About Us

Out of the appalling squalor and degradation of 19th century Britain rose the first Burial and Friendly Societies, founded in the belief that people had to help themselves as a collective unit to stave off adversity. Whilst many companies, with similar sentiments, have fallen by the wayside our strength and determination to do the right thing has stood the test of time. Today we are one of the best known and most trusted insurers in the UK.

Much of our success can be attributed to our mutual status. We do things differently from other financial services companies, and in many ways better. Our member ownership model means we don’t have to focus on generating profits for the benefit of shareholders – instead we can take a longer-term view. The values of a mutual, of shared ownership and community over and above pure profit are just as relevant now as they have ever been.