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.
Review of the year - general insurance: Watch the green grass grow
Jonathan Swift looks back at how general insurers have developed over the past 12 months and polls industry leaders on the successes and failures of 2009 as well as what they see in store for 2010.
Pick of the week
EMB founder plots return; Towergate pair fired; IPT outcry; and Aviva in 2010 broker push.
Aviva appoints marketing director
Gary Price promoted to new role amid restructure
Post Breakfast Briefing: The case for insurance self-service
Join Aviva’s head of online experience Chris Abrathat, Consumer Intelligence’s Ian Hughes and IBM’s Nick Lincoln for this special free to attend Post Breakfast Briefing - the case for self service - on the morning of Wednesday 27 January.
Insurers warn of an increase in water damage claims
Aviva suggests that property owners should carry out risk management measures to protect their buildings from serious damage brought on by winter weather.
Calm on the surface
Although 2009 may have seemed a relatively quiet year in the insurance legal arena, Lynn Rouse reports that furious paddling has been underway, with change around the corner.
Incoming Aviva GI boss: "Clearly I am not Igal Mayer"
Aviva's incoming general insurance chief executive David McMillan has pledged to put his own stamp on the role when he succeeds Igal Mayer next month.
Pick of the week
British Gas targeting top 10 insurer spot; A&A Group to launch risk carrying captive; Mike India 5 agrees Capita purchase; New Aviva GI boss to make position his own; Airmic widens partnership scheme to 16.
Aviva-owned RAC in MBO
French business sold to management
Barclays and Aviva extend tie up
Insurer's outgoing CEO Igal Mayer "delighted" bank and insurer will work together until 2015.
Aviva unveils new MD
Phil Willcock to head Aviva healthcare arm.
Aviva forges partnership with Keychoice
Insurer joins personal lines panel of intermediary network
Aviva confirms new UK General Insurance business chief and new team
David McMillan will take over as new CEO of UK General Insurance for Aviva. He is presently COO and will head up a new team also unveiled today.
Insurance companies avoid Walker Review remuneration scrutiny
Walker proposals on pay and bonuses watered down
Canada reinsurance prices said to be surging
Reinsurance prices are moving upwards in Canada thanks to a change in catastrophe models, Reinsurance has learned.
Lloyd's reinsurers unlikely to be hit by UK floods
Damage estimates of around £100m are unlikely to affect the reinsurance market, Reinsurance has learned.
Aviva to cut 100 staff in John Kitson's division
Changes linked with announcement about broker sales and marketing restructure.