Friends Life is a new brand for a new business.
Friends Life is a new company designed for the future that builds on our heritage dating back over 200 years and recognises the changing regulatory framework.
Friends Life provides a range of pension, investment and insurance products and services. We look after over 5 million customers worldwide, focusing on ways we can help them and their families achieve greater long-term financial security.
We are the 5th largest Life and Pensions company ranked byUKmarket capitalisation and we have a strong current financial strength rating*.
* Our financial strength rating is A+ (Strong) according to Moody’s, A2 (Strong) from Fitch and B+ (Very Strong) from AKG
Friends Life group – the facts
Founded – Our origins can be traced back to 1810.
Heritage – Over 200 years of experience in meeting the financial needs of our customers.
Customers – We have 5 million customers worldwide.
Employees – We employ around 6,000 people worldwide.
Countries – We operate from eight countries around the world including: United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur (AmLife) and the Isle of Man.
Funds under management – We manage funds of £54.8 billion (as at 30 June 2010) on behalf of our customers Note: this is expected to increase to around £110 billion (as at 31 December 2010).
Ranking – Friends Life is the 5th largest Life and Pensions company ranked by UK market capitalisation (source: Thomson Reuters Datastream).
Main activities - We provide pensions, investments and insurance
Information provided by Friends Life on 24th October 2011
