Equitable Life

Treasury says £70m paid to Eq Life policyholders

IFAonline | 06 Feb 2012 | 07:30

More than £70m has so far been paid out to some 95,000 individual policyholders in Equitable Life, according to a progress report from the Treasury.

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Treasury makes 10,000 Eq Life payments per week

The government is making 10,000 compensation payments to Equitable Life victims every week, Mark Hoban, financial secretary to the Treasury, has announced.

IFAonline | 12 Jan 2012 | 14:45
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Round-up: Eq Life group blasts 'incompetent' Treasury

Thousands more Equitable Life policyholders could die before they receive compensation amid continuing government "incompetence", the mutual's chief campaign group has warned.

IFAonline | 18 Oct 2011 | 07:57

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First Eq Life cheques hit doormats today

The first of the Equitable Life compensation payments will be sent out today.

IFAonline | 30 Jun 2011 | 07:45
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IFAonline | 20 May 2011 | 14:00
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Blog: Equitable Life starts paying out, at last

It has taken far too long and the scheme is still too tightly drawn but at last Equitable Life policyholders know when the compensation they have argued for a decade will start to flow.

IFAonline | 16 May 2011 | 14:56
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Hoban unveils Eq Life payout plan details

Equitable Life policyholders came a step closer to finally receiving compensation today, as the Treasury laid out its plans for its £1.5bn Payments Scheme.

IFAonline | 16 May 2011 | 12:40
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IFAonline | 16 May 2011 | 10:15
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Hoban promises Eq Life payments by June

Financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban has confirmed the government is on track to begin paying compensation to Equitable Life victims before the end of June.

IFAonline | 05 May 2011 | 10:41
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SFO defends dropping Eq Life probe

The Serious Fraud Office decided to drop an investigation into Equitable Life because financial regulators were already aware of potential criminal activity at the failed insurer, according to a new document.

IFAonline | 11 Apr 2011 | 08:15
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Eq Life offers enhanced payouts to policyholders

Equitable Life will give policyholders who leave the society an enhancement to their with-profits payment equivalent to 12.5% of their policy value.

IFAonline | 28 Mar 2011 | 10:38
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SFO forced to justify lack of Eq Life criminal probe

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been instructed to release potentially sensitive documents about the downfall of Equitable Life following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

IFAonline | 11 Mar 2011 | 08:49
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Commission report divvies up Eq Life compensation

The government has published the Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments’ report, which recommends how compensation worth £775m should be divided up.

IFAonline | 26 Jan 2011 | 13:15

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