Legal & General (L&G) has announced a new partnership with Co-op Insurance to offer members and their customers its life and critical illness cover.

The move provides Co-op customers with access to protection products, with exclusive benefits for Co-op members.

Products offered through the partnership include life insurance and decreasing life insurance – with or without critical illness cover – and over-50s fixed life insurance.

Customers who buy a policy through Co-op will also have access to L&G’s “care concierge” and “wellbeing support” via RedArc, two additional services provided for free. Care concierge helps customers and their families find and arrange later life care, while wellbeing support offers emotional and practical support for customers and their loved ones during difficult times.

Partnership development manager at Co-op Insurance, Matthew Collings, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with L&G to offer our members and customers peace of mind and protection for themselves and their families.

“This partnership is part of our ongoing commitment to provide products and services that make a difference to our customers’ lives, and to support them through every stage of their journey. We share L&G’s values of putting customers first and offering quality products that are easy to understand and access.”

L&G partnerships director, Claire Beardmore, added: “I am delighted to be partnering with Co-op Insurance Services to provide a range of life and critical illness products. Co-op and L&G are strategically aligned in wanting to offer products that provide excellent value and important protection to families should they ever need it. With exclusive pricing for Co-op members, we are confident that this new partnership will be a great success.”

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