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.
Aviva launches motor claims Iphone app
Aviva has signalled its intent to embrace the mobile phone market through the launch of its first Iphone application for motor claims.
Post Europe country review: Poland, the calm in the storm
The Polish insurance market is no longer seen as an emerging one and as Edward Murray explains its strength through recession has meant that it is now a target for players from the rest of Europe.
Insurance Insight country review: Poland, the calm in the storm
The Polish insurance market is no longer seen as an emerging one and as Edward Murray explains its strength through recession has meant that it is now a target for players from the rest of Europe.
Aviva raids Allianz and GE Capital to bolster exec
Aviva has unveiled Helen Heslop as chief financial officer and Patrick Dixneuf as chief operations officer for Aviva Europe with effect from 1 January 2011.
McMillan: 'hard yards' in terms of savings already done
Aviva UK general insurance chief executive David McMillan has insisted the group's proposed £200m worth of new spending cuts will not amount to a "big headcount" reduction for his division.
Interview - Ian Foy: Return journey
After an antipodean adventure lasting 10 years, Insurance Australia Group's Ian Foy is back in Britain as UK CEO. He tells Jonathan Swift about the challenges he faces to turnaround the business and why IAG is here to stay.
Technology - Now & then: Do you remember the first time?
Technology is a way of life today, with insurance policies underwritten, sold and paid for in the blink of an eye, but not that long ago it was a whole new world for the industry. <BODY><p>Post</p></BODY>, therefore, asked some of the major insurance…
Aviva raids Zurich for new CIO
Aviva has appointed François Xavier Quilici as chief information technology officer for Aviva France, as well as core IT applications director for Aviva Europe.
Post in print - 4 November 2010
Reporter Amy Ellis outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Power Place boss confident of 1000 brokers by 2011 close
Power Place chief executive Matthew Reed has outlined plans to double its broker numbers to 1000 in 2011, as the firm looks to handle £60m gross written premium by the end of this year.
Aviva to seek another £200m of savings by 2012
Aviva today outlined a further £200m of efficency cuts.
Aviva Q3 UK GI premiums exceed £1bn as its tops 1m direct motor customers
Aviva this morning said that general insurance net written premiums were up 12% at £1.05bn when compared to the same quarter last year (3Q09: £937m).
Aviva CEO Andrew Moss defends composite model - again
The chief executive of Aviva has again reiterated its support for its composite model approach as the insurer published its nine month results.
Aviva CEO Andrew Moss defends composite model - again
The chief executive of Aviva has again reiterated its support for its composite model approach as the insurer published its nine month results.
Aviva joins forces with Towergate-owned Power Place
Power Place, the Towergate-owned online insurance marketplace, today announced that Aviva is joining its panel of insurers.
Co-op mulls life book disposal but holds onto GI business
The Co-operative Group is keen to hold onto its general insurance book, despite moves to offload its life insurance portfolio, according to sources close to the business.
Co-operative snubbed by Resolution and Phoenix in £18bn life arm sale
The Cooperative Group is considering selling its life insurance business following last year's merger with Britannia, according to reports.
The Insurance Fraud Awards 2010 - winners announced
Over 380 of the great and the good from the general insurance industry's fraud detection and prevention sector gathered in London last night for Post's Insurance Fraud Awards 2010.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial Insurers: Waving - or drowning?
Insurance 360's groundbreaking survey of commercial insurers' performance reveals which ones have got their acts together and which ones need to raise their game. Peter Joy reports.
Regional review - Leeds: Leeds from the front
Leeds is a vibrant and thriving market, reports Amy Ellis, with many insurers —and possibly too many brokers — setting up shop in the heart of west Yorkshire.
Career path & CSR: Young professionals prepare to unveil social media surge plans
A group of young insurance professionals are putting their heads together to investigate how social media can be used to improve communication with customers during a claims surge.
Aviva replaced by First Assist as bank seeks retail travel growth
Barclays is set to drop Aviva as the underwriter of its travel insurance after sealing a new deal with niche provider First Assist.
Postscript - Five years ago: Poor bumper design costing £250m a year
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Post in print - 21 October 2010
Senior reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.