Aviva
Aviva are the UK’s leading diversified insurer, with businesses spanning insurance, wealth, and retirement. They also have major operations in Ireland and Canada. Aviva is a leading general insurer in the UK and Ireland, providing insurance solutions to over 12 million customers. Aviva offer commercial lines insurance to a wide range of businesses, from the micro segment up to large UK and global corporates. They also operate in the London market through their Lloyds syndicate, Probitas. In personal lines, they offer motor, home, travel, breakdown, pet and gadget insurance. They operate their own garage repair network and completed the acquisition of Direct Line in July 2025. They have been taking care of people for more than 325 years, in line with their purpose of being ‘with you today, for a better tomorrow’. In 2025, they paid £31.9 billion in claims and benefits to their customers.
Penny Black's insurance week - 8 September 2011
An opportunity to gawp at strapping sportsmen on a balmy Saturday afternoon is not the sort of invite Penny finds easy to turn down.
Xchanging nabs former Aviva IT director
Xchanging, the business process and technology services provider, has today revealed the appointment of former Aviva IT director Jim Sadler.
Keelan Westall offers to beat quotes
Wholesale property insurance broker Keelan Westall has launched a ‘guarantee to beat’ initiative promising to beat premiums by 10% for commercial property risks over £500 until the end of the year.
Aviva u-turns on single brand policy with QMH
Aviva’s UK retail director Steve Treloar has vowed to expand new car insurance brand Quote Me Happy into the household market.
People moves - 1 September 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 1 September 2011 edition of Post.
Essex broker rebuffed by Qmetric over Primo name - Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include an Essex based insurance broker lodging a formal complaint against Qmetric for using the Primo trading title which it claims was its brand name first.
Career development & CSR: Aviva slashes power costs with PC monitoring solution
When composite insurer Aviva found that 60% of its PCs were being left on after work on weekdays and over the weekend it decided to act. And it claims a power management system run across the company’s 30 000 PCs will save the electricity equivalent in a…
Fraud rise feared in riot aftermath
Mihir Pandya, Allianz fraud manager, has warned spurious claims could rise in the aftermath of this month’s riots and a potential double-dip recession.
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
Disaster recovery - SME: Dealing with disaster
SMEs would flounder in the face of a disaster, with a large proportion going out of business completely. Edward Murray asks why, therefore, it remains so hard to get them to engage with disaster recovery planning.
Aviva to launch new online brand 'Quote me happy'
Aviva has today announced that it will be launching a new car insurance brand catering for the growing number of customers who prefer to shop on price comparison sites.
Aviva launches new online brand Quote Me Happy
Aviva today introduced a brand for internet shoppers who prefer to shop on price comparison sites and manage their insurance online.
Ex-Aviva CEO Snowball extends Suncorp contract until 2015
Suncorp Group Limited today announced chief executive Patrick Snowball would move from a fixed term employment contract to a rolling contract.
Post history – 10 years ago: Provider to shake-up PMI market
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
Insurers extend riot notification period
Insurers have extended their claims notification periods for claims resulting from the riots in response to the government’s own extension of the notification period under the Riot (Damages) Act compensation scheme.
Aviva Direct's caravan partner Victor Millwell to expand
Caravan specialist Victor Millwell expects to rapidly expand following Aviva Direct’s decision to use it as preferred provider of its motorhome insurance for customers seeking new or renewal quotes.
Axa confirmed as business insurer for Reeves furniture store
Axa has also confirmed it is the co-insurer for Party Superstore in Clapham and the sole insurer for fashion store Intense and Funky in Tottenham.
Aviva on cover for Reeves store in Croydon
Aviva has confirmed it is the building insurer for the 140-year old family run House of Reeves furniture store in Croydon razed to the ground during the riots on 8 August.
Aviva accounts head jailed for expenses fraud
The head of accounts manager at Aviva's York has been jailed for four months and sacked after being found guilty of expenses.
Insurer estimates hit £750m as city riot damage racks up
RSA, Aviva and Axa are likely to incur the biggest losses from commercial property claims with the latest riot bill estimate hitting £750m, as Post went to press.
Insurance no ‘safe haven’ despite stock resilience
Leading analysts have warned insurers that the industry is not a “safe haven” for investors, despite share prices falling less than the stock market average of 5.5% since Friday 5 August.
Aviva rules out target change despite over-achieving
Aviva has pinpointed a much improved private motor result as being pivotal to it posting an above-target combined ratio of 96% (H1 2010: 98%) for its half-year UK general insurance business. But despite emphasising “strong continued momentum” in UK GI…
News analysis - Haste departure: Less Haste, more concern?
After nearly a decade as CEO of RSA, Andy Haste has announced he is to step down. Amy Ellis gets the market’s reaction and ponders his next move.
Aviva reports 21% jump in European profits in first half of 2011
Aviva this morning reported that its European business reported an IFRS operating profit up 21% to £525m in the first six months of 2011 (HY10: £434m).