GWP less treaty: £323m
Legal & General Insurance
Address:
Temple Court
11 Queen Elizabeth Street
London EC4N 4TP
Telephone: 020 7528 6200
Website:
Year established: 1920 (for general insurance)
Major shareholders: 67.7% of shareholders are individuals.
Number of UK employees (2002): over 8,000
GWP less treaty: £323m
Legal & General Insurance
Address:
Temple Court
11 Queen Elizabeth Street
London EC4N 4TP
Telephone: 020 7528 6200
Website:
Year established: 1920 (for general insurance)
Major shareholders: 67.7% of shareholders are individuals.
Number of UK employees (2002): over 8,000
Main lines of business: Personal lines, buildings, contents insurance, travel, mortgage payment protection, motor, private healthcare.
Subsidiaries: Gresham Insurance
Company history: Legal & General Assurance Society was formed by six members of the legal profession in 1836 and started to offer general insurance after the First World War in 1920. Legal & General Group plc was established in 1979. In 1995, Legal & General was the first insurance company to launch a website.
Legal & General now sells its products through a range of distribution channels, including intermediaries, IFAs, direct, business partners and strategic alliances such as Barclays and Alliance & Leicester.
Chief officer: Ian Viney, managing director.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
