Aviva in £5.6 billion deal to buy Friends Life after pensions shake-up


LONDON: British insurer Aviva said on Friday it had agreed terms on a possible deal to buy rival Friends Life for 5.6 billion pounds (US$8.8 billion) as British pension reforms put pressure on insurance companies to find new business.

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