Media centre archive

Browse through our archive of press releases and media statements

Our media centre archive is designed to provide journalists and commentators a look back at previous news and comment from LV=. Members and customers should not rely on the information within these pages to form the basis of investment or other financial decisions. If you're a member or customer looking for information on our products, services and advice please visit our main website. Check out our latest press releases and media statements.

September 2018

LV= launches campaign to reconnect people with lost policies

To mark 175 years since it was established, LV= has today launched a campaign to reconnect with people who had its policies in the past that might have since been lost. LV= is encouraging people to speak to family members who may have had a policy and then get in touch with them to track down the relevant…
Life and Pensions

LV= appoints Tanya Lawler as non-executive director

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) has appointed Tanya Lawler as an independent non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval. She joined the board on 01 September and will be a member of both the Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee. Tanya brings extensive experience from across…
Financial and Corporate

August 2018

Creating confidence in our communities

Here at Crowdfunder.co.uk our mission is to connect the projects that matter with supporters that care. To make this happen, we bring people and communities together on one platform and help them make their inspiring ideas a reality through the art of crowdfunding. We champion community spirit and…
Financial and Corporate

Vanessa Swanton appointed as LV= Internal Audit Director

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) has today announced the appointment of Vanessa Swanton as Internal Audit Director, subject to regulatory approval. Vanessa will join LV= later in the year and replaces Alison Ward who has decided to leave the company. She will report directly to Richard Rowney,…
Financial and Corporate

‘Peter Pan generation’ delays life milestones due to financial insecurity

People in their early thirties are one of the UK’s least financially resilient groups  One in four (24%) feel worried about the financial impact of life milestones One in six (17%) of this group have put off major life milestones, such as having children and buying a home …
Life and Pensions

LV= boosts Flexible Transitions Account with new investment fund partner

Retirement specialist and mutual, LV=, has today announced an agreement with Vanguard, which sees the fund manager taking over the management of the ten LV= index funds.   These funds sit alongside a wider range of passive funds offered by leading asset managers.   This move follows…
Life and Pensions

LV= announces £42 million half year operating profit

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= announces its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2018.  The full LV= interim results including financial statements can be found at https://www.lv.com/about-us/company-information/returns. Strategic and operational highlights: …
Financial and Corporate

LV= Appoints Georgina Farrell as HR Director

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) has today announced the appointment of Georgina Farrell as Human Resources (HR) Director. Georgina will join LV= on 15 October and replace David Smith who has held the role on an interim basis since the beginning of the year. She will report directly to Richard…
Life and Pensions

July 2018

Just say hello

Just say hello - Greeting people in your street is key to community spirit 175 years ago, Britain was gripped by true poverty. Not just the kind where taxing the car and buying some new curtains would see you slip into the red but one where generations of one family could be found existing in damp,…
Financial and Corporate

LV= Flying the flag for Pride 2018

For the next four days, Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=), one of the largest employers in Bournemouth, will be flying the rainbow flag in support of Pride 2018 and the Bourne Free festival. This will be the third year in a row that LV= flies the rainbow flag at its Head Office in Bournemouth…
Financial and Corporate

June 2018

LV= Appoints Wayne Snow As Chief Risk Officer

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) has today announced the appointment of Wayne Snow as chief risk officer (CRO), subject to regulatory approval.  Wayne joins LV= on 26 June and replaces David Dullaway who has been interim CRO since Steve Haynes’ departure in December 2017.  He…
Financial and Corporate

David Stevens – Exploring the future of advice

Three years on from the introduction of pension freedom and choice, people are now comfortable knowing that the power to make decisions on what to do with their pension savings is in their hands. However they are much less confident when faced with actually making the complex decision itself. Yet thousands…
Life and Pensions

Blog - Richard Hoad

This year marks our 175th birthday. When William Fenton founded the Liverpool Independent Legal Victoria Burial Society, he probably never imagined that we’d continue to be around well into the 21st century, and yet here we are. I think there are a few reasons LV= has managed this, not least that…
Financial and Corporate

What Diversity & Inclusion means to me and how I’ve supported it at LV=

There was a time in my career when I felt slightly uncomfortable walking into a meeting room and being the only female there. And if I am honest, being relatively young, foreign and female made me a perfect candidate for feeling this way. However, I soon realised that when I step into a room, I bring…
Financial and Corporate

Blog - A look back in time

175 years ago, Britain was gripped by true poverty. Not just the kind where taxing the car and buying some new curtains would see you slip into the red but one where generations of one family could be found existing in damp, unheated cellars or attics. It was truly a wretched existence for thousands.…
Financial and Corporate

April 2018

LV= takes on the Social Enterprise UK corporate challenge

Later today, LV= will become one of the latest companies to join the Social Enterprise UK, Buy Social Corporate Challenge (BSCC). Along with a number of colleagues from LV=, I’ll be joining an event at Parliament where our involvement will be formally announced. An exciting time for us! As one…
Financial and Corporate

March 2018

LV= announces £158 million profit in transformational year

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= announces its financial results for the year to 31 December 2017 and publishes its annual report. Strategic and operational highlights Completed landmark strategic partnership with Allianz Group capital position significantly improved …
Financial and Corporate

LV= responds to FCA announcement on changes to advice on pension transfers

Responding to the FCA’s announcement on changes to advice on pension transfers, Philip Brown, Head of Policy at LV=, said: “The regulator’s changes to pension transfer advice are welcome news for people approaching retirement. Since the Freedom and Choice reforms, there has been a…
Life and Pensions

February 2018

Increase in Equity Release customers using money to clear debts

New LV= figures show that home and garden improvements continue to be the main reason why customers release equity from their homes, accounting for three out of ten (31%) loans in 2017. In fact, since LV= entered the market a decade ago it has consistently been the most popular reason for taking…
Life and Pensions