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Our purpose

Improving lives. Building a better society. Creating value.

Inclusive capitalism

Whether it’s giving individuals the peace of mind that life insurance brings, helping people save for a more colourful retirement, aiding some of the world’s largest companies in investing their capital, or putting our own money into long-term projects with a clear social benefit – every day we’re contributing to the future. We do the things others only talk about, and we’ve been doing it for years.

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Tackling climate change

Climate change is the defining issue of our times. Its effects are already being felt by human societies and the natural world. If not tackled quickly and decisively, the potential for catastrophic consequences only gets greater. Find out what we're doing to respond to this issue.

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Planning ahead

Ageing demographics

Globalisation of asset markets

Investing in the real economy

Welfare reforms

Technological innovation

Addressing climate change

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Ageing demographics

As populations live longer, their pensions need to last longer, too. Companies increasingly need to find solutions to their ongoing pension commitments. At the same time, individuals need to ensure that their retirement funds and other assets can finance longer retirements

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Globalisation of asset markets

Asset markets are increasingly globalised and growing. North America, Asia Pacific and Europe are all attractive markets which continue to expand. We look for selective opportunities to build and expand our successful UK business model abroad into markets where we believe we can thrive.

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Investing in the real economy

Throughout the UK and beyond, there has been a long-term trend of under-investment in major towns and cities, and we continue to experience a serious housing shortage, while small and medium enterprises can also struggle to achieve scale without access to long-term capital.

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Welfare reforms

The need to protect people from financial uncertainty continues, and Covid-19 has only highlighted this issue. At Legal & General, we empower people to save for their retirement and safeguard their financial wellbeing and resilience. Because we believe that building a better society for the long-term happens one person at a time.

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Technological innovation

Consumers, clients and businesses look to digital platforms to help organise their finances and working lives. Technological solutions can increase security and improve the ways we work and access information. This can mean the difference between success and failure in business.

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Addressing climate change

Scientists, policy-makers, markets and regulators increasingly agree that we must limit global warming to 1.5°C to avoid the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change. This requires a transition to a low-carbon economy, which in turn creates risk management challenges but also substantial new growth opportunities, including in innovative technologies and clean energy

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How we started

From our humble beginnings at a Chancery Lane cafe; back in 1836, to our position now as the UK's leading individual life assurance provider and corporate pension scheme manager, our mission remains the same - safeguarding people's futures. Through nearly two centuries, we've been improving the lives of our customers and building a better society for the long term. And with our growing global footprint and US presence, our level of expertise is only matched by our ambition.

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What we do?

There’s so much more to us than meets the eye. We’re insurers, investors, builders, city-regenerators and green technology champions.

And whatever the future holds, our people’s knowledge, skill and passion will mean we’re placed to make a real difference to society.

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