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This section is designed to give journalists and commentators the latest news and comment from LV=. Customers should not rely on the information within these pages to form the basis of investment or other financial decisions. If you're a customer looking for information on our products and services, please visit our main website.

January 2020

LV= makes substantial changes to critical illness cover

What's new? Enhanced comprehensive cover and support for cancer includes new payment at diagnosis  Wider coverage for children as standard now up to age 23 and new ’Junior option’ Extended and simplified enhanced payments, now including  enhanced organ benefit and…
Life and Pensions

LV= General Insurance announced top insurer for customer satisfaction

About Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group Limited LV= General Insurance provides car, home, pet, travel, landlord breakdown and home emergency insurance to over 7 million customers in the UK. We’re the UK’s third largest personal lines insurer with just over £2 billion…
General Insurance

December 2019

LV= appoints Mark Hartigan as Chief Executive

Mark Hartigan career history Zurich Insurance Group 2016 – 2019 Head of Operations, Europe Middle East & Africa 2015 – 2016 Chief Administrative Officer, General Insurance 2015 Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, Global Life 2013 – 2015 Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific & Middle…
Financial and Corporate

LV= joins Mortgage Advice Bureau Protection Panel

We’re only able to deal with enquiries from journalists, so if you are an LV= customer or someone with a general enquiry, please see the contact us section to find the right department to contact. Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has added LV=’s Personal Sick Pay and Income Protection plans to its…
Life and Pensions

LV= refreshes income protection plan to support renters

• About 4.5m households in UK live in private rented accommodation • 38% of private renters have dependent children and 50% of all children born in 2018 lived in rented accommodation • Policyholders will benefit from free child cover and legal advice service to resolve landlord and tenancy…
Life and Pensions

Richard Rowney steps down as chief executive of LV=

Savings, investment and protection provider LV= announces that Richard Rowney has today stepped down as Chief Executive and a member of the Board.  Richard will leave LV= on 31 December 2019. The process to appoint a successor is now underway and in the interim, Alan Cook, Chairman LV=, will assume…
Financial and Corporate

November 2019

15 Million homeowners renovate to create their 'forever home'

86% of homeowners decided to make home improvements to transform their house into their ‘forever home’ Those who currently do not own their ‘forever home’ think they will buy it at an average of 49 years old Almost half (47%) who have renovated their home admit to…
General Insurance

October 2019

LV= General Insurance appoints sales and marketing director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI), one of the largest personal lines insurers in the UK, has today appointed Jon Mansley to the newly created role of Sales and Marketing Director. He will take on his new role on with immediate effect, reporting to Heather Smith, Managing Director of the LV= GI Direct…
General Insurance

Advisers see equity release becoming mainstream within 10 years

We’re only able to deal with enquiries from journalists, so if you are an LV= customer or someone with a general enquiry, please see the contact us section to find the right department to contact. The majority of advisers (61%) believe it is likely or more likely equity release will become a mainstream…
Life and Pensions

September 2019

LV= General Insurance appoints Corporate Responsibility Director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has today appointed Rodney Assock as its new Corporate Responsibility Director with immediate effect, reporting to Sharon Juleff, People Director for LV= GI.  As part of his new role, Rodney will be responsible for delivering the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
General Insurance

LV= publishes parental leave and pay policy

Financial services mutual LV= has today become a signatory of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) initiative aimed at ensuring transparent, easily accessible information on parental leave and pay policies is included on the company website. View our Shared parental leave and pay policy. About…
Financial and Corporate

August 2019

LV= announces its 2019 interim results

Notes to editors These numbers are unaudited. Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements". These statements reflect the Issuer's expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially and may adversely affect…
Financial and Corporate

LV= General Insurance increases operating profit by 55%

Leading personal lines insurer LV= General Insurance Group (LV= GI) announces its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2019. Strategic and operational highlights: Customer numbers increased by 8% to 5.5 million Named Best Insurance Provider at annual Which? awards Ranked 10th…
General Insurance

July 2019

LV= KidZone returns to Bournemouth for another year

Families visiting Bournemouth Beach this summer will have peace of mind as the LV= KidZone scheme returns for another year to help keep children safe during the school holidays. In partnership with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council), the scheme provides children with free colour-coded…
Financial and Corporate