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Following an extraordinarily busy year Aviva's David Barral in conversation with Paul Robertson indicates there will be no let up yet

Aviva has had a busy year. Almost every month the insurance giant has announced moves that must have spent a long time in the development pipeline. Take October. Last month, ignoring minor policy tweaks and announcements, Aviva launched a new website for advisers, revamped its critical illness policies, began an expansion into Indonesia and commenced the restructuring of all UK business under one CEO. A lot for one month, and this has been typical throughout the year. Perhaps the biggest move has been the rebranding of Norwich Union in June, as all subsidiaries move over to the Aviva ban...

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