Aviva

Insurer Aviva has vowed to drive up the number of products held by its customers following the integration of former rival Friends Life and launch of a direct to consumer service.

Aviva has enhanced definitions for seven critical illness conditions and added a new additional benefit, to increase the number of claims paid.

Alan Lakey discusses why advisers should pay closer attention to the differences in children's cover offered by insurers

An employee fundraising day at Aviva's sites across the UK for the family bereavement charity Grief Encounter has raised over £5,000.

Aviva has announced that business protection is now available for advisers' clients using the personal protection product, Life Insurance Options.

Over two thirds (69%) of advisers gain less than a quarter of their income from protection, while 9% get over half their income from protection, research from Aviva has found.

A "large majority" of Aviva's 780 strong Greater Manchester workforce are set to be made redundant following the completion of the Friends Life acquisition.

LifeQuote has introduced a suite of short term income protection (STIP) policies to support their existing income protection (IP) panels.

Over four in ten (42%) of parents have taken out life insurance, and 20% have made a will, research from Aviva has found.

The protection market has seen widespread growth, increasing by 4.1%, Swiss Re's Term & Health Watch 2015 report has found.