Scottish Life’s BeeHive celebrates seven years at the forefront of online pension insights with revamped site
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
The BeeHive, Scottish Life's online pensions bible, celebrates seven years since its inception with a revamp to reflect its evolution into a modern pensions info-portal. The site, which was launched in 2000 and is written by Steve Bee, Head of Pensions Strategy, is a library of information and incisive commentary on the UK (and sometimes international) pensions scene.
The BeeHive regularly attracts over 15,000 visitors a month to Steve's regular 'BeeLines' which are dedicated to demystifying pensions. More recently, the site has introduced podcasts, under the title of 'Pensions Radio', featuring interviews with various key opinion leaders in the industry, such as pensions campaigner Ros Altmann, Nigel Waterson, the Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions and Conservative front bench spokesman on pensions; Lawrence Churchill, Chairman of the PPF; Malcolm Small, the Chairman of the Pensions Network; and Danny Alexander MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions.
Steve Bee said:
"Pension issues remain a key concern for companies, IFAs and the man in the street. The BeeHive, BeeLines and new podcasts aim to explain in simple terms what is often an unnecessarily complex subject and we hope that the new format of the site will make it even easier for visitors to access the information they're looking for."
For access to the seven-year archive of all BeeLines and to the new podcasts, go to http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/web/site/BeeHive/BeeHiveHome.asp
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For further information please contact:
Scottish Life
Steve Bee, Head of Pensions Strategy
Tel: 020 7506 6740
Polhill Communications
Jenette Perry
Tel: 020 7655 0530
Editor's Notes:
Scottish Life was founded in 1881 in Edinburgh as a proprietary company, becoming a mutual company in 1968.
On 1 July 2001, Scottish Life demutualised and transferred its business to The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited. Scottish Life is a division of Royal London and is the specialist pensions business within the Group, providing individual and group pensions to the market via intermediaries.
Scottish Life and Royal London's other intermediary businesses are based in Edinburgh where 1,200 staff are employed, with 190 working in other parts of the UK and overseas.
Royal London Group is a specialist financial service provider. Its businesses focus on those sectors of the market which value premium propositions, operating through a number of brands:
- Scottish Life – UK pensions market
- Bright Grey – UK protection market
- Scottish Life International – offshore investment markets
- RLAM – fund management
- RLAS – life and pensions administration
Royal London is the largest mutual life and pensions company in the UK with Group funds under management of £32.7 billion. Group businesses serve around three million customers and employ 2,570 people.(Figures quoted are as at 30 June 2007).