Aegon donates £250,000 to charity and other good news this week…

Supports coronavirus effort

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As advisers approach the end of another week of working from home, positive news from within the sector continues to flow. Here, PA sums up some of the good news stories of the week.

Aegon donates £250,000 Aegon UK has donated £200,000 to charities supporting the coronavirus effort and £50,000 to its corporate charity partners. The life company gave £100,000 each to The Royal Voluntary Service, which helps vulnerable and older people, and The Trussell Trust, which helps fight hunger and poverty. Additionally, Aegon's charity partners Macmillan Cancer Support, Children's Hospices Around Scotland, Alzheimer's Scotland, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, Farleigh Hospice, London Air Ambulance, East Anglia Children's Hospices, The Dianne Oxberry Trust and Forever Manch...

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