Aviva posts net loss for 2008

"Aviva shares plunged 33% yesterday, the largest drop in 20 years, after the company posted a 2008 net loss of £885 million.
The loss is compared to a profit of £1.5 billion in 2007.
Europe’s biggest life insurance provider blamed the loss on the global financial crisis, which forced it to write down £1.6 billion on investments, [...]" (2009-3-6)
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