Cash remittances were up 47% to GBP 1,498 million (HY25: GBP 1,022 million). Solvency II shareholder cover ratiowas 176% (FY25: 180%) towards the top end of Aviva’s working range. Centre liquidity (July 26) was GBP 1.5 billion (Feb 26: GBP 1.5 billion). Solvency II debt leverage ratio was 30.8% (FY25: 30.1%).
Operating earnings per share were up 10% to 31.8p (HY25: 29.0p) supported by growing operating profit - firmly on track for Group target of Operating EPS of 11% CAGR (2025-2028).
IFRS return on equity was 20.3% (HY25: 18.2%) supported by growing operating result and consistent with the company’s target of IFRS RoE >20%. Cash remittances were up 47% to GBP 1,498 million making strong progress towards Group target of >GBP 7 billion cumulative cash remittances (2026-2028).
Aviva is sustaining longer-term growth supported by its leading customer franchise, transformation through AI, and long-term growth platforms across Wealth, UK General Insurance, Canada General Insurance, GCS, and Health and Protection.
“Aviva’s results in the first half of 2026 were very strong, with operating profit up 24% to GBP 1.3 billion. We have now achieved six consecutive years of excellent financial performance, with much more to come. We also continue to deliver for our shareholders and today we have increased the interim dividend by 7% to 14.0 pence per share”, commented Amanda Blanc, Group Chief Executive Officer.
“We are confident that we will meet our three-year financial targets in 2028 and expect 75% of our earnings to be capital-light by that point. Beyond this, Aviva is in a great position to sustain strong earnings growth over the longer term, particularly in the high growth areas of Wealth, UK and Canada General Insurance, Global Corporate and Specialty, and Health and Protection”, Amanda Blanc said.
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