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Websites on Friendly Societies: * Association of Friendly Societies The AFS is the representative body for UK friendly societies. The site aims to keep member societies aware of developments in the industry and to provide information about friendly societies to everyone, including information on member societies. UK friendly societies provide assurance, insurance and healthcare products to millions. Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society The AOF, often called the Foresters Friendly Society, is based in Southampton with a network of branches around the country. This site provides details of: the savings, investment and protection products available; historical background on the Foresters; their social, benevolent and charitable work through local branches (plus their contact details); and a members' forum. Benenden Healthcare An independent charitable trust with its own hospital in Cranbrook. Membership information, map of regional centres, FAQs and press releases. British Airways Benefit Fund British Airways Benefit Fund is exclusively for staff of British Airways and service partner organisations and provides practical care and financial support during times of ill health. The Fund is a division of British Benefits Friendly Society Ltd. Details of benefits and forms download. British Benefits Friendly Society Ltd The society offers Permanent Health Insurance, Low Rate Loans and Financial Planning for Education, Sickness and Nursing Advice. Product details including the Century Plan capital account are available plus downloadable forms. The Children's Mutual Offers company profile, details of services, information for new and existing customers, and contacts. Cirencester Friendly Society Limited Cirencester Friendly Society - A Holloway society whose "Income Assured" schem is designed to meet the needs of the self-employed, those in employment who must rely on state benefit during periods of incapacity and those who simply want to protect their savings during periods of prolonged incapacity. Civil Service Healthcare CS Healthcare specialises in providing health insurance exclusively for civil servants, employees in the public sector and privatised industries, and their families who are living in the UK. Former employees can also benefit. Communications Workers Friendly Society A Friendly Society open to members of the Communications Workers Union and their families. Includes an on-line enquiry form for its Life and Savings Policy. Also details of car, household and holiday insurance. Compass Friendly Society Single product guide, including company and contact details. Dentists & General Open to dentists and other professionals and offering information on products and services along with contact details, a members area and access for IFAs. Druids Sheffield Friendly Society Offers practical and affordable savings schemes and insurance plans to meet the needs of people from all walks of life. Includes an on-line enquiry form. Exeter Friendly Society Offers healthcare plans and private health insurance for UK residents and those who reside abroad for part of the year. Includes contact and product details, also help for members making a claim. Family Assurance UK's largest tax-exempt Friendly Society. Family Assurance Provides Savings Bonds, Children's Savings Bonds and Investment Products. Friendly Societies Directory of friendly societies with historical features and other background information. Friendly Societies Research Group An Open University research group set up to promote research into the history and operation of friendly societies, to exchange information about them and to raise awareness of the historical and current roles of friendly societies. Grand United Order of Oddfellows GUOOFS claims to be the oldest and longest established of all the traditional branch friendly societies. Details of a range of life, sickness and investment products plus a fund manager link. Branch directory, who's who, and quiz - need Shockwave. Health Shield Friendly Society Health Shield is a non-profit making friendly society and has over 125 years experience of healthcare provision, specialising in cash benefits healthcare schemes for companies and individuals throughout the UK. Hearts of Oak Friendly Society Contact details for this Leicester based society plus unit prices for its linked funds updated weekly. Holloway Friendly Society Provide permanent health insurance PHI and tax exempt savings bonds. Mutual society based in Gloucester. Homeowners Friendly Society Limited Offers a range of savings, investment and life insurance products including a Child Trust Fund account, equity ISA and over 50s life insurance. Kingston Unity Friendly Society Leeds based friendly society. Offer sickness, life and tax-exempt savings products. Liverpool Victoria The largest UK friendly society, located in Bournemouth. Offers a range of products and services: includes savings and investment products, credit cards and loans, insurance and financial advice. Nottingham Friendly Society A regional friendly society offering a range of products: regular savings, lump-sum investment, funeral expenses plan and insurance ISA. Full product details and quotations available. Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Details of services and benefits to support members, along with the lodges which have active social programmes and provide help and support to members in the local area. The society has a connection with the Citizens Advice Bureau to provide effective support to members nationally. Partnership The society specialises in providing Impaired Life Annuities(e.g. compulsory purchase annuities for retirement and purchased life annuities especially for the immediate needs of long term care). The site is intended for use mainly by professional financial advisers. POIS Assurance POIS is now part of Family Assurance Friendly Society. A range of savings, insurance and investment products are available to employees of the Royal Mail, BT and the Civil Service. Police Mutual Assurance The police service's very own financial services organisation providing a range of products and services exclusively for the police family. Rechabite Friendly Society This society offers financial services to people who are non-drinkers. More than an alcohol-free friendly society, its members share a common vision of a better way to live and a truly mutual society. In addition to product and contact details, there is information on a unique museum about the society. Royal Liver Assurance Royal Liver operates throughout the UK and in Ireland. It offers a range of insurance products (including life, protection, pensions, ISAs and other savings policies; also home, motor and wedding insurance). On-line application is available through the site for most of these products. Schoolteachers Friendly Society A friendly society originally set up by teachers and for teachers. Now open to the anyone working in the education sector. Benefits include Sickness Income Plan (for those in the education sector) and Tax-exempt Investment Policy (for everybody). Scottish Friendly Assurance Society A Glasgow based friendly society providing Investments, Pensions, Life Assurance, Tax Free Savings Plans. Full details of ISAs, lump sum investments, pensions, life assurance products and printable application forms. Sheffield Mutual Friendly Society With a new name and corporate identity to link the former "Independent Druids" society to the city of Sheffield it boasts a range of savings, sickness, insurance ISA and investment products. Shepherds Friendly Society The Shepherds Friendly Society is a mutual organisation, a society run and managed by its members for its members. Site describes the life products available to members and includes a rather jolly animated sheep menu! Sons of Temperance Friendly Society The friendly society for total abstainers from alcohol. Contains details about the society's heritage, its product range and other membership information. Teachers Provident Society Membership of the society is open to all. It offers a range of products: tax-free savings for adults and children, ISAs and stakeholder pensions. Applications may be made on-line. Transport Friendly Society A society dedicated to employees of the public transport industry and their families. Details of Endowment, Life, Sickness and Hospital benefits available to members and downloadable claim forms.
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