Worsfold's Wisdom: Election could be good news for Eq Life policyholders

Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have included a commitment to the policyholders in their manifestos, a level of detail that it is unusual to see at election times and which is down to the vigorous campaign that the policyholders have waged. The Conservatives say: "We will implement the Ombudsman's recommendations to make fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders, through an independent payment scheme, for their relative loss as a consequence of regulatory failure". The Liberal Democrats say: "We will ... reward savers by ...