John McFarlane

British insurer Aviva has agreed to sell its US life insurance business for $1.8 billion (1.4 billion euros) to Bermuda-based Athene Holding as part of a strategic overhaul, it said Friday.

Troubled British insurer Aviva on Tuesday said it had appointed an outsider, sector heavyweight Mark Wilson to be its new chief executive and carry the group forward following recent shareholder and economic turbulence.

British insurer Aviva has appointed Mark Wilson, ex-head of Asian insurance giant AIA, as its new chief executive, the group said on Tuesday, after the previous boss resigned following a shareholder revolt.

Insurer Aviva said Thursday that it fell into a net loss in the first half, hit by restructuring costs, adverse foreign exchange movements and bad weather.

Police investigating the mysterious disappearance of an oil executive have found the body of a woman in a lock-up garage in London, Scotland Yard said on Friday.

Insurer Aviva on Thursday said it planned to exit 16 non-core business areas and announced senior management changes following a major strategic review of the embattled group.

The chief executive of Britain's second-biggest insurance group Aviva stepped down on Tuesday, becoming the latest victim of a growing shareholder revolt over pay for top managers.

The chief executive of Britain's second-biggest insurance group Aviva stepped down on Tuesday, becoming the latest victim of a growing shareholder revolt over pay for top managers.

Iinsurer Aviva said on Tuesday that chief executive Andrew Moss had stepped down with immediate effect, after more than half of its shareholders voted last week against executive pay awards.

British insurer Aviva said on Tuesday that chief executive Andrew Moss had stepped down with immediate effect, after more than half of its shareholders voted last week against executive pay awards.

Insurer Aviva is set to pull out of the US in a move that could cost the company around £1 billion, the Sunday Times reported.

British insurer Aviva is set to pull out of the US in a move that could cost the company around £1 billion ($1.6 billion, 1.2 billion euros), the Sunday Times reported.

Insurance giant Aviva said on Wednesday that John McFarlane, a non-executive director of bailed-out lender Royal Bank of Scotland, will become its new chairman next year.

Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34, a grandson of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah through his mother, was accused of beating and strangling Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz to death on February 15.

Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34, a grandson of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah through his mother, was accused of beating and strangling Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz to death on February 15.

Twelve teenagers are due in court on Monday charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed several times in front of rush-hour commuters at London's Victoria station.

Twelve teenagers are due in court on Monday charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed several times in front of rush-hour commuters at London's Victoria station.

A 15-year-old boy knifed to death at London's Victoria station may have died in a pre-arranged fight, police said Saturday.