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Andy Briggs (businessman)
Andy Briggs MBE (born March 1966) is a British businessman and chief executive of Phoenix Group. He previously served as the Aviva Chief Executive Officer UK Insurance and Global Life and Health as well as the Government of the United Kingdom, Government Business Champion for Older Workers and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, NSPCC trustee. Early life and education Briggs went to King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. He has a BSc Honours in Mathematics and Actuarial studies from the University of Southampton. Career In 1987, Briggs started his career at Prudential plc, Prudential as an actuarial trainee and stayed with the firm for nineteen years, becoming chief executive of the Prudential Group's Retirement Income business UK and Europe. After leaving Prudential in 2006, he worked at Scottish Widows and Lloyds Banking Group before joining Friends Life Group, Friends Life as Group CEO Aviva acquired Friends Life in April 2015 with Briggs beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (formerly Pearl Group 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. It changed its name to The Pearl Assurance Company in 1914, when it moved to 252 High Holborn where it was based until moving its head office to Peterborough 1989. In 1990, it was acquired by the Australian insurance group, AMP, and in 2003, Pearl, NPI and London Life were demerged from AMP to become part of Henderson Group. In 2005, the Pearl Group was bought from Henderson Group by Sun Capital Partners (a business in which Hugh Osmond is a leading partner) and TDR Capital. It acquired Resolution Life (including its Phoenix Assurance operations) in 2008. In 2009, the business was acquired by the Liberty Acquisition Holdings (Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |