Admiral scoops the top spot once again, after outshining its rivals in six of the nine criteria. A great result after a tough year for the Cardiff-based firm, whose share price has suffered in recent months, despite first-half profits up 25% to £160.6m. Wealth manager St James’s Place is second – thanks in part to third-quarter sales up 13% to £154m and net fund inflows of £800m. RSA Insurance reported a 33% rise in operating profits in the first half of the year, despite rising claims from natural disasters across the industry. The Prudential makes a welcome return to this year’s sector top five, after slipping to seventh last year. It is rated first in sector for value as a long-term investment.
BMAC 2011 by sector: Life assurance & insurance
| QMan | Rank | FS | Rank | QG&S | Rank | AAT | Rank | |
| Admiral | 7.5 | 1 | 7.3 | 2 | 6.0 | 6 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Amlin | 6.3 | 6 | 6.4 | 7 | 6.3 | 2 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Aviva | 4.8 | 10 | 5.7 | 9 | 5.3 | 8 | 4.8 | 10 |
| Legal & General Group | 7.0 | 4 | 6.7 | 5 | 6.1 | 5 | 6.3 | 7 |
| Old Mutual | 5.3 | 8 | 5.4 | 10 | 4.8 | 9 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Prudential | 6.9 | 5 | 6.9 | 4 | 5.9 | 7 | 7.1 | 2 |
| Resolution | 5.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 8 | 4.5 | 10 | 6.4 | 6 |
| RSA Insurance | 7.1 | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 6.4 | 1 | 7.0 | 3 |
| Standard Life | 5.2 | 9 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.1 | 4 | 5.9 | 8 |
| St James’s Place Capital | 7.2 | 2 | 7.6 | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 6.6 | 4 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
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| VLTI | Rank | CI | Rank | QMar | Rank | C&ER | Rank | UCA | Rank | TOTAL | Rank | |
| Admiral | 5.7 | 6 | 6.7 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 7.8 | 1 | 61.0 | 1 |
| Amlin | 6.2 | 5 | 4.7 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 6.4 | 3 | 51.9 | 6 |
| Aviva | 5.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 7 | 5.9 | 4 | 4.6 | 10 | 46.6 | 9 |
| Legal & General Group | 6.7 | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 6 | 55.6 | 5 |
| Old Mutual | 5.7 | 7 | 5.0 | 8 | 4.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 8 | 5.1 | 9 | 46.3 | 10 |
| Prudential | 7.7 | 1 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.4 | 7 | 5.9 | 5 | 57.2 | 4 |
| Resolution | 5.2 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | 4.2 | 10 | 4.9 | 9 | 5.1 | 8 | 46.6 | 8 |
| RSA Insurance | 6.5 | 4 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.8 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.4 | 4 | 57.9 | 3 |
| Standard Life | 5.3 | 8 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.7 | 4 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.8 | 7 | 51.8 | 7 |
| St James’s Place Capital | 7.0 | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 7.1 | 2 | 58.4 | 2 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 533.1 |
Key |
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| QMan FS QG&S AAT VLTI CI Q Mar C&ER UCA |
Quality of Management Financial Soundness Quality of Goods & Services Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent Value as a Long Term Investment Capacity to Innovate Quality of Marketing Community and Environmental Responsibility Use of Corporate Assets |
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