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.
Who’s next on Lloyd’s Big Game hit list after snagging Aviva?
Content Director’s View: With Aviva tipped to return to Lloyd’s in 2024, Jonathan Swift weighs up who else might be trailed, tracked and snared by the market’s CEO John Neal.
Why Ageas buying Direct Line makes sense now
Having been talked about as a takeover target itself in recent years, content director Jonathan Swift observes Ageas’ move for Direct Line marks a change in fortunes for the Belgian insurance group and makes perfect sense in terms of fit and timing.
Roundtable: The future of mobility – is the courtesy car still viable?
Is the courtesy car a relic of the past? Insurance industry and body shop representatives explored this question and new mobility options at a recent Insurance Post roundtable held in association with Enterprise-Rent-A-Car roundtable. Izabela Chmielewska…
Consumer Duty will be a success ‘when we stop talking about it’
According to a panel at the Association of British Insurers’ annual conference, the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty has a way to go before it is considered a success.
Winds of change in renewable energy insurance
Post Podcast: How insurers are supporting the switch from fossil fuels, providing cover for older windfarms and helping develop greener forms of energy is the subject of the latest podcast.
Protestors slam Aviva and Allianz for targeting healthy trees
Climate activists have accused the insurance industry for “pointing the finger of blame” at trees, rather than investing its billion-pound profits into preventing flood claims.
What M&A activity in 2023 indicates for deals in 2024
Data analysis: The number of UK insurance merger and acquisition deals rose from 98 in 2022 to 112 in 2023, but total deal value fell significantly from £5.1bn to £3.3bn year-on-year.
Allianz boasts 65% profit resurgence
Allianz Holdings has posted a 65% jump in operating profit in 2023, after 2022’s result was less than half the year before.
Beazley’s cyber security arm; Brokerbility joins Insurtech UK; Lloyd’s confirms general counsel
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Lloyd’s CEO addresses rumours he is big game hunting
John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, has responded to claims he is chasing more multi-national insurers to join Aviva and enter the marketplace.
IFB warns of uptick in ‘underreported’ romance insurance fraud
Following the rise in romance insurance fraud, when a fraudster takes advantage of a romantic partner to extort money out of either them or an organisation, the Insurance Fraud Bureau has told Insurance Post that the issue remains ‘underreported.’
Big Interview: Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters’ John Bissell
John Bissell, executive director of Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, reveals plans to update the sector’s qualifications and ensure his members shape insurer’s practices, products and government policy.
Aviva to return to Lloyd’s ‘by the end of the year’
Aviva will be in Lloyd’s by the end of the year, after years of rumours suggesting the insurer's return to the marketplace, a source has told Insurance Post.
Aviva looking to expand in London Market and specialty lines
Following an internal restructure and a business simplification exercise, Aviva is looking to expand its presence in the specialty and London Markets.
Valentine’s Day and high-net-worth insurance
Post Podcast: As luxury goods prices are up 32% since 2019, the greatest Valentine’s gift brokers could give high-net-worth clients this year is to review their insurance needs.
Biba’s budget demands; Tokio Marine’s deal with Lavaretus; NFU’s first commercial head
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
AA buys Key Care; RSA launches hub; Gallagher Re’s Melia to retire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers suffer BI blow as court hands down mixed judgment
The Commercial Court has ruled that non-damage denial of access extensions in Liberty Mutual policies respond to Covid business interruption losses.
Diary of an Insurer: Aviva’s Stephen Wilkinson
Stephen Wilkinson, head of risk management south for Aviva Private Clients, spends his week advising high-net-worth individuals on bespoke insurance, report writing and cheering on his children from the sidelines of a sports pitch.
Is Biba right to worry about personal lines broking?
News Editor’s View: After the British Insurance Brokers' Association asked personal lines insurers to commit to the broking channel, Scott McGee looks at what has got brokers spooked, and what action needs to happen in order for a fruitful future.
Tackling the surge in claims settlement delay complaints
With a significant spike in complaints suggesting the home insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the number of claims it is receiving, Tom Luckham examines what is behind settlement delays and how providers are managing expectations.
Big Interview: Ant Middle, Ageas
After a decade with Ageas UK, its CEO, Ant Middle, speaks to Tom Luckham about the changes he’s witnessed, reflects on 2023, muses on his early dreams of footballing stardom, and shares plans to grow the business in 2024.
Flood Re CEO challenges insurers to ‘go even further’ on flood resilience
At an event for the National Flood Forum and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for flood prevention, FloodRe CEO Andy Bord urged insurers to “go even further” with flood resilience.
Longworth spearheads AI Code of Conduct
A voluntary code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in claims will be launched on 31 January, spearheaded by Eddie Longworth, founder and director of JEL Consulting.