--A consortium of Allianz SE and life insurer Athora Holding is in advanced talks to buy the French branch of Aviva PLC, Reuters reported Thursday.

--The price tag for the subsidiary of the FTSE-100 insurer is between 2 billion and 3 billion euros ($2.3 billion-$3.5 billion), sources close to the matter told Reuters.

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