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.
Brockman unconcerned over past PAYG failures
The founder of telematics-based motor insurance provider Insure the Box has said its sole focus on pay-as-you-go technology makes it more likely to succeed where others have failed.
Evans is new insurance parliamentary group chair
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, for which Post provides the secretarait, elected former trade minister Jonathan Evans as its new chairman at a meeting in the House of Commons last night.
Gladwell joins to lead Crawford Home
Crawford & Company has named Aviva operations director Greg Gladwell to lead its new end-to-end personal lines service Crawford Home.
Zurich executive team receives a makeover
Zurich UK general insurance chief executive Stephen Lewis has appointed new claims, finance and marketing chiefs to the insurer's executive team.
Middle to refocus Aviva's broker relationships
Aviva has recruited Axa's commercial managing director to the new role of strategic partnerships director, straddling both the life and general insurance sectors.
Axa CEO Maso vows to take his time with Middle replacement
Axa CEO Philippe Maso has said the insurance group will not be rushed into replacing Ant Middle, the managing director of commercial lines for its UK general insurance business.
Axa commercial broking boss Middle departs for rival Aviva
Aviva has raided rival Axa Insurance to recruit its commercial broking boss Ant Middle as its new stategic partnerships director.
Zurich shakes-up executive team
Zurich UK general insurance has named new marketing, claims and finance chiefs as part of a revamp of its executive team.
Crawford names first-ever MD for Home brand
Claims specialists Crawford & Company has appointed Aviva’s Greg Gladwell to the newly-created position of managing director for Crawford Home.
S&P revises Aviva outlook
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Aviva Insurance (Europe) to developing from negative.
Rehabilitation - PAS 150: Kitemark conundrum
The lack of an attached kitemark to new rehabilitation code of practice PAS 150 spelled disappointment for some. In the first of two articles on the standard, Lynn Rouse explores the key issue of accreditation.
Aviva appoints new Romania chief
Aviva has appointed Mihai Popescu as chief executive of Aviva Romania.
Aviva appoints new Romania chief
Aviva has appointed Mihai Popescu as chief executive of Aviva Romania.
Aviva charity pledge
Aviva plans to mark the first anniversary of its rebrand by pledging to donate 1% of its average daily broker generated premium for the month to the Aviva 'Street to School' campaign.
Aviva makes charity donation on rebrand anniversary
Aviva has marked the first anniversary of its rebrand by pledging to donate 1% of its average daily broker generated premium for the month to the Aviva Street to School campaign.
Aviva hires M&A director from Morgan Stanley
Aviva has appointed Jason Windsor as group strategy director, responsible for leading the strategy and M&A teams at Aviva.
Motor - Safety developments: Safety first and last
Thatcham is busy testing a range of new technologies that could reduce accident rates. Leigh Jackson takes a closer look at them.
Post in print - 27 May
Post reporter Amy Ellis gives a snapshot of some of the main news stories in this week's issue of Post including: LV loses out to Fortis; Stuart Randall returns to market; RBSI loss adjusting decision; Direct Group completes Evander buy; and Aviva…
Broker channel promotion
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has called on other insurers to promote their broker distribution channel, following Aviva's successful advertising campaign.
IIWG future in doubt as ABI looks to pick up leadership
The Association of British Insurers is expected to take up the mantle from the Insurance Industry Working Group, after the change of government threw its future into question.
Aviva trains sights on specialty lines
Aviva's new chief underwriting officer Axel Schmidt has revealed a wide-ranging plan to broaden its risk appetite by concentrating on areas it is currently under strength in, including local authority insurance.
Aviva director leaves
Aviva has confirmed that Brigid Murphy, director of regional brokers for the UK general insurance business, will leave in June.
Aviva regional broker director quits UK
Aviva has confirmed that Brigid Murphy, director of regional brokers for the UK general insurance business, is to leave her role in June.
BIBA 2010: What did you miss?
Catch up with all the news from the British Insurance Broker’s Association conference.