Insurer

Aviva has reported a profit after tax of £776m for the first half of this year, turning around a £624m loss for the half year 2012 - but said UK life operating profit fell.

Aegon's net income fell 2% in the first half of this year, as higher underlying earnings were offset by losses on hedges due to rising equity markets and volatility - and an £18m loss on the sale of Positive Soltuions.

Zurich has welcomed adviser network Tenet's recent e-petition urging the government to address the lack of a long-step for financial advice.

Bupa UK had a 124% increase on private medical insurance profits compared to the same time last year but faced a drop in customer numbers, according to its half year results.

Skandia and International Financial Data Services (IFDS), a global IT and outsourced administration services supplier, have partnered to enhance services provided to financial advisers.

Police Mutual Police Mutual Group, the UK's largest affinity friendly society, has reported an 18% rise in new life business and 13% growth in its general insurance business over in the first half of 2013.

Legal & General (L&G) has seen individual protection sales fall by 10% in the first half of 2013 as the group saw overall profits rise 13% in the first half of the year.

Fraud investigations are being hindered by companies misusing the Data Protection Act to share data, according to the findings of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Ageas UK has reported a net profit increase of 17.3% to £49.1m (HY1 2012: £41.9m) in its 2013 first half year results as its combined operating ratio held steady at 98.5% (HY1 2012 98.8%.)

Royal London has completed the acquisition of the Co-operative Banking group's life insurance and asset management businesses.