Life Insurance
Chesnara is a life and pensions consolidator that acquires and manages insurance portfolios rather than relying solely on new policy sales. It operates through businesses in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands and manages long-duration savings and protection policies.
Acquisition and administration of life-insurance and pension books, investment management, policy servicing, protection products and selective new business through established insurance subsidiaries.
The United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands are the principal markets. Customers are mainly long-term savings, pension and protection policyholders.
Successful acquisitions, cash generation from existing policy books, solvency strength, investment-market performance, efficient policy administration, new business in selected markets and delivery of integration synergies.
Market and interest-rate movements, insurance and longevity assumptions, regulatory capital requirements, acquisition integration, operational administration risk, policyholder lapses and dependence on continued access to attractive consolidation opportunities.
2026 has been an active acquisition year. Chesnara completed the purchase of HSBC Life UK in January and in February agreed to acquire Scottish Widows Europe, a transaction expected to complete around the end of 2026 subject to approvals.
Chesnara has a long record of progressive dividends. The 2025 final dividend of 14.80p went ex-dividend on 2 April 2026 and was paid on 20 May. The 2026 interim is scheduled to go ex-dividend on 3 September, with payment on 16 October; the amount is due with interim results.
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