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.
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.
Snowball insists job cuts are not on the agenda for now with GI plan
Suncorp has outlined plans for a 3% improvement in its underlying general insurance margin over the next two years.
QBE raids Allianz for new broker manager
QBE has appointed Judy Holt to the newly created role of manager, broker development, to support the continued expansion of QBE’s offering in the UK and Ireland.
Ex-Aviva public affairs head urges Tory colleagues not to scrap IIWG
The former head of public affairs at Aviva and new Conservative MP Tracey Crouch, believes the Insurance Industry Working Group report should not simply be scrapped because of a change of government.
Interview - Ben Wright: Property boom
Despite the recession, Keelan Westall's head Ben Wright tells Mairi MacDonald the business has ambitious expansion plans.
Aviva to offer London market access to BIG members through Lloyd's broker
Aviva is poised to offer members of its Broking Independence Group access to the London market via Lloyd's broker Miles Smith.
Brightside talks to LV, Axa, Groupama and Fortis about panel move
Brightside is aiming to set up an insurer panel for Ecar and Ebike after confirming plans to acquire them.
Broker turned MP slams former Labour regime as a "nightmare"
Former insurance broker and new Conservative MP Andrew Stephenson has described being an intermediary under the Labour government as a "nightmare".
Open GI gets Aviva green light
Open GI has become the latest technology firm to integrate its motor quote engine with Aviva’s web-based rating engine in order to provide more competitive, real-time rates to brokers.
Aviva academy earns CII stamp
Aviva’s commercial underwriting academy has received continuing professional development accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute for its training modules.
Aviva names Hudson as personal line broker boss
Sam Hudson has been appointed head of broker personal lines for Aviva.
Broker support: Personal services
Networks, managing general agents and other partnerships continue to find plentiful support from brokers and insurers alike. Ana Paula Nacif looks at why.
RBSI cuts are needed to keep up with others
The past seven days have seen two telling announcements from Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance.
Aviva signs three year deal with trade union
Aviva France has signed a three-year agreement on the employment of older people.
Aviva boss hails Q1 results as sign of revival
Aviva's UK general insurance boss has hailed its quarter one results as a sign the business has turned a corner.
Aviva sees "potential signs" of return to UK GI growth
Aviva today said it is "seeing signs of a return to volume growth" in its UK general insurance book.
Climate change: Just the beginning
After the failures of the conference in Copenhagen, Rachel Gordon looks at the work done by insurers in ensuring the threat of climate change is properly addressed.
BI specialists urge policy clarifications
Business interruption specialists have urged insurers to clarify their policies following the publication of a Chartered Institute of Loss Adjuster BI wording review.
Aviva names first corporate risk clients
Aviva has named Streetcar and Marie Curie Cancer Care among its early client wins, as part of its renewed push in the corporate risk sector.
Aviva continues search for corporate risk MD
Aviva is still searching for a managing director to lead its corporate risk solutions team four months after its launch.