The Legal & General Group is a British multinational that provides insurance products worldwide, including life insurance, general insurance, pensions and investments. Legal & General Group manages around £709 billion in assets for more than 3,000 institutional clients. It has operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, India and the United States. The firm operates in the US as Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York. It was founded in 1836 and is based in London.