Private company
Scottish Amicable Life Assurance
1823–1997 mutual life assurance institution in the UK
The Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society, commonly known as Scottish Amicable, was a Scottish mutual life insurance company based in Glasgow. It was founded in 1826 and became the sixth largest mutual life assurance institution in the UK with 1.9 million policy holders in the mid-1990s before being acquired.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

The Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society, commonly known as Scottish Amicable, was a Scottish mutual life insurance company based in Glasgow. It was founded in 1826 and became the sixth largest mutual life assurance institution in the UK with 1.9 million policy holders in the mid-1990s before being acquired.2
Links
- WikipediaScottish Amicable Life Assurance
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ120665874
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2
- 3