mutuals

WHCA is now Orchard Healthcare, with a new website being launched along with the rebrand of the Worcester based cashplan provider.

Mutuals Engage Mutual and Family Investments have now rebranded as OneFamily following the completion of a merger announced at the end of 2014.

Mutual Wesleyan's total operating profit for 2014 was up 32% at £40.3m the mutual has reported.

The Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill has passed into law with the granting of Royal assent to the bill.

A Bill to allow mutuals and friendly societies to raise capital through issuing Deferred Shares passed its last stage in the House of Commons on Friday and is set to receive Royal Assent.

Wesleyan has raised £250,000 for its chosen charity the Birmingham Children's Hospital, with the money going to the new Children's Cancer Centre.

Mutual Wesleyan is rolling out the ability for customers to receive advice remotely using Vizolution's screen sharing solution.

The members of Family Investments and Engage Mutual have both voted in favour of a merger of the two companies which will create one of the biggest mutuals in the UK.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new requirements for selling mutual society shares to ordinary retail investors.

Insurers should bring back mutuality to the protection industry with peer to peer (P2P) insurance to be considered, delegates at the Protection Review conference heard.