Aviva is seeking a new chief executive to replace Andrew Moss who is leaving the group. John McFarlane will assume executive duties with immediate effect and will implement a review of all Aviva's businesses and investments.

Reliance Mutual has written to its 250,000 customers seeking approval on restructuring the way its business operates and uses policyholders' funds. The company proposes to take a more transparent approach to how with profit policy holders will be paid final bonuses from Reliances surpluses. Mark Goodale is the chief executive.

Multinational insurance company, Aviva Plc, headquartered in London, has elected John McFarlane, Gay Huey Evans, Trevor Matthews and Glyn Barker as Directors to the Board. Mary Francis, Richard Karl Goeltz, Euleen Goh, Michael Hawker, Igal Mayer, Andrew Moss, Patrick Regan, Colin Sharman, Russell Walls and Scott Wheway have been re-elected as Directors of the Board. Kirstine Cooper is Group General Counsel and Company Secretary.

Scottish Widows, a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, has won The Innovation Award for Customer Focus at the Customer Contact Innovation Awards presented in April 2012.