That being said, some of the write-downs were the result of investments backed by monoline insurer Syncora Guarantee, The New York Insurance Department announced it would suspend the insurer's claim payments, effective April 29, unless Syncora restored
regulatory surplus by June 2.
Aviva described demand as "resilient" and said it had significantly enhanced its capital position in the past quarter, with a
regulatory surplus of pounds 2.5 billion at the end of last month, up from pounds 2 billion in December.
Aviva said it had significantly enhanced its capital position over the past three months, with a
regulatory surplus of pounds 2.5bn at the end of last month - up from pounds 2bn in December.