Aviva
Admiral Business CEO joins Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed David Hockey as its new director of schemes and partnerships, replacing Chris Withers, who departed the business in November.
Alp’s Acturis product; Tide’s SME cover; Marsh Corporate’s MD
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Die Hard: Who is insurance’s answer to John McClane?
Content Director's View: Putting aside the argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, Jonathan Swift asks if you have ever wondered who would be the insurance equivalent to NYPD cop turned terrorist plot spoiler John McClane?
Fore! Golf boom drives up risks on and off the fairway
With more people teeing off than ever, David Worsfold examines how golf’s quiet fairways conceal growing exposures and gets to grips with the widening gap in the insurance cover many players and clubs rely on.
Aviva to close down DLG’s By Miles
After acquiring Direct Line Group earlier this year, Aviva is closing down pay-per-mile insurtech By Miles, Post can reveal.
Aviva nabs Admiral data director for executive role at Direct Line
Aviva has appointed Rachel Purchase, currently director of data and analytics at Admiral, as chief underwriting officer for Direct Line Retail.
Q&A: Jake Wells, Meshed
Jake Wells, co-founder and chief operating officer of Meshed, discusses the insurtech’s vision of providing high quality service to small-to-medium businesses through the artificial intelligence-native broking platform.
Spotlight: From siloed fraud teams to shared intelligence
Combating fraud in today’s environment demands both cutting-edge technology and a collaborative approach to stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated criminals. Underwriting, claims and fraud-prevention teams need to work ever more closely…
Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Award winners revealed
Tara Foley, CEO of Axa UK & Ireland, has been named Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year at Insurance Post’s Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
Big Interview: Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK
Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK, is betting on regional expansion, specialist expertise and empowering underwriting talent, rather than pursuing takeovers, to double the MGA business by 2030.
Howden buys Church of Scotland insurance scheme
Howden has agreed to acquire the Aviva-backed insurance services from the Church of Scotland, following a strategic review of its insurance provision.
Which? names and shames insurers with low claims acceptance rates
Which? has found continued hesitancy from home insurers when accepting claims.
Aviva demands protection for young drivers as ghost broking surges
Aviva has today demanded tougher enforcement, stronger penalties, and better education to crack down on ghost broking.
Halloween horror stories haunting insurers
Editor’s View: It’s that spine-tingling time of year again, when the nights draw in, shadows lengthen across Leadenhall Market, and Emma Ann Hughes shares scary stories about insurance.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Lycetts’ cycling; Aviva’s arancini
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Lockerbie Memorial restoration saved as BLW and Aviva step in
Broker BLW Insurance and Aviva have arranged bespoke cover for the restoration of the former Dryfesdale Church as it is transformed into the Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum.
Marsh and Allianz lead winners at CII Exam Awards
This year’s Chartered Insurance Institute Apprenticeship Awards and Qualification Prizegiving saw several major insurance groups collect multiple honours.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva acts to close business interruption protection gap
Aviva is applying an automatic uplift to a 24-month business interruption indemnity period for policies issued through its Fast Trade platform in order to tackle underinsurance.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Direct Line
Direct Line Group remains in third place on the Top 100 UK Insurers List 2025, but will disappear from next year’s rankings as the provider becomes part of Aviva.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 once again on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list.