Aviva

Aviva is in the process of archiving hundreds of years of records, from its beginnings as the Hand in Hand Fire and Life Insurance Society in 1696.

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

A study assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a range of financial planning tools available to advisers has been published.

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

Aviva has entered the fixed-term annuity market with a five year and ten year plan.

Workers who delay boosting their pension pot until the last ten years of work could be risking their retirement as more than 25% of the over-55s are out of jobs due to illness or redundancy, according to Aviva.

Aviva is launching two Guaranteed Selection funds which it says will appeal to customers who want better returns than a typical deposit account and are prepared to invest for five years or more.

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 is to sell RAC, the second largest UK roadside assistance provider, to The Carlyle Group for £1bn.

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