Legal and General hikes divi by more than a third
All four of insurance leviathan Legal and General's operating business divisions delivered increased sales, cash generation and profits in 2011.
All four of insurance leviathan Legal and General's operating business divisions delivered increased sales, cash generation and profits in 2011.
Although operating profit in 2011 rose to £1,056m from £1,002m the year before, profit before tax eased to £956m from £1,092m in 2010, below market expectations of £976m. The decline in pre-tax profit was due to the absence this time round of asset related investment variances, which contributed £185m to profits in 2010.
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