign-off loop
I give your compliance reviewer the whole thing to read before anything goes live, and I make regulated wording easy for your team to update afterwards without coming back to me. You stay in control of the words that carry regulatory weight.
In short: I build a fast, credible, well-structured site, and you own every word that the FCA cares about. That division keeps the project moving and keeps you compliant.
Discuss your buildHow much does a broker website cost?
Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices. As a freelancer rather than an agency, youāre paying for the work, not the overhead.
Most sites I build start from around £800, with the majority landing between £800 and £3,000 depending on the number of product-line pages, adviser profiles and forms. Larger brokerages needing many service pages, multiple offices, staff directories or deeper integrations are typically in the £2,000 – £5,000+ range.
I also offer a free mockup before you commit, so your directors and your compliance reviewer can see exactly what theyāre approving.
Optional and separate: hosting from £10/month and care plans from £30/month, and SEO retainers from £250/month.
Get a free quote for your broker websiteThat typically includes
- Custom WordPress website, no template
- Product-line pages for the cover you broke
- Adviser / team profiles
- Quote-request and contact forms
- FCA disclosure placeholders in the footer
- Mobile responsive, accessible design
- Basic SEO setup
- SSL security certificate
- Training for your team
Broker web design services I offer
Everything a regulated brokerage website needs, built in from the start rather than bolted on later.
Product lines as their own pages
Brokers rarely do one thing, and lumping everything onto a single āinsuranceā page helps nobody. I give each line the space it deserves:
- Commercial and business insurance — the core of most brokerages, from SME packages to complex commercial risks
- Motor and fleet — private motor, commercial vehicle and fleet arrangements
- Home and property — standard and non-standard household, landlord and high-value home cover
- Professional indemnity — PI and liability for firms that need it to trade
- Specialist and high-net-worth — the niche and bespoke lines that set a broker apart from an aggregator
Each page describes what you arrange and how to start a conversation — without making claims about specific cover or price, which stay in your regulated advice.
Broker vs comparison site, made clear
The single most useful thing a broker site can do is explain why a person shouldnāt just use a price-comparison site. Thatās your advice, your access to insurers an aggregator never shows, and — crucially — your support when a claim is disputed or a policy needs to actually pay out. I build that argument into the structure of the site so it comes across on every relevant page, in your firmās own words and within your compliance sign-off.
Quote-request forms done properly
A good enquiry form gathers enough to let you respond well, and no more. Insurance detail slides quickly into special-category data — health, claims history, convictions — so I keep online forms to the essentials, with clear privacy wording, and let the sensitive detail be taken over the phone where it belongs. That protects the client, protects you, and keeps the form quick enough that people actually finish it.
Claims support as a trust signal
Anyone can sell a policy; the difference shows at claim time. A dedicated claims section — how to notify a claim, what happens next, and that a named person handles it — is one of the strongest trust signals a broker site can carry. It reassures existing clients and it tells prospects exactly what theyāre buying beyond the premium.
Accreditations front and centre
For a broker, credentials are credibility. I make sure the markers that matter are visible where they count:
- BIBA membership — the British Insurance Brokersā Association badge that clients and referrers recognise
- Chartered Insurance Broker status, and CII / individual qualifications for your people
- FCA authorisation — reference number and regulatory statement, displayed consistently
- Trade memberships, insurer accreditations and any awards
These arenāt decoration — theyāre the shorthand a referred prospect uses to decide youāre safe to deal with.
Adviser and team profiles
Commercial clients want to know who theyāll actually be dealing with. Proper profiles — experience, specialisms, qualifications, a real photo — turn an abstract firm into named people worth trusting. For a relationship business, this is often the page a referred prospect reads most closely before they call.
Built on WordPress
Every site I build uses WordPress, so your team can update product pages, add news and — importantly — adjust regulated wording without coming back to a developer. You own the site outright, with no vendor lock-in and cost-effective hosting. I provide full training at handover, and ongoing WordPress support is there if you want it.
SEO for a broking market
Most enquiries are warm, but a share of new business still starts with a search — a business owner looking for a commercial broker in their area, say. Sensible search engine optimisation around your locations and specialisms helps those people find you, alongside the referrals. I build the technical foundations in and can run an ongoing retainer from £250/month if you want to compete harder for that traffic.
Part of a wider B2B presence
If your brokerage sells largely to other businesses, the site sits inside a broader commercial identity. My B2B and corporate web design works the same way — credible, clear and built to validate a relationship rather than close a cold sale. Everything stays consistent so your firm comes across the same wherever a prospect finds you.
All of it included as standard. Fixed price, upfront.
Get a free quote →Steps I take to ensure a smooth process
Four stages, from first conversation to a site your team — and your compliance reviewer — are happy to put live.
Discovery call
I start with the lines you broke, how referrals reach you, your accreditations, and how your compliance sign-off works. No sales pitch — just an honest look at what the site needs to do for your firm and your budget.
Quote and mockup
A fixed price with no surprises, plus a free mockup so your directors and compliance reviewer can see the direction before you commit to anything.
Design and build
I handle the design, structure, product-line pages, forms and FCA disclosure placeholders. You supply and sign off the regulated wording. Youāll see progress throughout and can give feedback at every stage.
Handover and training
Your finished site plus full training, so your team can keep product pages and regulated wording current themselves. You own the website outright and can manage it independently.
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure about something? Ask me directly — I answer every enquiry personally.
Get a free quoteDo you only work with brokers in Sussex?
No. Iām based in Brighton, but I work with insurance brokers and brokerages across the UK. Most of the process runs over calls, email and shared documents, so location has never been a barrier. Whether youāre a local high-street broker or a commercial brokerage covering the country, I can help.
Do you handle the FCA compliance side?
No — and Iām clear about that on purpose. Iām a web designer, not a compliance consultant. I build the site with the right places for your FCA firm reference number, regulatory statements and disclosures, and I keep the design clear and honest in the spirit of Consumer Duty. But the regulated wording itself is supplied and signed off by your own compliance function. Thatās the correct split, and it keeps you compliant.
Does the website give insurance advice or quotes?
No. The site gives no insurance or financial advice and makes no claims about what a policy will cover or save — that all belongs in your regulated conversation with the client. The websiteās job is to represent your firm accurately, show the lines you broke, and get the right person to that conversation. Quote-request forms gather enough for you to respond; the advice itself always sits with you.
How do the quote forms handle sensitive data?
Carefully. Insurance enquiries can involve special-category data such as health, claims history or convictions, so I keep online forms to the essentials needed to respond, with clear privacy wording, and leave the sensitive detail to be taken over a call. That protects the client under data protection law and keeps your firm on the right side of it, while keeping the form short enough that people actually complete it.
Can you show our BIBA membership and Chartered status?
Yes — and Iād make a point of it. For a broker, accreditations are the shorthand a referred prospect uses to decide youāre credible. BIBA membership, Chartered Insurance Broker status, CII qualifications for your people, insurer accreditations and awards all get placed where they carry weight rather than buried in a footer. Alongside your FCA authorisation, they do a lot of the trust-building work for you.
How do you make us stand out from comparison sites?
By building the broker argument into the site: your advice, your whole-of-market access, and your support when a claim needs to actually pay out. A price-comparison site canāt offer any of that, and a good broker website makes the difference obvious — in your firmās own words, within your compliance sign-off. Claims support in particular is a signal an aggregator can never match.
How much does a broker website cost?
Most sites start from around £800, with the majority between £800 and £3,000 depending on how many product-line pages, adviser profiles and forms you need. Larger brokerages with many service pages, multiple offices or deeper integrations are typically £2,000 – £5,000+. Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing. Hosting from £10/month, care plans from £30/month and SEO from £250/month are optional and separate.
Are you an agency?
No — Iām one person, and for most brokerages thatās the better fit. You brief the person who actually builds the site, there are no agency rates to cover, and communication is direct throughout. Iāve built 100+ WordPress websites and worked directly with 55+ businesses, so you get that experience without the overhead of a large firm.
Websites Iāve built
A few of the projects in my portfolio. Every one is a custom WordPress build, owned outright by the client.
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How can I help?
Whether youāre looking for website advice, planning a new website project, need graphic design support or want to discuss branding services, Iām here to help. From WordPress development and website redesigns to logo design and complete brand identity projects, Podium Design offers comprehensive digital solutions for businesses across Sussex.
Please feel free to book a call using the calendar or fill in your details using the contact form to discuss your website project requirements, and Iāll be in touch as soon as possible. Iād love to hear about your web design goals, branding needs, or any graphic design projects you have in mind.
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Industries I work with
Whether youāre a startup, small business or multinational company, I build websites for businesses of all sizes across Sussex. See every sector or view my portfolio.