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.
