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USA: Aviva USA first in the nation to complete new national ethics qualification
08 July, 2009
- Best practices for compliance being embedded throughout Aviva’s organization
IMSA congratulates the following Aviva USA companies for completing the rigorous, independent review of their marketing, sales and compliance practices required every three years to qualify for renewed IMSA membership:
- Aviva Life and Annuity Company
- Aviva Life and Annuity Company of New York.
“Aviva USA upholds IMSA’s high standards by embedding our best practices for compliance throughout the organization. Our customers demand and expect high standards from us and as a company on the forefront for recertification, we seek to deliver on those expectations,” stated Chris Littlefield, Aviva USA’s chief operating officer. He went on to say, “In a time of economic turmoil, customers are looking for those companies with stability and the character to do the right thing.”
According to IMSA chief executive officer Brian Atchinson, receiving IMSA qualification is a tangible demonstration of a company’s ongoing commitment to high standards of ethical business practices and fair and honest service to customers. “We applaud Aviva USA on its dedication to exemplary business practices,” said Atchinson.
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For information, contact:
Jennifer Kalita, 240-744-3021
Notes to editors:
About IMSA
IMSA is the premier standards-setting and compliance solutions organization for the life insurance, annuity and long-term care insurance marketplace for individually sold products. Qualified companies commit to maintaining high ethical market conduct standards and to being fair, honest, and open in the way they advertise, sell and service their products. For more information and a list of IMSA-qualified companies, visit www.imsaethics.org.
About Aviva USA
Aviva USA is part of Aviva plc, the fifth largest insurer in the world. Aviva USA is a sales leader of fixed indexed annuities and fixed indexed life. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Aviva USA has additional offices located in Topeka, Kansas, and Woodbury, New York.
In the United States, Aviva has approximately one million customers and employs nearly 1,500 people across the country. Aviva plc can trace its presence in the United States back to the late 1800s. We were ultimately transformed in 2006 when Aviva plc, our London parent, acquired Des Moines, Iowa-based AmerUs Group for $3.1 billion (£1.7 billion).
About Aviva plc
Aviva is the world’s fifth largest insurance group, serving 50 million customers across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Aviva's main business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £51.4 billion and funds under management of £381 billion at 31 December 2008.
We are the largest insurance services provider in the UK and one of the leading providers of life and pension products in Europe. The Aviva media centre at www.aviva.com/media includes images, company and product information and a news release archive.
