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Rated Average 3.41/5

Legal and General reviews

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Review summary

People rate this company as Average based on 281 product reviews

Average score of 3.41/5
5 star
46%
4 star
18%
3 star
5%
2 star
3%
1 star
28%
Reviews for Legal and General have trended negatively over the past 90 days

Latest positive rating

4/5

Insurance Leader

shopped around for best annuity. legal & general much the best. Took care of everything and were very professional and informative. Easy to contact by... 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 Read more Read less

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Annuity
paul shepherd 14th September 2025

Latest negative rating

1/5

Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuat...

Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuation for transfer to my SIPP. In August I formally started the process. I've been fobbed of... Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuation for transfer to my SIPP. In August I formally started the process. I've been fobbed of on many occasions by L&G. As of 25/11/2025, nothing has happened. The cash transfer is taking far too long. Read more Read less

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Pension
Bridget S 25th November 2025

About Legal and General

Legal and General are a leading financial services group and major global investor.

They were established in 1836 and today help over 10 million people.

Legal and General offer a wide range of products including critical illness, income protection, life insurance, ISAs, pension savings and later life mortgages.

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Reviews for Legal and General

Showing 11 of 281 company reviews Last reviewed within 7 days

Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuat...

Pension 25th November 2025

Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuation for transfer to my SIPP. In August I formally started the process. I've been fobbed of... Started the process in January 2025 getting a valuation for transfer to my SIPP. In August I formally started the process. I've been fobbed of on many occasions by L&G. As of 25/11/2025, nothing has happened. The cash transfer is taking far too long. Read more Read less

Rated Terrible 1/5
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Insurance Leader

Annuity 14th September 2025

shopped around for best annuity. legal & general much the best. Took care of everything and were very professional and informative. Easy to contact by... 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 Read more Read less

Rated Good 4/5
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  • 4/5

    Life insurance is a product hard to evaluate.

    Life insurance is a product hard to evaluate. It's best to never know. So, back to L&G, they are taking my regular payments, they delegated... Life insurance is a product hard to evaluate. It's best to never know. So, back to L&G, they are taking my regular payments, they delegated a 3rd party to do the customer service, and things were OK so far. There's not much you can talk or ask about a life insurance, so not much to evaluate, really. Read more Read less

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    Life insurance
    Cipextern 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Swift and painless claim

    L&G paid me the insurance for a damaged camera very quickly and I was able to have it repaired and back in use on. next to no time.

    {"display":"David C","full_name":"David C","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Home Insurance
    David C 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Good work

    My experience with them has been seamless so far. Getting cover was super easy and straightforward. I would recommend.

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    Life insurance
    Isaba M 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Great life insurance

    Affordable life insurance great value

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    Life insurance
    sharonminnie 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Peace of mind for a small monthly premium.

    Very good value for a small monthly premium. Gives me peace of mind that any liabilities will be met rather than my relatives,

    {"display":"Col","full_name":"Col","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Life insurance
    Col 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    I took out a life insurance policy and the policy wa...

    I took out a life insurance policy and the policy was explained in detail so I knew exactly what I was signing up for. They... I took out a life insurance policy and the policy was explained in detail so I knew exactly what I was signing up for. They have recently contacted me to ensure the policy is still what I need and if I had any thoughts on changing or staying as I am. They are proactive rather than waiting for a client to call without constantly feeling the need to bombard you with emails. Great service all round. Read more Read less

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    Life insurance
    Dawn 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Excellent

    Great customer service.I was fully informed about every product and information.I was happy with whatever information and help i was given.

    {"display":"N L","full_name":"N L","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/uploads\/avatars\/users\/537365.png"}}'s avatar
    Life insurance
    N L 5th September 2025
  • 5/5

    Pain free experience , never had any issues with the...

    Pain free experience , never had any issues with them , there online services is great and easy to use .

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    Life insurance
    Khaireddine 4th September 2025
  • 1/5

    NOT THE CARING COMPANY IT PRETENDS TO BE

    L&G are definitely not the caring organisation they hold themselves up to be. This organisation left me on verge of taking my own life. Was... L&G are definitely not the caring organisation they hold themselves up to be. This organisation left me on verge of taking my own life. Was receiving income protection payments, due to long-term serious health issues. A GP who I'd never even heard of, let alone spoken to, produced a totally unlawful report, sending it to L&G without my consent. This is a separate issue which I’m also having to deal with at a high level. It clearly opened an unexpected pathway for L&G to cut costs, and they duly obliged. Despite GP report being unlawful, sent without my consent, L&G chose a type of ‘plausible deniability' in terms of ‘turning a blind eye' to these facts. L&G then sent one of most deplorable, dreadful VCS ‘specialists' to complete most partisan assessment at my home. This ‘specialist’ produced most dishonest, contradictory, inconsistent report, therefore enabling L&G to end my much-needed payments, despite my own GP (who had ALWAYS produced requested reports for L&G over a 10-year period) being totally unaware that L&G had even requested a report. L&G had to later admit to two instances of dishonesty within VCS report, although there were numerous other examples which they didn’t admit to. L&G then, following my appeal (which included a large amount of medical evidence and an up-to-date report from my own GP, confirming my overwhelming unfitness to work), employed a third party (Symbios Health) to carry out an OH assessment. Without exaggeration, this OH assessment, completed by Dr Oli Cooper, was by far the worst, most traumatic, upsetting, inappropriate assessment of its kind that I’ve ever undergone and, given that my health issues have existed for almost 20 years, I’ve gone through dozens of them via various official organisations. Clear and obvious that L&G had utilised Dr Cooper and Symbios Health to ‘rubberstamp’ decision. I took note of everything which occurred during horrific assessment, even raising it with L&G prior to any final report being issued, therefore ensuring that L&G couldn’t allege that I was only doing so because of bitterness over any report. L&G couldn’t have cared less. To highlight L&G’s despicable conduct, they sent the OH report, which they undoubtedly knew that I totally disagreed with, to same GP Surgery where all of this began, without my consent. Under medical consent and reporting laws, this is strictly forbidden. They sent report blindly, without any covering letter, which is again not allowed. Only discovered that L&G had done this because had to submit a SAR request. This latest discovery has been condemned by Ombudsman in my favour. I’ve since moved GP Surgeries. L&G, unbelievably, tried to justify decision to send dreadful report, insisting (laughably) that they did so “for the benefit of my health", despite it being done without consent, and with inevitable enormous risk that it would end up in hands of GP who began my nightmare, as he’s a Practice Partner. There are so many other disgusting elements to my case, too many to discuss in this review. But, overall takeaway from this is that L&G are absolutely anything but a caring, decent organisation. L&G’s conduct and behaviour has been so callous, cruel, and underhand, it beggars belief. The ignorance and arrogance L&G have displayed is staggering. Don’t be fooled by the name and history. L&G are one of the worst organisations to be dealing with patients, or people with health issues related to employment. I would urge everyone whom has no alternative but to be associated with L&G through their employer to be fully on guard, do your research, make sure that you know your rights for any worst case scenario, have a healthy distrust of the organisation, and always ensure that your own GP produces any requested reports L&G ask for, even if that means contacting your GP Surgery every single day. L&G are a very devious organisation. Let my harrowing review be a lesson in preparation. Thank you for taking the time to read my comments. Read more Read less

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