Aviva
Slight dip reported in number of brokers actively recruiting
Nearly three quarters of brokers are currently recruiting for new employees, according to Aviva’s latest Broker Barometer.
Open GI’s partnership; Axa’s climate platform; Biba’s fresh face
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers must take ‘vital’ action after climate change report
Insurers have said the industry must take “vital actions” as a government report says the UK should adopt maximum temperature rules among other changes.
'Categorically’ no plans for AI job cuts at Aviva
Aviva currently does not expect to reduce headcount in its commercial business as it scales its artificial intelligence operations, according to director of innovation Jason Chambers.
Big Interview: Louise Birritteri, Pikl
Louise Birritteri, founder and CEO of Pikl, explains how the insurtech is reshaping risk, revenue and flexibility for short-term let property managers and how she is using profits to launch a mass market product plus expand into the US.
Aviva restructures HNW team following departures
Ann Owen, managing director for Aviva Private Clients has told Insurance Post that, following the departure of three members, they will not be replaced on a like-for-like basis.
Throwback Thursday: Biba’s new rules and tidy commercial
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to May 1981 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the British Insurance Brokers’ Association was changing designations and commercial combined was a hot new thing.
Climate and Union activists protest at Biba conference
Activists from both Extinction Rebellion Manchester and Unite the Union have staged protests at the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference in Manchester.
Can brokers survive the rise of ChatGPT insurance apps?
After the launch of the world’s first ChatGPT insurance app sent share prices of major brokers tumbling, Fiona Nicolson examines what the future of insurance distribution looks like when conversational AI becomes a primary customer interface rather than…
Ones to watch in 2026: Future Power List contenders
These industry leaders narrowly missed out on a place in Insurance Post’s 2026 Power List, but based on their role, career to date and growing influence look set to feature in future rankings.
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
Colm Holmes, Allianz
In the Marvel universe, the Hulk’s power is his strength and ability to shift things. In UK insurance, Colm Holmes plays a similar role to many people's favourite Avenger.
Jason Storah, Aviva
Jason Storah has been busy steering Aviva’s UK & Ireland General Insurance business through a period of significant change.
Patrick Tiernan, Lloyd’s
Patrick Tiernan, CEO of Lloyd’s, sits at the centre of one of the most consequential periods in the London market’s history and at the top of Insurance Post's Power List in 2026.
What it takes to be a Power List player in 2026
This year’s Insurance Post Power List ranking of the general insurance industry’s movers and shakers weights four core factors.
Brokers seek stronger insurer partnerships at Biba
Strengthening partnerships with insurers has emerged as brokers’ top priority ahead of the kick-off of 2026’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday (13 May).
Aviva hires 15 regional specialty underwriters
Aviva has hired 15 new regional specialty underwriters in a move it says will give brokers faster access to local knowledge and specialist expertise.
Hundreds of ChatGPT insurance apps set to go live soon
The number of ChatGPT-powered insurance apps is set to surge, with hundreds in development and awaiting approval from OpenAI, according to an insurtech founder.
Protestors block access to Aviva’s AGM
Protestors from the activist group Boycott Bloody Insurance infiltrated Aviva’s York offices this morning, when members blocked access to the meeting room where the insurer’s Annual General Meeting was due to take place.
Three Aviva HNW leaders resign on the same day
Insurance Post has learned that at least three prominent figures within Aviva’s high-net-worth business have all resigned.
Big Interview: Shoib Khan, Prudential Regulation Authority
As the Prudential Regulation Authority kicks off its first dynamic stress test for general insurance today (5 May), the watchdog’s director of insurance supervision Shoib Khan speaks exclusively to Insurance Post about how it is checking the way insurers…