Prudential insurance

Established as the Prudential Mutual Assurance and Loan Association in 1848, today we are an international financial services company with a product range which extends from insurance, pensions and retail investments, to institutional fund management and property investments.

Our portfolio of well-known and respected brands, including Prudential, M&G Investments, Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Prudential Corporation Asia, has attracted more than 20 million customers (and policy holders and unit holders) worldwide. Across the Group we have £250.7 billion of funds under management (at 31 December 2006).

We have significant operations in the UK, the US and Asia, contributing to a diversity of earnings. Worldwide we employ over 26,000 people and our shareholders number 79,881 (at 31 December 2006). We are listed on the London and New York stock exchanges.