Aviva

Jonathan Stapleton on the shareholder rebellion

Insurance giant Aviva has announced that its chief executive, Andrew Moss, is to leave the group with immediate effect.

Insurance firm Aviva has suffered an embarassing blow after more than half its shareholders voted against its proposals on executive pay at its annual general meeting today.

Almost 40% of employees will opt out of auto-enrolment arrangements and 68% have little or no knowledge of the changes looming, Aviva claims.

Aviva has agreed to review pay deals for its new executives following shareholder discord over its remuneration report.

Aviva Investors sent an e-mail by mistake on Friday dismissing its entire staff before retracting the message, according to reports.

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The Association of British Insurers' compulsory code for annuity providers has been welcomed by the industry and triggered calls for similar requirements for trust-based schemes.

Public sector pension schemes and insurers are in line for a £500,000 windfall after authorities recovered thousands of pounds in assets from canoe fraudster John Darwin and his wife.