Legal & General

Company: Legal & General Group PLC

Brand value: US$1,616 million

Headquarter city: London

Industry: Insurance

Year formed: 1836

Legal & General provides a range of financial services, including mortgages, insurance, investments, pensions, life cover and retirement. It 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 2017, Legal and General launched a campaign to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace entitled “Not a Red Card Offence”, which used sports stars to compare sporting performance with performance in the workplace. The campaign, timed to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, encourages a more open discussion of mental health, given its effect on workplace absenteeism. Celebrities included rugby referee Nigel Owens, and Olympic gold medal-winning hockey players Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh.

Legal and General operate in many European countries as well as the US, Hong Kong and India, where it has a joint venture with Bank of Baroda and Andhra Bank. Legal & General Group plc is listed on the London Stock exchange and is a FTSE 100 Index constituent stock.