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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.

• a holds analyst briefing and confirms strong capital position
  2008-10-09 08:03:00
  Aviva plc ("Aviva") is today holding an investor and analyst briefing. Alain Dromer, CEO Aviva Investors and Igal Mayer, CEO UK General Insu ...

• Converters are catalyst to crime warns Norwich Union
  2008-10-06 17:02:00
  Motor traders face a greater risk as ruthless thieves cash in on valuable metals, says Norwich Union, part of Aviva. The warning comes as claims invo ...

• Rising fuel prices and depreciation speed up cost of motoring
  2008-10-02 01:01:00
  UK motorists are paying on average a fifth (19%) more to keep their cars on the road than in 2007, with the total average cost for owning and running ...

• Credit crunch lessons lost on Brits
  2008-09-30 10:42:00
  180 million hours researching how we spend money on money leaves us none the wiserBrits are "budgeting blind" through the credit crunch, acc ...

• Norwich Union offers unique service to motor vehicle policyholders
  2008-09-29 18:25:00
  Norwich Union is helping policyholders get back on the road quicker by offering a unique used vehicle replacement service after they have agreed their ...

• Auto Windscreens appoints Tony Johnston to top sales and marketing role
  2008-09-25 12:25:00
  Auto Windscreens, the national automotive glazing services company, has appointed Tony Johnston as its sales and marketing director. Tony's appointmen ...

• Aviva Investors appoints chief technology officer
  2008-09-24 00:00:00
  Aviva Investors1, the global asset management business being created by the integration of Aviva plc's fund management companies, announces the appoin ...

• Fronting can put young drivers at risk, warns Norwich Union
  2008-09-23 12:26:00
  Managing directors and company owners are invalidating their business insurance policy, as well as putting their children at risk, by fronting, warns ...

• New appointment brings Joy to Auto Windscreens' financial services team
  2008-09-23 10:13:00
  Joy Cooper, from Cleobury Mortimer in South Shropshire, is the latest addition to Auto Windscreens' partnership management team responsible for client ...

• Auto Windscreens expands financial services team with new appointment
  2008-09-23 10:01:00
  With 20 years' experience in the automotive industry, including finance, leasing and latterly the vehicle repair market, David Wilshin is the latest r ...

• 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 ...