Aviva
Aviva’s Washington out as Probitas CEO
Aviva’s MD of global corporate and specialty at Aviva, and CEO of Probitas, Matt Washington is leaving the business to “pursue opportunities outside of Aviva”.
Ami North the latest to leave DLG
Ami North, Direct Line’s head of counter fraud, and chair of the Insurance Fraud Investigators’ Group, is leaving the insurer, Post can reveal.
Aviva targets financial lines expansion
Aviva is gearing up to for a number of financial lines launches across both its London and regions operations as it attempts to build scale in segment.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Aviva’s vest; Baroness Lloyd’s malapropism
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.
Insurers argue furlough deductions permitted by policy wordings
Insurers finished their submissions to the Supreme Court on the issue of whether or not furlough payments are deductible from Covid-era business interruption claims payouts this morning (12 February), hitting back at arguments advanced yesterday by…
Who’s winning the war for UK insurers’ tech spend: Google, Amazon or Microsoft?
As the artificial intelligence-dominated future we are all set to inhabit continues to unfold, Insurance Post examines landscape of the cloud-based infrastructure insurance AI solutions are likely to sit on. Of the UK’s big three cloud providers, who…
Aviva to launch pet insurance product this year
Insurance Post can exclusively reveal Aviva is developing its own pet insurance product, with a view of launching in Q4 this year.
Lemonade’s UK lead exits
Sarvesh Ramachandran, Lemonade’s UK country head, has left the business after more than four years.
2026 to see more ‘selective’ but still frequent consolidation
Insurance market consolidation is set to continue in 2026, driven by private equity exit cycles and specialist acquisitions, according to Sicsic Advisory founder Michael Sicsic.
Aviva’s minifleet proposition; Antares’ restructuring; IUAD’s board member
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva’s Storah tackles gap between price and value
Aviva’s UK GI CEO Jason Storah has said the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty has prompted a deeper focus on customer needs, exposing a disconnect between a price-driven market and what policyholders actually care about.
Big Interview: Craig Bundell, Tesco Insurance
With Tesco Bank now owned by Barclays, Craig Bundell, CEO of Tesco Insurance & Money Services, is carving out a future for his business that includes accelerating growth by using Clubcard data to build frictionless, personalised insurance experiences for…
Aviva Private Clients launches in Lloyd’s
Aviva has launched its high-net-worth proposition in the Lloyd’s market.
Is pet insurance pulling on the leash or coming to heel?
Almost six years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott McGee examines how the pet insurance sector has adjusted, how premiums have evolved, why new entrants are arriving, and where the market could be heading.
Tesco Law and the insurer legal services revolution that never was
Content Director's View: More than a decade ago many insurers could not wait to seize the opportunities afforded by a change in the law that allowed them to set up their own legal services arms. Jonathan Swift reflects on what happened next - and the…
Serial fraudster jailed for exaggerated bag claim
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation and breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order.
Big Interview: Colin Johnson, Hadron International
As a former footballer turned fronting-carrier CEO, Hadron’s Colin Johnson knows the best managers succeed by creating a top team, who can achieve goals, and know the way the opposition plays.
KGM x Zurich; CFC’s cyber cover; LMA’s underwriting director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Aviva’s time capsule; Zurich’s beef
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.
Which provider will challenge the Aviva-DLG giant in 2026?
Deputy Editor's View: After Aviva’s acquisition of Direct Line Group in 2025, deputy editor Scott McGee ponders what rivals could be planning to do in 2026 to compete for a place on the nation's biggest personal lines player podium.
Why collaboration is vital to save young drivers from ghost brokers
View from the Top: Katriona Cunningham, underwriting fraud lead at Aviva, explains what can be done to crack down on the recent surge in ghost brokers preying on young drivers.