Standard Life plc, formerly Phoenix Group Holdings plc, is a provider of insurance services based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
The company was founded in 1857 as The Pearl Loan Company and operated from the Royal Oak public house opposite the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.[3] It changed its name to The Pearl Assurance Company in 1914,[3] when it moved to 252 High Holborn where it was based until moving its head office to Lynch Wood Park in Peterborough in 1989.[4]
In 1990, it was acquired by the Australian insurance group, AMP