Aviva
Bayles: Aviva ‘bullish’ on brokers despite GRP rift
Aviva sees growth across every broker segment despite fall out with GRP, Aviva managing director for intermediaries Phil Bayles has confirmed.
Aviva UK delivers, GI hit hard by weather claims
Despite weather claims that hit operating profit, Aviva’s UK general insurance arm has reported a combined operating ratio of 94.3% for the first half of 2018, a slight increase on 2017, when it was 93.2%.
Blog: Whiplash reforms will present operational challenges for insurers, warns a claimant lawyer
Alan Hayes, chief legal officer of Carpenters Group, argues the delayed whiplash reforms will likely bring unintended consequences.
This month in Post: Prizes, proposals and pledges
This month began with a bang as the annual British Insurance Awards highlighted the talent in the sector in 1950s style, with industry stalwart John O’Roarke being handed the Achievement Award.
Analysis: Commission costs and conflicts
Aviva and GRP’s split rekindles the consolidator commission debate
British Insurance Awards 2018: Full list of winners, their stories and photos
Former Churchill and LV general insurance boss John O’Roarke took home the Achievement prize last night at the British Insurance Awards, where his new employer Aviva was among the big winners.
Start up claims Aviva ‘ripped off’ its Dashcam app idea
Aviva has been accused by dashcam app and accident management platform Jolt, who have claimed that the insurer stole its app idea.
Blog: Why partnering is the only show in town for insurtechs
For most insurtechs the question no longer seems to be whether to partner up with an incumbent, but what the nature of the partnership should be. Marketing Eye CEO Neil Edwards explains what could be learnt from fintechs such as Revolut, Monzo and…
Aviva France targets an extra million policyholders by 2022
Aviva’s French subsidiary has unveiled its strategy to gain one million policyholders within four years.
Risk management: Analysis: Councils: Local challenges
Local government insurance has to deal with emerging risks. How is it adapting as competition increases?
Week in Post: How much are your limbs worth?
One of the highlights of the World Cup so far was watching Portuguese defender Pepe collapse in agony after receiving a pat on the back from Moroccan player Mehdi Benatia. But when you see how much footballers insure their body parts for, it isn’t really…
The Post Claims Awards 2018: Full list of winners
Who won what at the 2018 Post Claims Awards held last night at the Royal Garden Hotel?
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on distracted driving becoming the new drink-driving
Drinking and driving is simply not acceptable to today's society. Why then, asks Maurice Tulloch, CEO Aviva International Insurance, is the same stigma not yet attached to using a phone will driving?
Analysis: Has the industry learned its lesson after the collapse of a third unrated insurer in two years?
After three months of solvent run-off, Danish insurer Alpha finally fell over last month. Its collapse sent shockwaves through the market and prompted black cab drivers to besiege the offices of their London broker.
Analysis: Is Scotland emerging as a heartland for personal injury claims?
The proposed Civil Liability Bill is set to introduce sweeping changes to the way soft tissue injury claims are paid out in England and Wales. In Scotland though, it would seem as though the effect of the whiplash reforms south of the border could…
This week: The power of the collective
The Post team is feeling proud this week, having not just reached our fundraising target of £500 for our charity run through mud but having exceeded it well before deadline date. Thanks to all that have supported us so far.
Aviva completes €130m Friends First acquisition
Aviva Ireland has completed the acquisition of life insurer Friends First for €130m (£116m) after receiving regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland.
Interview: Patrick Tiernan, Aviva
Aviva Global Corporate & Specialty's new managing director Patrick Tiernan is confident of profitable growth. He tells Jonathan Swift how he hopes to take the business to the next level.
Aviva rejects one in eight whiplash claims
Aviva now rejects one in eight whiplash claims as suspect or fraudulent, the company said, as it revealed a 5.6% growth in fraud last year.
Roundtable: Digital innovation in commercial lines
The terms commercial lines and digital aren't often spoken together - is the problem that the industry doesn't talk about it or is it really not happening in the market?
IFED discovers £165,000 worth of 'opportunistic fraud' in nationwide crackdown
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has launched a ‘crackdown’ of opportunistic fraud within personal injury and property claims.