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These were prepared to assist policyholder in coming to their decision about the Aviva offer to buy out policyholders interest in the inherited estates of CGNU and CULAC. The reattribution was approved in the High Court on 19 September 2009 (see ‘News & Articles')

125) The FSA response states that the company can use the estates to subsidise new business, what does this mean?

The policyholder advocate and Aviva have now written to eligible policyholders outlining the main headline details. There are costs involved in setting up new policies. The estate is used to provide capital to meet those costs. This is examined in detail in the policyholder advocate's guide.