LEGAL & GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE Legal & General was formed in June 1836. The name was then changed to Legal & General Life Assurance Society to reflect that policies were available to the general public but with share ownership restricted to those in the legal profession. The society became a wholly owned division of Legal and General Group Plc in the 1970s. Legal & General Group Plc financial services company provides life assurance, health and other insurance, as well as pensions and investments. Legal&General is headquartered in London and its shares trade on the London Stock Exchange as part of the FTSE 100 Index. As well as the United Kingdom, other major markets include France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States. Legal & General Life Assurance continues to offer a wide range of products. These include Life cover, decreasing (mortgage protection) or level term assurance, Life with Critical Illness, Children's Critical Illness, Income Protection and Un-Employment cover. Legal General has alliances to sell their insurance products to the customers of various Banks, Building Societies, Supermarket finance as well as via brokers.   Looking to compare in 2009 LegalandGeneral Life Insurance against other Uk Insurers > Need a Competitive Life or Critical Illness Insurance Quote ?