British life insurance company
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Products | Insurance, Inheritance tax products, Investment Management Pensions |
| Owner | Resolution Limited |
- Friends Provident was an organisation offering life insurance based in the London, England.
- On 29 March 2011 Friends Provident changed its trading name to Friends Life, although its registered name remains as Friends Provident.
- The head office was located at 100 Wood Street in London.
- The registered office is at Pixham End, Dorking in Surrey.
- It is a member of the Association of British Insurers and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
- It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until being acquired by buyout firm Resolution in November 2009.
- In 2018, it merged into its parent company Aviva. It is now part of the Aviva group.
Operations
- The UK Life and Pensions business markets a range of life protection, income protection, pensions and investment products for individual customers and corporate clients throughout the UK.
- The International Life and Pensions business operates throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Offices
- Friends Provident had large offices in a number of locations including Manchester, Clyst St. Mary in Exeter and Dorking, and was the second largest employer in Salisbury.
- There are also a few smaller area offices such as those in Bristol and Preston.
- Internationally Friends Provident had offices in Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.