France: Aviva launches its autumn offer

With a guaranteed rate of 4.40% net until 3 September 2007 and a large choice of high- performance financial products, Aviva’s autumn offer is an unmissable savings solution for this second half of the year.

With a guaranteed rate of 4.40%(1) net until 3 September 2007 and a large choice of high-performance financial products, Aviva’s autumn offer is an unmissable savings solution for this second half of the year.

Aviva Puissance 2 – Lisséo September 2007(2): a complete, competitive offer.

4.40 %(1) is the rate of the guaranteed fund for Aviva’s autumn deal – a rate positioned at the top end of the market. Aviva Puissance 2 - Lisséo September 2007(2) is an opportunity for us to invite customers to take advantage of Aviva Gestion d’Actifs’ UCITS range, which combines security and performance, under attractive conditions. In the first half of 2006, our asset management business was awarded five gold trophies by the French financial magazine Le Revenu, including the gold trophy for the whole SICAV and fund range over 10 years.

Our autumn offer is available from 4 September to 27 October 2006(3), with two investment options.

The Aviva Puissance 2 option: simplicity coupled with performance
Saving with a view to passing on some capital or preparing for retirement… the Aviva Puissance 2 option is designed for medium- and long-term savings objectives, combining simplicity with high performance. A maximum of 40% of a customer’s capital is immediately invested in the 4.40%(1) guaranteed product. The remaining capital – at least 60% - is invested in the range of Aviva Gestion d’Actifs products eligible for the offer.

The Aviva Lisséo option: innovation that protects our customers
It is difficult for an individual, even an expert, to know how the markets are going to behave at any given moment. To avoid investing everything at the worst time, it is important to invest regularly. It is this principle that gave rise to Aviva Lisséo, which enables our customers to easily benefit from the advantages of progressively and regularly entering financial markets.

Our customers’ capital is immediately assigned to the 4.40%(1) guaranteed product. Then, until 3 September 2007, automatic monthly arbitrage, performed free of charge, makes it possible to regularly invest savings in unit-linked products eligible for the operation.

This makes Aviva Lisséo suitable for all those wishing to invest in financial markets with a view to obtaining a higher return than with a safe investment, accepting the corresponding degree of risk.

The expertise of the Aviva Vie teams is essential, as customers will need advice on the choice of option and funds, depending on their objectives and profile.

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(1) Excluding social security and tax deductions. Rate applicable to the net amounts invested in the product offered within the “Aviva Puissance 2 – Lisséo September 2007” deal. The net annual rate of 4.40% is guaranteed from 4 September 2006 to 3 September 2007, pro rata over the period of investment in this product.

For the Aviva Puissance 2 option, on 3 September 2007, the remaining savings invested in the guaranteed product will be automatically hedged, free of charge, according to the distribution initially chosen between the products available for the operation.

For the Aviva Lisséo option, on 3 September 2007, all the remaining savings invested in the guaranteed product following the last scheduled monthly arbitrage will be automatically hedged, free of charge, according to the distribution recorded for the scheduled monthly arbitrage carried out on 1 September 2007.

(2) Offer reserved for new payments made between 4 September 2006 and 27 October 2006, only for life insurance policies offering this deal and subject to the specific terms and conditions of this offer.

(3) Aviva reserves the right to end the subscription period before 27 October 2006, at any time.

Press contact:
David Chenu
Telephone: +33 (0)1 7662 6792 
E-mail: david_chenu@aviva.fr

Notes to Editors:

  • Aviva is one of Europe’s leading providers of life insurance and pensions with strong positions in other markets around the world. In terms of gross premiums, Aviva is the world’s fifth-largest insurance group.
  • Aviva operates in three main areas: life insurance and long-term savings, asset management and non-life insurance. Its annual premium income, according to the EEV principles, totals Ł36 billion and its managed assets stood at more than Ł322 billion on 31 December 2005.
  • Press releases are available on the www.aviva.com and www.aviva.fr websites.

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