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  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    LV hands further bonus to ex-boss Mark Hartigan in ‘final insult’

    Campaigners furious over payouts to life insurer’s former chief who fronted a failed sale of group

    Mark Hartigan, the former chief executive of LV
  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    UK property
    Heatwave leads to surge in housing subsidence claims across southern England

    Prolonged hot and dry weather expected to cause cracks to appear in thousands of homes

    A man walks past cottages in Kent
  • Monday, 18 July, 2022
    LV’s Mark Hartigan quits seven months after failed Bain deal

    Chief executive had also been under pressure over £511,000 bonus

    The LV website viewed on an iPad
  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Insurer LV names new chair after failed Bain takeover

    Former Barclays banker Simon Moore to replace Alan Cook, who stepped down earlier this year

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    LV chief criticised for accepting £511,000 bonus

    Award to Mark Hartigan comes despite costly failed attempt to sell mutual to Bain Capital

    Mark Hartigan
  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    LV revives talks with Royal London after failed private equity bid

    Mutually owned insurer restarts discussions with rival after Bain Capital offer was rejected by members

    LV insurance website on a tablet screen
  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    Insurer LV fails to win member backing for Bain takeover

    Royal London makes new offer after controversial sale to private equity group collapses

    Signage for the Liverpool Victoria (LV) financial services company outside the firm’s building in Bournemouth.
  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    LV’s mishandled defence of its private equity sale

    Mutual board’s failings have allowed private equity to be cast as the villain

    LV’s head office, featuring the company’s logo in the form of a large green heart structure
  • Monday, 22 November, 2021
    LV beefs up defence of Bain deal

    Life insurer says sale to private equity group would allow it to return £616m to members

    Signage for Life insurer LV
  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Lex
    LV/Bain: life insurer’s sale to private equity is a demutual disagreement Premium content

    Politicians worry that the deal will reduce diversity among UK financial service providers

    Signage for Liverpool Victoria outside the firm’s building in Bournemouth
  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Life insurer LV defends proposed sale to private equity group Bain

    Mutually owned group criticises rival Royal London’s proposal as voting deadline nears

    LV’s website as seen on a tablet
  • Sunday, 14 November, 2021
    UK insurance industry
    Life insurer LV faces growing backlash over sale to private equity group Bain

    Some members and politicians voice concerns over £100 pay-off and loss of mutual status

    LV sign outside firm’s building in Bournemouth
  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    UK insurance industry
    LV members to get £100 each if they agree to £530m Bain deal

    MP dismisses ‘paltry’ amount on offer from private equity group

    Bain logo on a screen
  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    Life insurer LV sells itself to Bain Capital for £530m

    UK group demutualises as private equity funds take a growing interest in the sector

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    UK insurance industry
    LV in exclusive takeover talks with Bain Capital

    Discussions over one of UK’s oldest mutually-owned life insurance groups reflect growing PE interest in sector

  • Monday, 15 June, 2020
    UK insurance industry
    Life insurer LV puts itself up for sale

    One of the UK’s largest remaining mutuals says it is looking at strategic options

    LV, which is owned by its customers, was founded in Liverpool in 1843
  • Friday, 31 May, 2019
    Allianz SE
    Allianz builds UK presence with 2 general insurance deals

    German insurer to spend a combined £820m acquiring units from LV and L&G

    Shareholders of Europe's biggest insurer Allianz SE arrive for the company's annual meeting in Munich...Shareholders of Europe's biggest insurer Allianz SE arrive for the company's annual meeting in Munich May 7, 2014. Europe's biggest insurer has made a strong comeback from the financial crisis, boosting net profit by 15 percent to 6 billion euros ($8.3 billion) last year and raising its dividend by nearly one fifth to 5.30 euros per share.  REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS)
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
    Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd
    British mutual insurer LV to shed friendly society status

    Plan paves the way for an eventual sale or merger of the group founded in 1793

    LV Liverpool Victoria insurance advert
  • Friday, 25 April, 2014
    Personal Finance
    Annuity providers launch one-year products

    Groups attempt to draw customers back to market

    Elderly couple walking in the street
  • Friday, 21 March, 2014
    Insurance
    UK insurers give new annuity clients time for rethink
  • Friday, 21 February, 2014
    Annuities
    Drawdown cash limits to drop in March

    Pension limits to fall by hundreds of pounds

    Shoppers As Britain Heads Into Further Recession
  • Friday, 8 November, 2013
    Personal Finance
    Annuity rates touch two-year high

    Advisers say there is little prospect of a recovery to pre-crisis levels

    Elderly women use walking sticks as they carry shopping bags on a street in Folkestone, UK
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2013
    Material WorldVanessa Friedman
    Louis Vuitton’s no-longer secret weapon in the handbag wars
  • Thursday, 1 March, 2012
    Material WorldVanessa Friedman
    The million euro handbag
  • Friday, 27 May, 2011
    Investments
    New US funds aim to diversify dividend streams

    New income launches offer exposure to American multinationals

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