Aviva (NYSE:AV) Report Sharp Drop in Full Year Profit; Lowers Dividend – AV, PUK, AEG, MFC

Aviva Plc (ADR) (NYSE:AV) on Thursday announced a sharp drop in pre-tax profit for FY 2012, mainly because of write-downs resulted from agreed sale of its US business. The Insurer also lowers its final dividend. Shares of the insurer plunged …