Aviva

Doctors have called on Britons to take greater responsibility for their health and voiced their fears that GP-led commissioning could harm patient care.

Aviva's leap up the blue-chip index has ignited further market speculation that at least two insurers could be mulling over a possible approach worth 575p a share valuing the insurer at £14.8bn.

Aviva has unveiled a product allowing grandparents the chance to buy specialist health insurance for their grandchildren.

Aviva has reduced the turnaround time for life cover medical evidence assessments with all underwriting decisions now being made within 24 hours.

Nearly a quarter of employees feel a major impact when colleagues are absent, Aviva UK Health research has shown.

IFAs fall behind friends, family and the internet as the main source of financial advice while young people are especially disconnected from the advice process, new research has revealed.

Aviva has appointed new director for health and group risk at its UK business.

GPs have condemned the care offered to mental health patients by the NHS while some have resorted to prescribing drugs to those facing long waiting lists.

Employers are still finding the timely return to work of absent employees challenging - yet Government plans are likely to make this harder.

Aviva has appointed Trevor Matthews as CEO of its UK region and as an executive director of Aviva.