LONDON AND MANCHESTER INSURANCE Founded in 1869 when it was registered as the London and Manchester Industrial Assurance Co. Limited in 1981 it became London and Manchester Group Plc based in Exeter . They had their own sales force and operated across the life & pensions marketplace. London & Manchester Assurance was acquired by Friends Provident in 1998.  Friends Provident has been in operation since 1832 and until 2001 was a mutual society. In 2001 it went through a process or demutualisation and has been a member of the FTSE 100 Index ever since. Friends Provident have also acquired these other business brands over the years; The Century Life Insurance Co, NM Financial Management Group and Foreign & Colonial.   London and Manchester used to market a range of products including endowments, life cover, decreasing (mortgage protection) or level term assurance, Life with Critical Illness, Income Protection products for individual customers and corporate clients throughout the UK.  Looking in 2012 to compare old London & Manchester Life Insurance Cover against other Uk Insurers > Need a Competitive Life or Critical Illness Insurance Quote ? Article on: London & Manchester Life Insurance ~ for more information visit www.friendsprovident..co.uk * ( * Note: You are now leaving the regulated site of Uk Life Insurance Quotes. Neither ourselves, nor Sesame Ltd, is responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site.)  FOR PROTECTION PRODUCTS WE USUALLY OFFER FROM A LIMITED PANEL OF PROVIDERS For products with an investment element we will introduce you to an authorised adviser