Aviva
Aviva scraps director roles as two leave
Aviva has decided to scrap the roles of commercial and personal lines directors as part of a restructure of the business.
Post Pick of the Week
Post reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the major stories from this week's issue of Post: Insurance asbestos costs to double;Axa personal injury move; FSA targets client money; Henderson director joins Towergate; Aviva scraps commercial and personal posts.
News analysis - aggregators: Back to black?
The past three months have finally seen private motor prices increase en masse. Tom Cooper analyses this and its potential for a return to market profit.
Motor rivals quiet as Zurich outlines 20% hike proposal
Zurich's new general insurance chief executive has claimed the UK has usurped the US as the litigation heartland of the world — on the eve of introducing 20% hikes in its personal lines motor rates.
Fusion boosts Scottish presence with new hires
Trevor Hillman joins from RSA as regional manager
Sterling strengthens commercial team with hires from AIG and Aviva
GI boss Sweeney said recruits would help develop Sterling's expertise.
Aviva upgraded to "buy" as analyst predicts £200m of additional cuts
Execution believes back office and property and casualty arm has too much fat and overhang.
APC boosts underwriting and claims units
Lauren Wickes and Mellissa Gill join underwriting agency
Insurers confirm pleural plaques appeal
ABI's Nick Starling said there are "good grounds for this appeal".
Aviva warns about risk of squatters
Property owners need adequate legal expenses cover
Axa vows not to be “swayed” by politics in pleural plaques battle
Insurer will make appeal decision in the “next few days”
Insurers considering pleural plaques appeal
ABI Director Nick Starling: “This is not the end of the road”
Justice Secretary tells insurers to abandon plaques appeal
Kenny MacAskill tells insurers to "carefully reflect on what Lord Emslie has said".
Insurers defeated in latest effort to overturn Scottish plaques bill
Lord Emslie rejects the insurer's challenge.
Post Magazine 7 January 2010
This issue featured an interview with new Aviva boss Mark Hodges; a look at claims representation at board level; solvency 2; contingent commissions; damage management; the Floods Bill; Auditor liability and all the latest news and views from the general…
Interview: Mark Hodges - Back to the future
At the beginning of January, former Aviva GI boss Mark Hodges took over as chief executive officer of the insurer's UK business, a position last filled in 2007. He talks to Jonathan Swift about the decision to reinstate the role, his plans for Aviva and…
Vital ingredient
Despite claims handling being an intrinsic part of every insurer's reputation, Leigh Jackson ponders why the discipline is so under-represented at board level.
Aviva swoops for US firm
Deal to help expand asset management arm.
Aviva UK CEO insists he will not "merge" life and GI units
In his first interview Mark Hodges speaks of closer co-operation, its move into the corporate risk space and M&A activity.
CEO round up two: how were the noughties for you?
Part two of Post's look back at what insurance bosses made of 2000 - 09.