Endowment policy numbers

Parent Life Company Original Life Company Policy Number Unit Linked
Phoenix Life Britannia 6 Digits ends with a letter  
  Century Life (NEL) Britannia As above  
  Britannic 7-8 digits - usually starts with 8 Starts L
  Crusader Starts 1 or 2 letters  
  Life Association of Scotland All digits  
  Royal Life Begins C or Q Starts N, Q or E
  Sun Alliance Begins A Starts B
  Scottish Provident 7 digits ends with a letter  
  Provincial  >Life    
  Swiss Life Starts 8 and ends with a letter  
  Pioneer Mutual    
  Scottish Mutual All digits  
       
Pearl AMP Usually starts LO  
  London Life Usually starts RA  
  Pearl Usually starts with a 4 Starts 20 and 21 
       
Axa Sun Life Equity and Law Starts L or H  
       
Clerical Medical   Starts B Starts N
       
Aviva Norwich Union Starts with letters Starts VB
  General Accident Ends with two letters Begins 1 and ends UZ
  Yorkshire General As above  
  Provident Mutual Ends with K and another letter  
  Commercial Union Starts with A (cannot distinguish between NU) Starts R 
       
Friends Provident Friends Provident Typically have 7 digits  
  London & Manchester Starts 55  
  National Mutual Life of Australasia Typically start 3 or 8 Starts V
  UK Provident Usually starts 1  
       
Guardian Financial (GRE)     L28 or T
       
Legal and General     Starts UK
       
Prudential Prudential Starts 1 with 8 digits  
  Scottish Amicable 3 digits 2 letters 3 digits 2nd letter U, W X or Y
       
Royal London Royal London 7 digits beginning , 5 or 6 4 is old Lloyds TSB policy
  Scottish Life   Starts 1
  United Friendly Starts 8 or 6 with 8 digits Cannot purchase after Oct 1989
  Refuge Starts 3 with 7 digits  
       
Scottish Widows   7 digits 8 - clustered/Letters in Pol No
Standard Life   Begins X Starts W
       
Sun Life of Canada   Typically start 4 or 8 Starts LL
       
Windsor Life   Starts A and ends P  
       
Winterthur Colonial Mutual Starts D or 4 Homelink or Tenflex
  Provident Life Usually start with a 6 Starts 8