Aviva

Insurer Aviva has made savings of £91m from its acquisition of rival provider Friends Life and said the merger was "everything we expected it to be", in its third quarter results.

Aviva Health and VitalityHealth have formed a joint venture company for the procurement of hospital treatment on behalf of their private medical insurance (PMI) and healthcare trust customers.

Aviva has launched a new group protection proposition offering policy holders and members a full suite of workplace products and services following its merger with Friends Life.

Breast cancer is the was the common cause of female Critical Illness (CI) claims from Aviva and Friends Life, accounting for 44% of all claims by females in 2014, the insurer has revealed.

Aviva and Friends Life have launched a campaign to promote income protection called 'Income Protection Matters'.

As the number of people with group income protection rises, Thomas Smith looks at how the industry is faring.

Cyclists are the most likely to commuter to arrive feeling refreshed after their commute, a survey for Aviva has found.

Aviva's has released some of the contents of its archives from its 309 year history, including adverts and in-house materials, with an 1891 Norwich Union staff magazine calling the insurer ‘a fairy in disguise'.

Cirencester Friendly's Paul Hudson shares top tips to help advisers increase protection revenue.

Premier Choice group has hired five new advisers from both the insurance and intermediary markets.