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Aviva plc
Annual Report and
Accounts 2007
152
Financial
statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
10 – Employee information continued
Total staff costs were:
2007 2006
£m £m
Wages and salaries 1,831 1,798
Social security costs 229 216
Post-retirement obligations
Defined benefit schemes (note 46d) 191 213
Defined contribution schemes (note 46d) 63 71
Profit sharing and incentive plans 169 148
Equity compensation plans (note 29d) 50 48
Termination benefits 931
2,542 2,525
These costs are charged within:
2007 2006
£m £m
Acquisition costs 592 597
Claims handling expenses 318 253
Central costs and sharesave schemes 109 76
Other operating expenses 1,523 1,599
2,542 2,525
11 – Directors
Information concerning individual directors’ emoluments, interests and transactions is given in the Directors’
remuneration report.
12 – Auditors’ remuneration
This note shows the total remuneration payable by the Group to our principal auditors, Ernst & Young.
The total remuneration payable by the Group, excluding VAT and any overseas equivalent thereof, to its principal auditors,
Ernst & Young LLP, and its associates in respect of the audit of these financial statements is shown below, together with
fees payable in respect of other work.
2007 2006
£000 £000
Fees payable to Ernst & Young LLP for the statutory audit of the Aviva Group and
Company financial statements 1,364 1,452
Fees payable to Ernst & Young LLP and its associates for other services to Group companies:
Audit of Group subsidiaries pursuant to legislation 8,388 7,731
Additional fees related to the prior year audit of Group subsidiaries pursuant to legislation 372 –
Other services pursuant to legislation 2,124 2,326
Tax services 201 187
Services relating to information technology 173 40
Services relating to corporate finance transactions 736 1,432
All other services – Supplementary reporting (see below) 931 885
– Other supplementary services 4,749 1,660
Fees payable to Ernst & Young LLP for services to Group pension schemes
Audit of Group pension scheme 67 70
19,105 15,783
In addition to the above amounts payable to the principal auditors, fees for audit services of £3.8 million (2006:
£2.1 million) were payable to other firms. The total fees payable for audit services were therefore £14.0 million (2006:
£11.3 million).
Fees for supplementary reporting are in respect of the audit of the Group’s EEV figures. Although EEV is the Group’s
primary management reporting basis and our disclosures require a full audit, the relevant fees are not classified as being
for statutory audit.