[Insurance Companies] [Retailers offering Financial Services]
This is a working database that is updated on an ad - hoc basis. Most notes are from secondary sources so they should be verified before use. A source of Internet financial directories is given on the content page
| Abbey Life Assurance Co | Owned by Lloyds Bank. |
| Abbey National Life | Owned by Abbey National the ex mutual building society turned bank. |
| Admiral Insurance Company | Motor insurance brokers for high-risk drivers. |
| AGF Insurance | |
| Albany Life | |
| Alliance and Leicester Life Assurance Co. | |
| Allied Dunbar Assurance | Insurance and pensions advice. Was owned by BAT now sold to Zurich Insurance. |
| Automobile Association | Insurance arm of the vehicle breakdown organisation. |
| AXA Assurance | Now merged with Sun Life. |
| AXA Equity and Law | Now merged with Sun Life. |
| AXA Insurance | UK general insurance arm of the world wide AXA Group. |
| AXA Sun Life | Formed from the merger of AXA Equity and Law and Sun Life. |
| Baillie Gifford Life | |
| Barclays Life Assurance Co. | |
| BIIBA - British Insurance and Investment Brokers A | |
| Bishopsgate Insurance Ltd | |
| Britannia Life | |
| British Reserve Insurance Co Ltd | |
| BUPA | Medical Insurance |
| Canada Life Assurance Co. Ltd. | |
| Century Life | Using Amarta OT from Sherwoods |
| CGU Group | Formed from the merger of Commercial Union and General Accident. Offers life and general insurance. |
| Churchill Insurance | |
| Citibank Life | |
| Clerical Medical/Fildelity Invest. / Invest. Group | Owned by Halifax. |
| Co-operative Insurance | The only co-operative insurer in the UK mortgages, car and household insurance, personal pensions, PEP and unit trusts. |
| Colonial | |
| Colonial Mutual | Australian parent; Recently demutualised. |
| Commercial Union Assurance Co Plc | Life and general insurance and financial services including investment and pensions. Merged with General Accident to form CGU. |
| Confederation Life Insurance Co Ltd | |
| Consolidated Financial Insurance | |
| Cornhill Insurance Plc | Acquired the Ajax engineering inspection and insurance company from Norwich Union in 1996. Also in 1996 acquired Pet Plan, the animal health insurer, for £32.5m. |
| Criterion Insurance Co Ltd | |
| Crown Financial Management | |
| Direct Line Life Insurance / Financial Service | Pioneer in direct low cost insurance via the telephone. Now also offers personal loans, mortgages and savings accounts. |
| Dominion Insurance | |
| Drake Insurance | |
| Eagle Star Insurance Co / Life Assurance | Parent was British American Tobacco (BAT) but now sold to Zurich Insurance. |
| Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Plc | |
| Economic Insurance Co Ltd | |
| Equitable Life Assurance Society | Mutual |
| Eurolife Assurance Co. | |
| Fidelity Investments Life Insurance | |
| Firebond Insurance Plc | Classic car insurance company, renew your policy on-line. |
| Fleming Life | |
| Folgate Insurance Co Ltd | |
| Forester Life | |
| Friends Provident Life Office | Mutual |
| Frizzell Insurance & Financial Services Ltd | Was owned by US Marsh & McLennan who sold to Liverpool & Victoria for £188m in 1996. |
| Gan Life & Pension | |
| General Accident | General insurer. Merged with Commercial Union to form CGU. |
| Gigna Insurance | |
| Gresham Assurance Group | |
| Guardian Direct | Part of Guardian Insurance. In 1996 purchased the RAC's insurance broking business for £68m. |
| Guardian Financial | |
| Guardian Health | Provides private medical insurance. |
| Guardian Insurance / Guardian Royal Exchange | Details of insurance services offered including Networker, policy documents are dispatched by e-mail. In 1996 Guardian Royal Exchange bought Legal and General's commercial general insurance business for £48m. |
| Halifax Life | |
| Hearts of Oak Insurance Group | |
| Hiscox Group | Professional Indemnity Insurance group for the IT Industry; insure your objets d'art here too. |
| Internet Motor Insurance Centre | |
| Irish Life UK | |
| J Rothchild Assurance | |
| JP Morgan Life Assurance | |
| Legal and General | Unit Trust and ISA investments, general & life insurance, mortgages, savings. |
| Legal and General Direct | Unit Trust and ISA by telephone and off-the-page. |
| Liberty Pensions | |
| Lincoln | |
| Lincoln National UK | |
| Liverpool & Victoria Assurance | Took over Frizzells from US Marsh & McLennan of for £188m in 1996 |
| Lloyds Bank Insurance Services | |
| Lloyds of London | |
| Lloyds Register of Shipping | |
| Lloyds TSB Life | |
| Lombard Continental Insurance Plc | |
| London & Edinburgh Insurance Group | |
| London Life Ltd. | Owned by AMP. |
| M&G Life / Pensions | |
| Marks & Spencer Life Assurance | |
| Medical Protection Society | Medico-legal news and advice; case reports. |
| Medical Sickness | Mutual |
| Mercantile & General Reinsurance Co Plc | Reinsurance Worldwide reinsurance company, 1995 reseller of the year. Was owned by Prudential and then sold to Swiss Re.. |
| Merchant Investors Assurance Co. | |
| Mercury Life Assurance Co. | |
| Methodist Insurance Co | Admin. to be handled by Ecclesiastical Insurance. |
| MGM Assurance | Specialist mutually owned life office offering personal pensions, FSAVCs, lump sum investments and annuities. |
| Midland Life | |
| Midway Insurance | Insurance for teleworkers |
| Morgan Grenfell Life & Pensions | |
| National Australia Life / Group | |
| National Farmers Union Mutual | |
| National Mutual | |
| National Vulcan Engineering Insurance Group | |
| National Westminster Life Assurance | |
| Nationwide Life | Life insurance operation of the Nationwide Building Society. |
| NFU Mutual Insurance Society | |
| Northern Star Insurance Company | Member Generali Group. Gen insurance. |
| Norwich Legal Protection | |
| Norwich Union Life & Pensions | UK 3rd biggest health insurer. All into Life, Pensions, Unit Trust, and General Insurance. Was a mutual now plc. |
| NPI | Acquired by AMP for £2.7bn in early 1999. |
| Old Mutual Life Assurance / International | Links with Amarta & Object Star. 17,000 employes world wide. Client assests over US$ 45bn. |
| Oriel Group plc | European wide. In 1996 sold CGA Direct to the management for £20m. |
| Orion Insurance Co Plc | |
| Pearl Assurance | Selling insurance in the UK for over 130 years, now owned by the Australian Mutual Provident Society. |
| Perpetual Investments | |
| PHH Allstar | |
| Phillip & Drew Life | |
| PPP Healthcare | Medical insurance plans |
| Preferred Direct Insurance | Friends Provident Direct and general Insurance site. |
| Professional Life Assurance | |
| Prospero Direct | A subsidiary of UAP Provincial Insurance. A leader in direct insurance. |
| Providence Capitol Life Assurance Co Ltd. | |
| Provident Insurance plc | Provides insurance products to Halifax. |
| Provident Life Association Ltd. - now Witherthur | |
| Provincial Insurance plc | Provides commercial, motor, home and medical insurance. Taken over by AXA. |
| Prudential Assurance / Indiv. Life Funds / Indiv. | |
| Prudential Business Services | |
| Prudential Corporation | Has launched Egg tele. banking for mortgages and savings. Cost £33m to develop. |
| Quoteline Direct | Owned by Wilsons Insurance Group. Company say: "The cheapest car insurance quote and best cover from over 450 policies and schemes whatever your car, age or driving record - immediately online!" |
| Royal & Sun Alliance - International Div. | |
| Royal & Sun Alliance Linked Insur. / Life & Pensio | Formed from £6bn merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance insurance companies. |
| Royal Bank Scotland - Direct Line | |
| Royal Insurance | Personal finance and insurance products and advice. In 1996 was mergered with Sun Alliance in £6bn deal to form Royal & Sun Alliance. Also see Internet Business Park. |
| Royal Life Group | See Royal & Sun Alliance. |
| Royal London | |
| Saga Services | Sales to over 50s; 4m customers |
| Save & Prosper Group | |
| Scottish Amicable | Provides savings, protection, investment and pension products. |
| Scottish Equitable | |
| Scottish Life Investments | Mutual |
| Scottish Mutual International | Part of the Abbey National Group |
| Scottish Mutual Assurance | Not mutual since 1992 |
| Scottish Provident | Mutual |
| Scottish Widows | |
| Skandia Life Assurance Co. Ltd. | |
| SLC Pooled Pensions | |
| Standard Life Plc | Mutual now providing Telephone Banking |
| Sun Alliance Insurance Group | Sponsors Moneyworld.Full product details of insurance services and community projects online. In 1996 a £6bn merger with Royal Insurance - see Royal & Sun Alliance. |
| Sun Life Assurance Society | Have a big EDI project to IFAs. Have taken over Axa Equity & Law. |
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | 0.6m cust.. Personal pensions, company pensions, life assurance, savings, investments and tax planning, owned by Sun Bank. |
| Sunline | |
| Swiss Life (UK) Ltd | |
| Swiss Re (Reinsurance) | Acquired Mercantile and General Reinsurance (M&G) in 1996. |
| Teachers Assurance Co. / Insurance Co. | |
| Tesco Personal Finance / Tesco Personal Financial | Major supermarket in a joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland for savings accounts and Scottish Widows for pensions. |
| Trustguard Policyline | |
| TSB Insurance Services | Owned by Lloyds Bank. |
| TSB L&P | Owned by Lloyds Bank |
| Tunbridge Wells Equitable | |
| UAP Provincial Insurance plc | See Provincial Insurance. |
| ULR Norwich Legal Protection | |
| United Assurance Group | |
| UNUM | Large PHI provider |
| Victory Reinsurance Co Ltd | |
| Vision Insurance | Portable computer insurance |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society / Insurance Co. | |
| Western Provident | |
| Windsor Life Assurance Co. | |
| Winterthur Life Assurance Co. | Joint venture with Skipton Building Society. Has a Swiss parent. |
| Worldcover Direct | Instant cover travel insurance |
| Zurich Life Assurance Co. / Insurance Co. / Direct |
| Marks and Spencers Financial Services | Major clothes and food retailer now also providing investment services and store card. |
| Safeway | Major supermarket providing banking. |
| Sainsburys | Major supermarket providing banking for Loyalty cards holders. |
| Tesco | Major supermarket providing banking for Loyalty cards holders. |
| Virgin Direct Personal Financial Services | Selling Life Insurance, ISAs, Pensions, and Stakeholder Pensions. The latter is ahead of the Government proposals and Virgin are offering no penalty conversion when the final scheme is announced. Funds managed by Norwich Union. |
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