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    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Friday, 25 April, 2014
      Personal Finance
      Annuity providers launch one-year products

      Groups attempt to draw customers back to market

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Friday, 22 April, 2011
      Mutual fat-cats attacked for £1m-plus pay

      Campaigners urge members of mutuals to challenge £1m-plus executive pay packages

    • Friday, 15 April, 2011
      Insurance
      Liverpool Victoria pay attacked as ‘verging on obscene’
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