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.
Kitson to step down at Aviva
Sales and marketing director swears he will never join a rival.
QBE bolsters motor trade team with Aviva hire
Ian Bickers joins Leeds office
Aviva takes "flexible" approach to rate rises
CEO Igal Mayer linked 21% drop in GI sakes to economy.
Maso ready to sacrifice business in rates drive
Philippe Maso: prepared to lose up to 15% of commercial book.
Aviva reports profit despite "predictable downward pressure"
£747m profit as insurer cuts costs in volatile market
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Aviva and CEGA agree travel deal
CEGA Group Services to provide Aviva and its travel insurance partners with claims and assistance services.
Aviva launches commercial insurance TV advertising campaign
Aviva tells commercial customers to buy insurance through brokers.
Zurich director to defect to Aviva
Axel Schmidt appointed chief underwriting officer for UK business
Former Aviva rehab boss joins IPRS
Morag Heighway pleased to join "cutting edge" firm.
Darling: insurance industry facing increasingly "challenging" global market
Chancellor speaks at launch of delayed Insurance Industry Working Group report.
Conservative bombshell scuppers government report
Andrew Moss co chairs the committee.
Innovations In Fraud Detection
In this Post web seminar, FICO's Scott Horwitz, Aviva UK Health's Leslie Ross, Agis Zorgverzekeringen's Erik van Doorn and Anthony Gould take an in-depth look at the critical issue of fraud and how you can mitigate the risk to your business.
Fronting up to motor insurance fraud costs
Dominic Clayden, director of claims, Aviva.