Simon Wright, the Liberal Democrat MP for Norwich South sponsored the event, which took place on the House of Commons terrace. More than 30 senior Aviva colleagues attended the reception including Chief Marketing Officer Amanda Mackenzie, Aviva Investors CEO Alain Dromer, UK GI CEO David McMillan and UK Commercial CEO Cathryn Riley supported by the Aviva public policy team.

The reception was an important way for Aviva to raise its profile and build relationships with parliamentarians. It was an ideal occasion for us to highlight some of the key issues facing Aviva and our customers - the savings gap, pensions, regulation, Solvency II, flooding and healthcare were just a few of the subjects discussed.

In a well-received speech Andrew Moss highlighted our commitment to our customers: "One of the things that is distinctive about Aviva is our commitment to putting customers at the heart of our business."

The reception also offered us a platform to highlight some of our key CR initiatives - such as Street to School, and our involvement in grass roots youth programmes linked to UK Athletics and our rugby premiership sponsorship.

The appearance of the Aviva Premiership Rugby Trophy and two Harlequins players, Ugo Monye and Chris Robshaw, added a touch of glamour to the evening.