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Scottish Widows: life cover, pensions and investments. Preparation is everything


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Who we are

Our history and our brand

Scottish Widows has been working to help people plan their financial futures since it was founded as Scotland’s first mutual life office in 1815.

Here you can find out more about our history and how we became one of the most recognised brands in the life, pensions and investment industry, winning a range of financial services awards along the way. (Source: IPSOS Brand & Advertising Tracking Study, February 2009).

Our history

From a meeting in an Edinburgh coffee house in 1812, Scotland’s first mutual life office was born. Find out more about our history.

Our brand

Scottish Widows is one of the most recognised brands in our market sector. Find out more about the building of a brand icon and meet the latest Widow.

Awards

See some of the recognition and many awards we have won from the financial services industry over recent years.

Lloyds Banking Group sites

We have been a member of the Lloyds TSB Marketing Group since 2000. As of 19th January 2009, Scottish Widows became part of Lloyds Banking Group. Here are some of our sister companies and their website addresses.

Our history