Aviva’s general insurance premiums up 12%

U.K.-based insurer Aviva PLC’s general insurance business posted a 12% year-on-year increase in gross written premiums to £5.27 billion ($6.7 billion) in the first half of this year, Reinsurance News reported. The insurer’s total operating profit increased by 8% year-on-year to £715 million in the first half of the year.