Aviva leaps on plans to slimline operations

Shares in Aviva leapt on Monday following reports which emerged over the weekend which are saying the insurance giant is set to sell or wind down between 10 and 15 of its 58 businesses.

Shares in Aviva leapt on Monday following reports which emerged over the weekend which are saying the insurance giant is set to sell or wind down between 10 and 15 of its 58 businesses.

No indication has been given as to which businesses will be targeted, although speculators have pointed towards the company reducing its stake in Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd and slimming down its US life business.

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