Legal & General

Company: Legal & General Group plc

Brand value: US$1,699 million

Headquarter city: London

Change since 2017: 5%

Industry: Insurance

Year formed: 1836

Legal & General provides a range of financial services, including mortgages, insurance, investments, pensions, life cover and retirement. L&G describes itself as Europe’s largest institutional fund manager, as well as the leading UK defined-benefits pension fund manager. Their mission is to help people achieve financial security and enable them to be socially and economically useful in their communities. In April 2018, Legal & General launched a new affordable housing provider, which aims to deliver 3,000 homes each year for the next four years. In May, the business announced it was partnering with the Co-operative Bank to provide home insurance products. Legal & General operates in many European countries as well as the US, Hong Kong and India.