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Norwich Union is the largest insurer in the UK. It is a leading provider of life, pensions and investment products and one of the largest Financial Adviser (FA) providers. It is also the largest general insurer with an overall market share of 15% and 4.3 million customers. Norwich Union insures one in five households, one in seven motor vehicles and more than 800,000 businesses in the UK.

Norwich Union is part of Aviva, the world's fifth-largest* insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK.

Aviva has a premium income and investment sales of £49.2 billion# and £359 billion^† of funds under management. We have 57,000 employees serving around 45 million customers in 27 countries around the world.

* Based on gross worldwide premiums for the year ended 31 December 2007.
# For the year ended 31 December 2007.
† At 30 June 2008.

Please see Norwich Union's latest news releases below.

• Norwich Union helps brokers enhance service to property owners
  2008-11-21 12:06:00
  Norwich Union, part of Aviva, is helping brokers to offer a more flexible and efficient service to property owners with the launch of a new online too ...

• Auto Windscreens apprentice named as the best in the glass industry
  2008-11-18 16:17:00
  Auto Windscreens has been recognised for having the UK's top apprentice in the entire glass industry in 2008. Daniel Metcalfe, who is an apprentice in ...

• New website makes booking a job with Auto Windscreens even easier
  2008-11-17 16:21:00
  Auto Windscreens has made it even easier for drivers to book a glass repair or replacement for their vehicle following the launch of its new website - ...

• Driveaway continues its journey of success
  2008-11-12 15:09:00
  As manufacturers embrace opportunities to speed up the sales processDriveaway - the innovative seven-day free insurance product from HPI - goes from s ...

• CIA Insurance encourages customers to carry out an HPI Check
  2008-11-11 15:56:00
  CIA Insurance is offering its customers a unique service - a direct link to HPI for a history check when buying any second-hand motorcycle. CIA Insura ...

• Young female motorists most at risk of being stranded this winter
  2008-11-10 12:07:00
  RAC figures released today* show that almost a third (31%) of motorists are preparing for the winter with no roadside breakdown cover. Worryingly, you ...

• Auto Windscreens continues to set the standard for customer service
  2008-11-04 13:59:00
  Auto Windscreens is leading customer service performance and professionalism in the automotive glazing services industry following its corporate membe ...

• RAC's automotive training centre officially opens at Great Sankey
  2008-11-04 11:37:00
  RAC's state of the art auto-training centre at Great Sankey High School has been officially opened, enabling over 80 pupils a week to undergo training ...

• Vehicle theft down 12%
  2008-10-30 10:34:00
  The latest Home Office statistics reveal that vehicle related thefts fell by 12% in the year to June 2008. However, HPI is warning used car buyers to ...

• Launch of HPI's Customer Watch service helps dealers make contact with the right customers
  2008-10-29 14:47:00
  In an economic climate where the predictions of a recession appear to be becoming reality, motor dealers need to be sure that their customer communica ...

• Aviva announces £1 billion reattribution offer
  2008-07-30 00:00:00
  Cash payments of at least £400 and average of £1,000 for eligible policyholdersOffer fair to policyholders and shareholders and fully endors ...