History of success
2000s
- Online term assurance was launched on 25 November 2000. This was the UK's first paperless Life Assurance application system for both consumers and IFAs
- Assets under management exceed £100 billion
- Most Admired Insurance Company for the third consecutive year - Management Today
2001
- Stakeholder Pensions launched
- Entered partnership with Barclays Bank and Alliance & Leicester to provide financial services to over 20 million customers
2002
- Signed strategic alliance with Barclaycard to offer financial services to 7.2 million customers
- Expansion into Germany with opening of Legal & General Deutschland Service - GmbH
- Legal & General Bank Ltd and Legal & General Mortgage Services Ltd are sold to Northern Rock
- Legal & General launches a £768 million Rights Issue
2003
- Appointed sole supplier of general insurance products to Bank of Ireland mortgage customers
- National Australia Bank appoints Legal & General to offer life assurance to its UK customers through Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Northern Banks
- Awarded Life Insurer of the Year - for the fifth time in six years
- Norwich and Peterborough Building Society appoint Legal & General to sell life assurance to its customers
- Birmingham Midshires to exclusively sell Legal & General mortgage insurance products to their customers
- Awarded 'e-commerce provider of the year' and overall 'ecommerce company of the year' in the life and pension category at the Financial Adviser LIA awards
2004
- Appointed sole supplier of mortgage related household insurance to Chelsea Building Society customers
- Agrees a major direct partnership with Sainsburys Bank to sell life assurance through their retail distribution network
- Awarded first place at the Standard & Poor's fund awards for Individual Pensions, Insurance Funds and UK Marketed Funds
- Awarded 'Life Insurer of the Year' and 'Britain's Most Admired Insurance Company' for the sixth time in seven years
- Launch of our Market leading Mortgage service - 'Legal & General Partnership Services Limited'
- Appointed Sole Supplier of Investment and Protection Products to Bradford & Bingley customers
- Awarded 'Britain's Best Employer' by Amicus
2005
- Awarded 'Best Life Assurance Provider' by Professional Advisers Awards
- Awarded 'Best Service Provider' by LifeSearch Protection Awards
- Life Insurer of the year by British Insurance Awards
- Pension Scheme Provider of the year by Employee Awards and Benefits Awards
2006
- Best Protection Service by Investments, Life and Pensions Moneyfacts Awards
- Best Structured Product provider by Life and Pensions Moneyfacts Awards
- Group Risk provider of the Year by UK Pensions Awards
