Founded in Norwich over two hundred years ago, Norwich Union is the largest insurer in the UK. It is the leading long-term savings provider with a life market share of about 12% and more than six million customers. It is also the largest general insurer with an overall market share of 14% and 4.3 million customers. Norwich Union insures one in five households, one in seven motor vehicles and more than 800,000 businesses in the UK.

Norwich Union is part of Aviva, the world's sixth-largest insurance group^* which has £291 billion^** of assets under management. Aviva has 60,000 employees serving 30 million customers worldwide.

* Based on gross worldwide premiums.

** Correct as of 30^th June 2005