Pension sales help to lift Aviva
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The UK's biggest insurer unveils better than expected sales figures for the first nine months of the year.
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Retirees who receive health benefits from their former employers saw premiums shoot up an average of 25 percent this year, a new study says.
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Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain has delivered better-than-forecast pretax profits for the first half, spurred by strong sales growth and a solid performance at its vehicle breakdown service.
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Sales at British retailers rose a greater-than-expected 0.6 percent in November, led by household goods, clothing and footwear, as stores including Marks &amp; Spencer Group Plc offered discounts to lure holiday shoppers.
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UK blue chips closed stronger today, just off the late afternoon peak lifted by a rally from hard-pressed banking issues, with Wall Street pushing higher in morning deals following better than expected numbers from Lehman Brothers, and ahead of a likely Fed interest rate cut later today.
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Shares in Sydney-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd shot up 3.4 per cent on Tuesday after it announced a management restructure of its European operations.
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The U.S. growth outlook got a boost  on Monday with the release of stronger-than-expected retail  sales data that helped cement views the Federal Reserve will  raise interest rates again this week.
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Standard Life  posted one of the UK sector's strongest growth rates for 2006 as new pension rules at home helped lift full-year sales by 47 percent and the insurer said it expected the momentum to continue into 2007.
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The FTSE on Wednesday held on to its gains from the previous session helped by some strong moves in the life assurance sector.
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Helped by sales of generic drugs, the pharmacy benefit manager lifted its full-year profit forecast, sending its shares higher.
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Better-off people may gain more from government pension reforms than the less well-off, research suggests.
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Aviva, the insurer, said on Thursday that new business sales for its core life and pensions units rose 21 per cent to &pound;22.9bn ($46bn) in the first nine months of the year, boosted by strong performance in its overseas markets.
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The over-75s would get their state pension boosted by Â£25 a week under Lib Dem plans being unveiled on Tuesday.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction with rates on six-month bills climbing to the highest level in four months.
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Standard Life reports better than expected profits, helped by sales of more profitable pension products.
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Improved sales of household goods, clothing, footwear and food helped retail sales increase 0.6 per cent in November, increasing the likelihood of higher interest rates next year.
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Aviva, the biggest British insurer, said sales of its worldwide life and pensions rose by 7.0 percent to 1.84 billion pounds (2.64 billion euros, 3.37 billion dollars) in the nine months to September, as it looked to further expand operations in Asia.