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Based on 5 reviews, last reviewed 13th Apr 2026
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5

I decided on an annuity from Legal & General and man... I decided on an annuity from Legal & General and managed to do everything online. I did have to phone up with a query about the ad hoc withdrawals - I... Read more Reviewed on: 13th April 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Poorly tested admin procedures causing customers unn... Poorly tested admin procedures causing customers unnecessary inconvenience with obstacles impossible to overcome. Rigid bureaucracy. Corporate arrogan... Read more Reviewed on: 8th February 2024
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Legal and General Annuity reviews (5)

I decided on an annuity from Legal & General and man...

5
I decided on an annuity from Legal & General and managed to do everything online. I did have to phone up with a query about the ad hoc withdrawals - I went for a fixed term annuity, the whole process was really simple. Reviewed on: 13th April 2026

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4
shopped around for best annuity. legal & general much the best. Took care of everything and were very professional and informative. Easy to contact by telephone or their website where you can login to your account and see all deta Reviewed on: 14th September 2025

Poorly tested admin procedures causing customers unn...

1
Poorly tested admin procedures causing customers unnecessary inconvenience with obstacles impossible to overcome. Rigid bureaucracy. Corporate arrogance. It's all about Legal & General. "Sod the investors; we've got their money and they can't get it back." Legal & General is a self-serving, annuity-fund detention centre. Reviewed on: 8th February 2024

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1
Unfortunately L&G were commissioned by Aegon to provide a product I had originally bought from Scottish Equitable. Aegon did such a bad job that L&G are implicated in the mess too. Choose your friends more carefully in future L&G Reviewed on: 4th May 2021

Best rate I could find from a pretty good company

4
I entered into an annuity with legal and general. Overall, a good rate and the application was simpler than I thought it would be (I opted for the enhanced annuity). Reviewed on: 12th October 2014

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