Legal & General : Dr Tarun Gupta appointed Chief Medical Officer for Legal & General

Tarun originally joined as Medical Officer in September 2020, with a focus on the Group Protection business. As Chief Medical Officer, his remit expands to supporting and advising on Legal & General Retail's wider protection proposition, including underwriting, claims management and client relationships.

The current long-standing Chief Medical Officer, Professor Robert Rubens, steps down after more than 30 years (in January 2023), but remains as one of Legal & General's Medical Officers.

Tarun has a wealth of experience in his field and draws upon his background as an NHS GP, Occupational Physician and Specialist Advisor to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to serve as a resource for Legal & General's group and individual claims, underwriting and clinical teams. He provides medical opinion on complex cases, applying his expertise to comprehensively assess functional ability, interpret disparate medical evidence and address appeals, including decisions by the Financial Ombudsman Service, to help achieve the right and fair decision for claims.

His clinical interest is mental health and he previously advised the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) as a Guideline Committee Member on the 'Depression in Adults: treatment and management' guideline (2020-2022) and as Clinical Lead for Mental Health for the largest CCG in England (2018-2022).

Tarun gained his medical degree from St George's, University of London, and holds postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Psychiatry, Occupational Medicine and Legal Medicine. Prior to pursuing medicine, Tarun graduated with a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University and started his career in investment banking with Goldman Sachs. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.

Currently, he serves on the Assurance Medical Underwriting Society (AMUS) committee and the Legal & General Wellbeing Advisory Board; a body of experts across a range of clinical, occupational, vocational rehabilitation and business consulting fields, with a remit to provide simple, accessible and practical health and wellbeing guidance to employers and employees.