COVID-19 update
The effect of COVID-19 on our services
To protect our people and our customers from COVID-19, we're following guidance from the Government.
We're still here to help and we'll do all we can to minimise disruption, but some of our services might be reduced at times.
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Articles and features
Employers need to play their part in retirement planning
We should all try to prepare early for retirement – but this transition is so much easier when businesses provide the right support. It’s never been more important to properly plan for later life. In an age of uncertainty, with state pension ages rising and global populations ageing, how we live and work when we’re older is becoming more fluid.
We must work together to improve care for the elderly
Taking the right financial steps now could act as a foundation to support us in the event of illnesses such as dementia care in later life. In old age one in three of us will develop dementia. Alzheimer’s Society says that a typical person living with dementia will end up paying £100,000 for their social care, and some will pay up to £500,000.
How can we ensure our investments don’t harm the environment?
By holding financial institutions to account, the power to make our money matter in the fight for the planet is in our hands. Savers increasingly want their investments to have smaller environmental footprints and become aligned with environmental sustainability as quickly as possible.
News from Legal & General
L & G partners with Edinburgh University to launch £20M research centre
Increasing life expectancy is to be celebrated, but it poses major challenges for individuals, families and the public and private sectors. Legal & General’s partnership with the University of Edinburgh aims to address these growing societal issues.
Legal and General announce full year results 2019
2019 saw us continue our strong performance at L&G. EPS1 up 16% to 28.7p, ROE 20.4%, record Pension Risk Transfer sales of £11.4bn and LGIM external net flows of £86bn.
Our response to COVID-19 /the Coronavirus
In the weeks since the initial emergence of the COVID-19, Legal & General has worked hard to ensure we are resilient in the face of the pandemic, and that our service to customers will be as little affected as possible.