| 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of customers | 5,744,003 | 5,636,638 |
| Number of active contracts held by Legal & General customers |
6,294,051 | 6,225,458 |
| Number of households holding a contract | 4,124,035 | 4,007,635 |
| Number of employees a holding a contract | 6,612 | 6,122 |
Customers are at the heart of our business (see our Treating Customers Fairly policy) and, over the last 12 months, we have continued to strive to meet the demands and challenges of delivering the products they want and need in order to grow our business and be sustainable in the long term.
During 2006 we remained committed to working with our regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on its Treating Customers Fairly work and the Association of British Insurers (ABI). We firmly believe that they both play a vital part in boosting consumer confidence in the long term savings and protection market.