Exeter Friendly Society (which since 2015 has traded as The Exeter) is a British friendly society offering a range of insurance products including

Income Protection Insurance Income Protection Insurance (IPI) also known as loss of earnings insurance is an insurance policy paying benefits to policyholders who are incapacitated and hence unable to work due to illness or accident. This is typically a replacement for lost ...

Private Medical Insurance Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among ma ...

and

Life Insurance Life insurance (or life assurance, especially in the Commonwealth of Nations) is a contract A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typical ...

. They are one of the United Kingdom's largest friendly societies with over 140,000 members and more than 240 employees.

History

The Exeter is a health and life insurance provider established in 1927 with Exeter Friendly Society being registered as a friendly society. From its inception to this day, its head office is based in the city of

Exeter, Devon Exeter ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio ...

. In 2008, Exeter Family Friendly Society and Pioneer Friendly Society completed a

merger Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...

, with Exeter Family Friendly later becoming the trading name of the new merged organisation. In 2015 a re-brand was completed, with the society now known simply as The Exeter. Since re-branding as The Exeter, the business has seen rapid growth across the UK health and protection industries winning multiple awards for its products and service.

Offices

The Exeter has a single office, their head office based in Exeter Business Park.

References

External links

Association of Friendly Societies

Exeter Friendly homepage
{{Authority control Companies based in Exeter Friendly societies of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1927