Aviva UK profits up 3%; Focus shifts to workplace savings
Aviva has reported UK operating profits up 3% for the first half of the year, and highlighted auto-enrolment as an area of opportunity.
Total operating profit across the group was up 5% for the half year to £1.33bn, compared to £1.27bn in H1 2010. Aviva said real profits rose 13%, but this excluded the impact of an £84m special distribution...
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