Legal & General mistake forces Q3 numbers out early

22nd Oct 2010 08:21

Insurer Legal & General has been forced to publish third quarter results more than two weeks early after it sent them to analysts last night by mistake.The company "inadvertently" emailed a sub-set of working draft third quarter numbers to "several analysts" after 4pm yesterday.Included were figures revealing total worldwide new business on an annual premium equivalent (APE) basis of £466m in the three months to 30 September, taking the nine-month number to £1.35bn, up 27% on 2009.New gross funds of £5.63bn for the quarter meant year-to-date growth of 13% to £27.57bn.In savings, the investment business grew by 67% in the nine months to £431m, an increase matched by non profit pensions, up to £356m.The full set of numbers and usual trading update will be released on 9 November.