Aviva

Aviva has launched an online resource for advisers intended to smooth the application process for life, critical illness and income protection insurance.

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Smokers annuity rates rose in October after months of inactivity but RPI linked and level products were cut, according to Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau.

Aviva UK Health has launched an intermediary marketing campaign on the benefits of selling international private medical insurance.

Suncorp group chief executive Patrick Snowball, the man who previously ran Aviva's UK operation, has warned life insurers they could die out unless they innovate and change.

A quartet of insurance giants, including Resolution, considered mounting a multi-billion pound break-up bid for rival Aviva.

Aviva is now accepting faxed and emailed copies of application and claims forms for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offering.

Some of the key areas brought up in the latest Aviva Retirement report

Adviser networks had half of the complaints against them referred to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) upheld in the first six months of the year.

International private medical insurance has moved much more to the fore of many advisers minds in recent months. Teresa Rogers gives a primer for those considering entering this potentially lucrative market sector