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Aviva’s profits rise as demand for UK private health insurance booms

Fears over NHS waiting lists contribute to 41% increase in sales of policies, contributing to £1.5bn operating profit

The Guardian - UK

‘They quoted £7,000-£8,000’: young drivers face huge car insurance rises

Motorists between ages of 17 and 20 are being quoted thousands but there are ways to cut costs

The Guardian - UK

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc and retail guru Mary Portas among business figures in new year honours list

Insurance CEO cited for services to gender equality, while Stephen Hester and Gerald Ronson are also honoured

The Guardian - UK

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Help! A rat ate my car and it’s costing me thousands

I found rodents had chewed through the wiring, but my insurer insists on dealing with it as several different claims, each with a £400 excess

The Guardian - UK

‘You have a responsibility’: how Aviva’s Amanda Blanc has promoted equality in UK business

From BP to the CBI, the insurance boss has influenced some of the biggest changes in corporate Britain this year

The Guardian - UK

Top insurance CEO announces that white male new hires must be personally signed off by herself

There is “no non-diverse hire" at Aviva that hasn’t been “signed off by me and the chief people officer,” the blue-chip company’s CEO, Amanda Blanc, revealed.

Fortune

Aviva has acted to sack male employees for inappropriate behaviour, says boss

Amanda Blanc also tells sexism in the City inquiry of ‘appalling’ accounts of harassment of women across financial services sector

The Guardian - UK

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Christmas shoppers warned to be on their guard against thieves

According to the Association of British Insurers, insurers dealt with the equivalent of 185 domestic burglary claims per day last Christmas.

The Independent UK

Home insurance: how to get the best and cheapest UK policy

From putting a value on the building to listing everything it contains, here’s how you can save

The Guardian - UK

How to save money by getting your home winter-ready

It pays to be prepared for the harsher months. By Vicky Shaw.

The Independent UK

Aviva Studios opens in Manchester with Danny Boyle dance extravaganza

It is £130m over budget and four years late, but backers say it will be unlike any other arts venue in Europe

The Guardian - UK

24 hour party precinct: inside Manchester’s Aviva Studios – where even the loos are a stage

As long as a jumbo and as tall as four double-deckers, the giant arts venue will host everything from dance shows to all-night raves. But can the £240m colossus put its troubled birth behind it?

The Guardian - UK

Only 19% of middle income earners aged 32 to 40 ‘feel prepared for retirement’

Aviva raised concerns that people could ‘set and forget’ their default choices around their pension.

The Independent UK

Pensioners could be set for inflation-busting state pension rise next April

Experts have said a potential increase to the state pension of 8.5% could re-ignite the debate around the sustainability of the triple lock.

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Nearly £600 is spent per year on average on home upgrades, survey finds

Renters are particularly unlikely to have insurance to protect their belongings, according to the research.

The Guardian - UK

Aviva no longer needs a rescue

The insurer is viewed as a takeover candidate after Amanda Blanc slimmed it down, but its leadership should not be distracted

The Guardian - UK

Aviva shares leap on speculation of takeover by foreign buyer

Rumours of potential swoop by international rivals drives up shares in UK’s biggest insurer

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Gilt yields surge again after blowout US job report fuels new Fed rate fears

Figures on US wage and employment growth today but interest rates front of mind again at the end of a volatile week for markets.

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‘The quotes were £5,000 or more’: electric vehicle owners face soaring insurance costs

Drivers who ditched petrol and diesel to help save the planet face huge price rises in premiums

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Index closes down 0.8%, £1bn knocked off Entain value, Aviva in £460m AIG UK Life swoop

Fears over a longer spell of monetary policy in restrictive territory today kept shares under pressure and left the pound below $1.22.

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit CBI shelves plans for tie-up with manufacturing body Make UK

Confederation of British Industry tells members it is confident an alternative emergency cash rescue will be found

The Independent UK

Record spike in insurance firms ripping off drivers over value of their car

Exclusive: Drivers of BMW, Mercedes and Land Rover cars are worst affected with underpayments of £1,000, according to research

The Guardian - UK

Free food and threats to bonuses: UK finance and tech firms fight working from home

Banks and insurers join Google, Amazon and Meta in encouraging staff to spend most of week in office

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Shares close flat as UK GDP shrinks by 0.5%, BP CEO quits, US inflation up

The shock resignation of one of the UK’s most influential captains of industry was the main talking point on London’s stock market today, as the FTSE 100 held steady overall.

The Guardian - UK

‘What the hell have we done?’ The people buying homes sight unseen

Virtual property purchases took off during the pandemic and are still happening today. Some buyers find their dream home – but not everyone is so lucky

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