Aviva proposes £5.6bn deal for rival Friends Life

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Aviva has proposed to buy rival insurer Friends Life in a deal worth £5.6bn which will see the companies merge.

Aviva said it had reached agreement on key financial terms, adding the combined businesses would create the "UK's leading insurance, savings and asset management business". It also said the deal w...

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