Established in 1999 with a head office in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin, Norwich Union International is the offshore investment subsidiary of the Aviva Group.

Aviva is the world's sixth-largest insurance group (based on gross worldwide premiums) and the biggest in the UK. It is one of the leading providers of life and pensions products to Europe and has substantial businesses elsewhere around the world.

Its main activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance. It has premium income and investment sales of GBP35 billion (from continuing operations, including share of associates' premiums) and more than GBP317 billion of assets under management. The group has 59,000 employees and 30 million customers worldwide.

On www.aviva.com you will be able to read about Aviva's strategy, corporate profile and financial results and also browse through the investor and media centres, plus much more.

All data as at March 2006.