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| | friendly society press releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The AFS produces a free brochure called, ‘Friends for Life’ which gives a brief history of the Friendly Society movement, what it is and what products are offered. |
 | | The Friendly Society movement dates back at least to the sixteenth century, but effectively marks its establishment with the first Act for the encouragement and protection of Friendly Societies in 1793. |
 | | Today, Friendly Societies provide a complete range of ISAs, unit trusts, insurance, credit and loans and pension management, as well as general insurance and healthcare products, to some 5.8 million members. |
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