STANDARD LIFE'S mutual status was yesterday in danger again after retired lecturer David Stonebanks ...
STANDARD LIFE'S mutual status was yesterday in danger again after retired lecturer David Stonebanks delivered his almost 2,000 strong petition to the company, reports the Scotsman. Stonebanks - promising policyholders average windfalls of about £2,500 if the insurer is to demutualise – expects that his petition will hold at least 1,000 "non-iffy" signatures required to push for a demutualisation vote. SL now has three weeks to decide whether or not Stonebanks' request for a demutualisation vote is valid, but officials warned that long-term policy returns would suffer if the i...
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