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About Chesnara Life

About Chesnara Life

Chesnara Life is the new name for the former HSBC Life (UK) business

Chesnara plc is a responsible and profitable company engaged in the management of Life and Pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. The company acquired HSBC Life (UK) from HSBC Group in 2026.

Chesnara Life is part of the Chesnara Group. The Group’s other subsidiaries are Countrywide Assured plc (UK), Movestic (Sweden) and Scildon (Netherlands).

Chesnara Group administer just under 1 million life and pension policies for policyholders.*

Chesnara plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

For more information about the group, please visit chesnara.co.uk

* Includes the impact of the Canada Life portfolio acquisition, expected to part VII and migrate during 2026.

  • Read the latest statements and press releases from Chesnara Life. If you are a journalist, our communications team can be contacted by email: fiona.vale@chesnaralife.co.uk

  • At Chesnara Life we adhere to the Chesnara Group PLC sustainability strategy which underpins our three strategic objectives and is built on our commitments to:
    – Support a sustainable future
    – Help to create a fairer world
    – Build a sustainable Chesnara

    Having our sustainability strategy grounded in these business outcomes and vice versa helps to ensure that as a group, we are actively prioritising the management of sustainability-related risks and opportunities for the benefit of all our stakeholders.