General Insurance Article - L&G appointed as workplace pension provider to John Lewis

 Jane Newell DBE, Chair of the Trustee Board of the John Lewis Partnership Trust for Pensions commented,

 “Our search for a compatible Defined Contribution partner has been lengthy and robust. We were impressed with the commitment of the short listed providers not only to John Lewis but to the United Kingdom Defined Contribution market, however at the conclusion of this process Legal & General was our unanimous preferred choice. We were impressed with their clarity of strategic thought, operational robustness and ability to be flexible throughout this process”.

  

 Jim Islam, Executive Managing Director of Workplace Pensions and Retail Investments at LGIM said,

 “We are delighted to be appointed as Defined Contribution provider to the John Lewis Partnership Trust for Pensions. All such large scale engagements are made following long periods of scrutiny by potential customers and to emerge from this process as the chosen provider is testament to our proposition and our people. John Lewis has a strong reputation for the integrity of their business and for quality of service provided to their customers. We take their commitment to us very seriously. We share many of the same values and we believe that our cultural alignment will make for a long and mutually beneficial partnership”.