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.
Post Europe: Country review: Turkey
Turkey is one country that has ridden out the economic crisis well and is expecting growth in 2011. Jakki May reports on how the insurance market has seen out the financial storm and what its prospects are.
Post Europe: View from the Top: The battle for Ireland
Ireland, along with most other countries, continues to experience the sharp impact of the global downturn. We are clearly in a recession, our property market has collapsed, the cost of borrowing for Ireland Inc has soared and two cornerstones of growth -…
View from the Top: The battle for Ireland
Ireland, along with most other countries, continues to experience the sharp impact of the global downturn. We are clearly in a recession, our property market has collapsed, the cost of borrowing for Ireland Inc has soared and two cornerstones of growth -…
Aviva returns to pay-as-you-drive market
Aviva has returned to the pay-as-you-drive insurance market, two years after it pulled its personal lines offering, with a launch targeting the haulage industry.
Brokers face North-South divide over M&A activity
Brokers in the 'resilient South' are standing their ground when it comes to getting the price they want for a sale, creating a divide between themselves and their northern counterparts in terms of acquisition availability, it has been claimed.
Fusion adds D&O and engineering
Towergate-owned underwriter Fusion is poised for a move into directors' and officers' and engineering insurance sectors in 2011.
Ageas MD Cliff slams 20-40% dual pricing differences
Mark Cliff, Ageas managing director, has criticised the market practice of dual pricing on new and renewal business and the “Christmas sales” where “slabs of increased commissions are introduced to bring in business”.
Brokers face North-South divide over M&A activity – Post in print: 2 December 2010
Senior reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post, which includes claims that brokers in the ‘resilient South’ are standing their ground when it comes to getting the price they want for a sale, creating a divide between…
Brokers face North-South divide over M&A activity – Post in print: 2 December 2010
Senior reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post, which includes claims that brokers in the ‘resilient South’ are standing their ground when it comes to getting the price they want for a sale, creating a divide between…
ECIC appoints underwriting head
The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company has appointed Agneta Desouza as underwriting manager.
Aviva on S&P negative watch after Irish downgrade
Dublin-Based Aviva Insurance Europe SE's 'A+' rating has been placed On negative watch by Standard & Poors after the eariler Ireland downgrade And watch placement.
Aviva on S&P negative watch after Irish downgrade
Dublin-Based Aviva Insurance Europe SE's 'A+' rating has been placed on negative watch by Standard & Poors after the eariler Ireland downgrade and watch placement.
Aviva, Allianz and RSA warned of downgrades due to Irish debt crisis
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Ireland to 'A/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' and placed the ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications.
Aviva, Allianz and RSA warned of downgrades due to Irish debt crisis
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Ireland to 'A/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' and placed the ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications.
Aviva talks up global corporate strength as Hall signs on
Aviva has hailed its swoop for the UK chief executive officer of Zurich's Global Corporate UK business, David Hall, as further evidence of its pulling power in this space.
Government and police back DVLA motor data access pilot
The government and the Metropolitan police have thrown their weight behind a pilot scheme which will give motor underwriters access to externally held personal data on customers to check whether they have lied on their policy submissions.
M&A - Internal communications: Getting the message across
With the mergers and acquisitions front hotting up in the insurance industry, Simon Barrow warns that communications with employees should top the agenda.
Fire risks - Non-deliberate: The desire to fight fire
Fire has always been a fierce adversary of both businesses and insurers. A major blaze can cause havoc to both small and large commercial premises, while also leaving a lasting mark on the bottom line of an insurer.
Editor's comment: Hall among friends at Aviva
If there were any doubts about Aviva's commitment to the corporate risk market, then the appointment of David Hall, chief executive of one of the UK's market leaders, should extinguish them for good.
Claims supplement - Customer experiences: The results are in
The members of Which?'s online community recently rated their claims experiences with both car and home insurers. Dan Moore reveals the findings of the survey.
Aviva confirms Zurich's Hall as new corporate risk boss
Aviva has confirmed this morning's Postonline exclusive that David Hall is joining the business.
Zurich Global Corporate CEO Hall set to join Aviva
David Hall, chief executive officer, Zurich Global Corporate UK, is set to leave the insurer for a senior role at Aviva, Postonline has learnt.
Aviva launches bespoke metals and machinery insurance
Aviva has launched two bespoke policies for those working specifically in metals or machinery and equipment.
Aviva hands out emergency payments for Cornwall floods
Claims experts and loss adjusters have begun visiting homes and businesses affected by the floods in Cornwall, according to Aviva