Operating profits at Aviva UK rose 8% to £1.45bn in 2011, thanks largely to a boost in new sales in its life and pensions division.
Aviva has become the latest major insurer to reveal the details of its auto-enrolment proposition, as well as a separate workplace savings platform.
Bupa has become the second insurer to give further clarity about its complaints levels, suggesting providers may want further details to be published by the Ombudsman to put figures into a wider context.
The private medical insurance (PMI) market's two biggest players have seen a rise in the number of complaints escalated to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
Old traditions such as Sunday dinner and playing board games are still at the heart of family life, according to research from Aviva.