Scottish Widows

Just over three quarters of potential UK investors (18.75 million) are not benefiting from tax relief on a personal pension which could boost their savings by £5.5bn per annum.

Michael Fish never lived down his reassurances on the weather before the great 1987 storm hit. Similarly the actuarial profession has a reputation for consistently underestimating future improvements in mortality rates. And let's not start on how projections...

Scottish Widows has launched two alternative assets funds, the Diversified Assets fund and the Dynamic Property fund. The funds bring the provider's total life and pension funds to 122.

Scottish Widows has redesigned Adviser Extranet, its IFA website.

Archie Kane, chief executive of Scottish Widows, has become chairman of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Financial education is vital to curb the disturbing trend of low personal saving, according to Scottish Widows.

I'm not a hot-headed character. You're much more likely to find me reading PG Wodehouse while listening to Dolly Parton than reading Irvine Welsh while listening to Eminem.

Scottish Widows has appointed Robert Kerr to the newly created role of head of distribution development.

There appears to be a new spring in his step and a visible difference in the demeanour of Nick Kirwan since he resigned as protection market director at Scottish Widows.

Our industry has an unfortunate reputation for shooting itself in the foot, particularly in the way it often tries to take advantage of attempts by Government to relax pension rules.