Scottish Widows

Scottish Widows

Infobox_Company
company_name = Scottish Widows Group Ltd
company_
company_type = Subsidiary
company_slogan = preparation is everything
foundation = 1815
location = Morrison Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK| key_people = Lord Leitch, Chairman
Archie Kane, Chief Executive
num_employees = 4,000 (2005)
industry = Financial Services
products = Life assurance
Pensions
Banking
homepage = [http://www.scottishwidows.co.uk/ www.scottishwidows.co.uk]

Scottish Widows is an investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, now a subsidiary of the Lloyds TSB Group.

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Founded in 1815 in Edinburgh, its most famous early customer was Sir Walter Scott who took out a policy in 1824. Scottish Widows used this fact in advertising to promote their products during the 1990s. However, they did not mention that the following year, Sir Walter Scott narrowly averted being declared bankrupt and died heavily in debt.

Scottish Widows demutualised and became part of the Lloyds TSB group on 3 March 2000.

The Scottish Widow

The Scottish Widow first appeared in a television advert directed by David Bailey in 1986. There have been three 'Widows' to date: Deborah Moore 1986–1994, Amanda Lamb 1994–2005 and Hayley Hunt 2005-present.

External links

* [http://www.scottishwidows.co.uk Official website]
* [http://www.hayley-hunt.com Website of Hayley Hunt, the 'Scottish Widow']


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