The company even attributed the longer-than-expected length of lockdown restrictions for bolstering its online business, which saw net gaming revenues shoot up by over a quarter.
Slimmed-down Aviva has said it will return at least £4billion to shareholders by the end of next year, including £750million through share buybacks set to start immediately.
Takeaway giant Deliveroo saw its orders and gross transaction value both double to 148.8 million and £3.4billion, respectively, in the first six months of the year.
In 2018 to 19 just 3.7 per cent of deaths across Britain triggered an inheritance tax bill, but many a huge chunk lie below a certain line of the country.