Worldwide long-term savings new business – Three months to 31 March 2006

	Single			Regular			PVNBP
	3 months to 31 March 2006 £m	3 months to 31 March 2005 £m	Local currency growth¹	3 months to 31 March 2006 £m	3 months to 31 March 2005 £m	Local currency growth¹	Local currency growth¹
Growth rates are calculated based on constant rates of exchange.

IFA
- life & pensions products	1,462	1,190	23%	113	92	23%	22%
- investment products	297	108	175%	-	-	-	175%
	1,759	1,298	36%	113	92	23%	31%

Bancassurance
partnership with RBSG
- life & pensions products	154	102	51%	19	4	375%	115%
- investment products	33	15	120%	8	3	167%	141%
	187	117	60%	27	7	286%	118%

Other partnerships/Direct
- life & pensions products	325	294	11%	23	20	15%	18%
- investment products	106	83	28%	-	-	-	28%
	431	377	14%	23	20	15%	20%


Total UK long-term savings	2,377	1,792	33%	163	119	37%	34%

	Life and pensions sales		Investment sales		Total sales
	3 months to 31 March 2006 £m	Local currency growth²	3 months to 31 March 2006 £m	Local currency growth²	3 months to 31 March 2006 £m	Local currency growth²
Annual premium equivalent (APE) is the UK industry’s standard measure of new regular premiums and 10% of single premiums. Growth rates are calculated based on constant rates of exchange.

IFA	259	23%	30	175%	289	30%
Bancassurance partnership with RBSG	34	142%	11	151%	45	144%
Other partnerships/Direct	56	12%	11	28%	67	15%
Total UK long-term savings	349	27%	52	119%	401	34%

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