Legal & General and Nationwide Building Society have agreed to continue their distribution agreement for the supply of protection products.

Nationwide’s advisers will carry on selling Legal & General’s range of life cover products including critical iIllness cover.

“Nationwide is a key strategic partner for us and I am very proud of what we have achieved together,” said Chris Last, managing director, Legal & General Bank & Building Society Distribution.

“Our strong relationship with a major high street brand is testament to the strength of our proposition, expertise and proven capability to deliver a broad range of value for money products and services.”

Chris Rhodes, group product and marketing director at Nationwide Building Society, added: “Our partnership with Legal & General has been extremely successful during the last four years. Legal & General is a trusted brand, with an excellent reputation for good quality products and service, both of which are very important to us.

“We have worked closely with Legal & General to ensure we develop and deliver the best possible solutions for our customers and to continue to offer an extensive choice of competitive products and services that meet their financial needs – now and for the future.”