Standard Life Assurance, Europe's largest mutual insurance company, was founded in 1825 in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, and provides customers with a wide range of financial products and services, including life insurance, savings, pensions, annuities, health insurance, investment and fund management, banking and mortgage finance. The company offers a wide range of financial products and services including life insurance, savings, pensions, annuities, health insurance, investment and fund management, banking and mortgage finance.