| Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited | |
| Type: | Limited company |
| Key People: | David Woollett, Director |
| Industry: | Life assurance |
| Foundation: | 1961 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, UK |
Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited is a life assurance business based in London also with an office in Bournemouth. The company has been closed to new business since 2000. Abbey Life was formerly a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.[1]
The Company was founded by Mark Weinberg in 1961 as the Abbey Life Assurance Company.[2] ITT Corporation bought a half interest in the Company in 1964 and in 1970 bought the rest.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986.[2] In 1988, the then Lloyds Bank acquired a majority stake in the business which became known as Lloyds Abbey Life.[2] The Company became wholly owned by Lloyds TSB in 1996[2] and absorbed Hill Samuel Life Assurance Company in 1998.[2] It lost its sales force in 2000 when it closed to new business.[2]
In 2007, Lloyds Banking Group sold the Company to Deutsche Bank.[3]
On 30 December 2016 Abbey Life was acquired by the Phoenix Group.[4]