Scottish Widows

Scottish Widows Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1815; 209 years ago (1815)
Headquarters,
Key people
Chirantan Barua
(Chief Executive)
Scott Wheway
(Chair)
ProductsLife insurance
Pensions
Investments
Savings
Number of employees
3,500 (2011)[2]
ParentLloyds Banking Group
Websitewww.scottishwidows.co.uk

Scottish Widows is a life insurance and pensions company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. Its product range includes life assurance and pensions. The company has been providing financial services to the UK market since 1815. The company sells products through independent financial advisers, direct to customers and through Lloyds Banking Group bank branches. The investment and asset management arm (Scottish Widows Investment Partnership) was sold in 2013 to Aberdeen Asset Management.[3]

  1. ^ "Sorry | Scottish Widows". www.scottishwidows.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ Scottish Widows staff (www.scottishwidows.co.uk/about_us/who_we_are/our_brand.html)
  3. ^ Strydom, Martin (18 November 2013). "Aberdeen buys Scottish Widows Investment Partnership from Lloyds for £650m as part of strategic partnership" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.