More about the life insurance companies quoted

There are currently nineteen UK insurance companies participating in our online quotations for five different types of insurance policy. Some of the most well known providers are as follows:

AXA

Formed in 1997 after the merger of Sun Life Group and AXA Equity & Law, AXA Sun Life enjoys a high profile in the UK life, pensions and investments industry. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Bright Grey

Bright Grey is the protection brand of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society. Royal London is a long-established mutual, which for many years operated as a traditional home service insurer. Royal London is now the UK's second largest mutual life assurer. The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society has received an AKG Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Very Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

BUPA Health

BUPA began in 1947 as The British United Provident Association and now has nearly four million members in 180 countries worldwide.  As a provident association, BUPA has no shareholders to pay and reinvests any money it makes in providing better health and care to more people. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Friends Provident

Friends Provident was established in 1832 and now has over two million individual policies and accounts, and subsidiaries and affiliates in 14 countries. The Friends Provident Group manages the assets of around £37 billion world-wide. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Very Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Legal & General

Established in 1836, Legal & General has grown to be one of the largest pension, investment and protection providers in the UK and one of the top 50 quoted companies. The group controls funds of over £107 billion world wide and has more than 2.5 million customers. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Liverpool Victoria

Liverpool Victoria is a mutual friendly society and was founded in 1843. Today Liverpool Victoria is the largest friendly society in the UK with more than 1 million members and total assets of approximately £5.2 Billion. The current range of protection policies was established following the acquisition of Permanent Insurance on 16th February 2001. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Norwich Union

Founded in 1797, Norwich Union is now one of the top 50 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. On 30th May 2000 Norwich Union merged with CGU making the combined organisation (CGNU) one of the largest and strongest insurers in Europe.The CGNU group now has funds under management in excess of £200 billion and fifteen million customers world wide. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Prudential

Established in 1848, today Prudential plc is a leading international financial services company with more than 13 million customers and some 20,000 employees worldwide. In the UK Prudential is a leading life and pensions provider with over 7 million customers. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Scottish Equitable

Scottish Equitable is part of AEGON UK plc, one of the UK's largest life and pensions companies. AEGON UK's parent company, AEGON nv, is one of the largest listed insurers in the world, with 24,000 employees worldwide and assets under management of over £175bn. Scottish Equitable Protect is a protection  specialist. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Very Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Scottish Provident

Scottish Provident was founded in 1837 and became part of the Abbey National Group in 2001. It is now the brand name for the healthcare and protection products of Scottish Mutual Assurance - one of the UK's leading insurance and investment companies, also part of the Abbey National Group. The company has received a Standard & Poors Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal).

Skandia Life Assurance Co  Ltd, founded in the UK in 1979, is part of the Skandia Group of companies - one of Europe's oldest and largest insurance groups, with operations in 100 countries and assets in excess of £34 billion. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Very Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Standard Life

Established in Edinburgh in 1825, the Company is the largest mutual life insurer in Europe. In the UK it offers an extensive range of life, pension and investment products including bank deposits and residential mortgages since January 1999. The company has received a Standard & Poors Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Strong) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.

Synergy Financial Products Limited was established in 1984 concentrating on new product design, marketing and administration. Today, Synergy Financial Products Limited and its associated company continues to specialise in the same arease they did in 1984.

Unum

Unum is part of the Unum Group of Companies who have been providing protection solutions since 1848. Unum offer a comprehensive range of income protection plans, including their Defaqto five star rated Personal Income Replacement plan and our award winning critical illness Plan, Elixia 123. The Personal Income Replacement Plan has been 5 star rated for the fourth year running.

Established as Zurich in Switzerland in 1872 and as Zurich Life in the UK in 1960, Zurich Life today has assets of over £625 million. Zurich Life is part of the Zurich Financial Services Group with a global presence in pensions, investments and protection products. The company has received an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Very Good) reflecting its financial strength and ability to pay claims.