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A number of insurance companies make up Aviva. Highlighted below are the key UK mergers and acquisitions.

List of Mergers and Acquisitions
CGU Formed by the merger of General Accident and Commercial Union in February 1998. Merged with Norwich Union in May 2000.
Commercial Union (CU) Merged with General Accident in February 1998.
General Accident (GA) Merged with Commercial Union in February 1998.
Hibernian Acquired by CGU in November 1999.
London & Edinburgh Insurance Group Limited Acquired by Norwich Union in November 1998.
English Insurance Company English Insurance Company were acquired by General Accident in 1985
North British & Mercantile Insurance Company Merged with Commercial Union in 1959.
Provident Mutual Acquired by General Accident in 1996.
Scottish Union Acquired by Norwich Union in 1959.
The Yorkshire Insurance Company Acquired by General Accident in 1967.

Norwich Union was rebranded as Aviva on 1 June 2009.

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