Aviva Life Services UK Ltd
This includes complaints about: Life & Critical Illness, Income Protection, Individual & Group Pensions, Annuities, Investments and Equity release.
On 13 April 2015, Aviva acquired the Friends Life Group of Companies. The complaints data for Friends Life companies is now included in the overall Aviva Life Services data published on this page. Before 1 July 2017, Friends Life complaints data was reported separately.
Table of figures for the period July to December 2018
| Number of complaints opened by volume of business | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product / Service grouping | Provision (at reporting end period) | Intermediation (within the reporting period) | Number of complaints opened | Number of complaints closed | Percentage closed within 3 days | Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks | Percentage upheld* | Main cause of complaints opened |
| Banking and credit cards | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Home Finance | 6.3 per 1,000 balances outstanding | N/A | 613 | 575 | 43% | 48% | 51% | General admin / Customer service |
| Insurance and pure protection | 1.1 per 1,000 policies in force | N/A | 5,226 | 4,980 | 43% | 54% | 55% | General admin / Customer service |
| Decumulation and pensions | 1.3 per 1,000 policies in force | N/A | 11,078 | 10,884 | 39% | 56% | 80% | General admin / Customer service |
| Investments | 3.3 per 1,000 client accounts | N/A | 4,546 | 4,512 | 36% | 58% | 70% | General admin / Customer service |
| Credit related | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The Financial Conduct Authority ask us to report to them the percentage of complaints we close within 3 days and between 4 days and 8 weeks. This is the information you can see here.
Details of the number of cases referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service can be found at the Financial Ombudsman website.
Important information
* This represents the percentage of customers who we recognise had a valid complaint in full or part.
Brands and trading names
Aviva Life & Pensions UK Ltd, Aviva Life Services UK Ltd (also using the trading name Aviva Financial Advice), Aviva Pension Trustees UK Ltd, Aviva Wrap UK Ltd, Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd, Aviva Administration Limited, Aviva Investment Solutions UK Limited, Friends Life FPLMA Ltd.