Aviva teams up with Macmillan for cancer support

'Tens of thousands of people missing a cancer diagnosis in the UK'

Adam Saville
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Access to emotional, clinical and financial support for protection customers living with cancer

A new partnership between Aviva and Macmillan has been formed to deliver a range of cancer initiatives to up to seven million customers across its direct-to-consumer, advised and group protection offering, the insurer has announced. Over the coming year, Aviva said it will work with the charity to train more than 200 of its front-line protection claims employees to provide support to protection customers living with cancer, or who live with someone who has cancer. The organisations aim to host a series of learning events for financial advisers and corporate employer clients, to offer ...

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