Aviva

Over two in five advisers (41%) do not use any social media networks at all, according to Aviva research.

Aviva has moved to cloud-based systems in a bid to improve the group's finance, sales and operations.

Aviva has announced a three-year deal with the Lighthouse Group to provide life protection products through its national adviser division, Lighthouse Financial Advice (LFA).

Adviser opportunities in the development of flex benefits systems for smaller employees are set to further encourage growing group critical illness (group CI) sales, Aviva has said.

New business at insurance giant Aviva was up 18% in the three months to 31 March, reaching £191m, according to its latest results.

Price wars between providers are "as full on as ever", CIExpert has stated following reports that some critical illness (CI) premiums are lower than pre-G-Day rates.

Aviva has launched a core benefit for its large corporate private medical insurance clients.

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Aviva paid 93.5% of income protection claims in 2012, the insurer's claims statistics have shown.

Aviva is to stop offering direct investment and protection advice for its customers from 31 May.