Company Profile

Aviva plc is the world's sixth-largest¹ insurance group and UK's largest²  insurer. It is also one of the leading providers of life and general insurance products in Europe.

Its main activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with £402 billion of funds under management (as of 31 December 2010)²  . The group draws on the talents of 36,100 employees serving more than 44.5 million customers worldwide³ .

Aviva plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and its current credit ratings are available at the section "Credit Ratings" under the page "Investor Relations" of the corporate website www.aviva.com⁴ .

The financial strength ratings of Aviva plc's core operating subsidiaries are:

(Ratings as at 13 July 2011)

"Ratings accurate as of the mentioned date and are published for information and general circulation only and do not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and the particular needs of any specific person."

¹ Based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2010
² Source: Aviva plc Annual Report and Accounts 2010
³ Source: www.aviva.com (as at October 2011).
⁴ The website may contain information on products which are not authorised for sale in Hong Kong, and are not available to Hong Kong Investors.

Aviva's success started in a modest London fire insurance office in 1696 and continued to grow across the centuries. Historical milestones included:

• 1696 - Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society founded
• 1797 - Norwich Union formed
• 1861 - Commercial Union founded
• 1885 - General Accident formed
• 1998 - Commercial Union and General Accident merger to form CGU
• 2000 - CGU and Norwich Union merged
• 2002 - AVIVA is launched

With the large mergers in 1998 and 2000, Aviva continued to gain prominence. Finally, the 2002 launch of the Aviva brand unified more than 50 brands in over 30 countries.

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Aviva's heritage in Hong Kong can be traced back to over 150 years ago. Today, our distribution channels include Aviva Advisors, Bancassurance partner and leading Independent Financial Advisor firms.

We provide full range of financial and insurance solutions for protection, investments, savings and retirement planning.