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.
Aviva censured over ‘serious but not intentional’ preference shares breach
The Financial Conduct Authority has publicly censured Aviva for a 2018 announcement that the regulator found “had the potential to mislead the market”.
Aon, Allianz, Aviva, Convex, Direct Line, Gallagher, LV, Marsh, Munich Re and Zurich dicuss the future of work
Last week Insurance Post ran its first Future of Insurance Work event which gathered over 40 insurance executives together to share their thoughts on what seems to unquestionably be the hot topic of 2020.
No discount rate change for NI yet as country looks to Scottish model
The Department of Justice for Northern Ireland has decided against changing the country's personal injury discount rate until a revised legal framework is in place.
RSA opts against appeal on Marsh wording in BI test case
RSA’s appeal of the High Court business interruption test case ruling only covers two policies, court documents have revealed, and does not include the Marsh/Jelf resilience (RSA4) wording shared by multiple insurers.
Analysis: An insurance fraud epidemic?
The predicted coronavirus-related economic hit is being compared to the 2008 recession, with financial pressure a driver of insurance fraud.
Colin O’Farrell to retire from QBE after 34 years
Colin O’Farrell, chief underwriting officer of insurance for QBE International, will be retiring from the business at the end of this year with deputy CUO Nick Hankin stepping up as interim CUO on 1 January, the provider has announced.
180 years of Post: Loss adjusting after the heydays (part two)
As Post celebrates its 180th anniversary content director Jonathan Swift takes a look back at the highs and lows of loss adjusting through the 1980s and 1990s in the second of a two-part series.
Aviva’s Phil Bayles on trading in a hard market
As trusted advisors providing access to high quality risk management resources brokers can help clients meet the challenges that lie ahead and should be in contact with insurers as early as possible to review cost and cover options, says Aviva’s chief…
Watchstone opens legal claim process against KPMG
Watchstone, formerly known as Quindell, has filed a claim against KPMG in the High Court believed to be related to the accountant’s 2013 audit of the business, which previously led to a £4.5m fine for KPMG and a public reprimand from the Financial…
Top 100 UK Insurers 2020
The 100 largest UK-regulated insurers reported a combined underwriting profit in 2019, albeit lower than in 2018. Bond yields fell in 2019, however, investment earnings benefited from the strong performance of equity markets. How will the impact of the…
Sign up now for Post's Future of Insurance Work event
There is now just a fortnight to go before Insurance Post holds its Future of Insurance Work event.
Government hits out at insurers over grant deductions from BI claims
John Glen MP, economic secretary to HM Treasury, has rebuked insurers deducting government grants from business interruption claims payments and warned of further action.
Spotlight: Future of insurance work: transitioning back to the office
When lockdown happened in March some insurers and brokers were better placed than others to continue operating remotely with little or no impact on service. These firms had already been invested heavily in technology to enable more flexible working and…
Insurers urged to rewrite flexible working rules
Insurers have been urged to review flexible working policies and consult with staff to capitalise on positive changes to working practices during Covid-19 disruption.
Aviva’s Patrick Tiernan named IUA chair
Partick Tiernan, managing director UK commercial lines and global corporate and specialty at Aviva, has been elected chairman of the International Underwriting Association.
Action group courts businesses as Marsh policy predicted to pay out
The Hospitality Insurance Group Action is seeking more members, after a court ruling suggested a policy brokered by Marsh for several insurers is likely to pay out.
Analysis: Changing tactics - The strategy behind Aviva's aggregator push
In August, Aviva announced that it was aiming to roll out a motor insurance product under its main brand on price comparison websites this autumn.
Briefing: Do Revolut and Lloyds Bank moves signal a bancassurance renaissance?
The model of banks with in-house general insurance divisions, or bancassurance, has thrived elsewhere in Europe but failed to pick up the pace in the UK. Is this about to change?
Analysis: Returning to the workplace
As the UK government further eases Covid-19 lockdown measures, as pupils across the country return to school, how do insurance companies and employees feeling about returning back to the workplace? Post spoke to some of the leading insurance firms to…
Top 30 European Insurers 2020: A year of profit
The top 30 European insurers saw growth in non-life premiums in 2019 and overall profit after tax was significantly higher than in 2018. Mathilde Jakobsen, director, analytics, AM Best, explains what the market is facing
Aviva, RSA and Zurich discussed how insurers can control motor claims costs through automation technology
Motor claims costs are under the spotlight as many insurers are likely to be under pressure to control operational costs.
Interview: Ant Middle, Ageas
Ant Middle, UK CEO of Ageas, talks to Stephanie Denton about restructuring, refocusing and remaining positive throughout the challenges thrown up by 2020 so far
François-Xavier Boisseau made ERS chair after Amanda Blanc’s Aviva move
Former Ageas UK CEO François-Xavier Boisseau has been appointed as ERS chair following Amanda Blanc’s surprise Aviva CEO appointment.
Sabre chairman Patrick Snowball’s successor named as Andrew Pomfret
Sabre senior independent director Andy Pomfret will take over from the insurer’s chairman Patrick Snowball at the beginning of September.