Standard Life Company Description
Standard Life plc operates in the long-term savings and retirement business in Europe.
It operates through Retirement Solutions, Pensions & Savings, With-Profits, and Europe & Other segments.
The company offers defined contribution workplace pensions, retail savings for retirement, international bonds, and legacy savings and pension products; defined benefit pension income, income drawdown and lifetime annuities, fixed-term annuities, and smoothed managed funds.
It also offers new and in-force individual annuity and pension risk transfer contracts written within shareholder funds; U.K.
individual annuity; workplace pensions and self-invested personal pensions; new and in-force insurance and investment unit-linked products; and protection products.
The company offers its products under the Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life, Phoenix Wealth, Phoenix Corporate Investment Services, and ReAssure brands.
Standard Life plc was formerly known as Phoenix Group Holdings plc and changed its name to Standard Life plc in February 2026.
The company was founded in 1782 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1782 |
| Industry | Insurance - Life |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 5,519 |
| CEO | Andrew Briggs |
Contact Details
Address: 20 Old Bailey London, EC4M 7AN United Kingdom | |
| Phone | 44 203 5679100 |
| Website | thephoenixgroup.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | SDLF |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | GBP |
| ISIN Number | GB00BGXQNP29 |
| SIC Code | 6311 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew David Briggs FIA, M.B.E. | Group Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou A.C.A. | Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director |
| Jacqueline Dorothy Mary Noakes | Group Chief Operating Officer |
| Michael John Eakins | Group Chief Investment Officer |
| Claire Hawkins | Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Director |
| Quentin Zentner | Group General Counsel |
| Shellie Wells | Head of Corporate Communications |
| Sara Thompson | Group Chief People Officer |
| Nicki Lundy | Head of Media Relations |
| Dr. James Wilde Ph.D. | Chief Sustainability Officer |