Aviva

Aviva has emerged as the highest ranked platform in the Platforum's market monitor for the third quarter.

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has added several group protection products to its restricted advice proposition.

Aviva's Personal Pension and Scottish Life's Pension Portfolio were the two most commonly selected pension contracts by financial advisers over the previous 12 months, according to research from Capita Financial Software (CFSL).

Aviva and Zurich have both selected eCommerce standards and services body Origo to provide their automatic re-registration services.

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Aviva has reported a profit after tax of £776m for the first half of this year, turning around a £624m loss for the half year 2012 - but said UK life operating profit fell.

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A telephone advice service offered by Aviva - originally believed to be a casualty of the provider's decision to exit advised sales in May - was in fact pulled months earlier after an audit flagged concerns over the quality of advice given to customers....

Aviva managing director of protection Richard Verdin is to leave the insurer by the end of the year.