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 launches home assistance cover with Homeserve
Aviva has partnered with Homeserve to launch home assistance cover to support customers in the event of problems in households.
Aviva offloads French life insurance holding
UK-headquartered insurer Aviva has sold its entire 50% shareholding in Paris-headquartered life insurance joint venture Antarius.
Post February 2017: Power, assistance and accolades
The 2017 Post Power List is revealed in the February issue.
Here are the most successful insurers, brokers and adjusters in BIA history
To celebrate the 20th edition of the British Insurance Awards, three years ago, I sat down and went through all the previous events to find out who had been the most successful company in its history.
Post Power List 2017: Colm Holmes
CEO, Aviva UK General Insurance
Marketing: Image is everything
Insurers must stand out from the competition to attract custom. What lessons can they learn from outside the sector?
Penny Black's Social Month: February 2017
Well Child, a wild whirl, willing to get wet and working with will.i.am
Career Development: Aviva makes Stonewall's top 100 employers list
Aviva is the only insurer to have made the list of top 100 employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff for the second year running.
Career File: Andy Briggs
Aviva appoints Briggs as general and health insurance CEO
Insurers extend travel cover amid Trump travel ban
Travel insurers will allow policyholders to claim if they are denied entry to the US.
Flood Re to hit 130,000 policies by April
Flood Re is on track to back 130,000 policies in its first year of operation, the scheme’s chief financial officer Adam Golding told Post.
Motor fraud: Reaching critical mass
Although the adoption of My Licence has been slow to date, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau has predicted an increase in uptake to 50% this year. Will 2017 see the service reach critical mass?
This Week in Post: Trump, restructuring and asparagus
One of the silver linings of my job is the fact I receive emails about a wide range of subjects, most relevant, some less so.
Aviva and Tencent plan Hong Kong digital distribution
Aviva, investment firm Hillhouse Capital and Chinese internet firm Tencent Holdings are combining to offer online life insurance in Hong Kong.
Aviva makes top 100 list of employers for LGBT
Aviva is the only insurer to have made the list of top 100 employers for LGBT staff for the second year running.
Aviva unveils UK restructure
Aviva is combining its life, general and health insurance business together under the leadership of Andy Briggs.
Ask Alexa: Aviva develops jargon buster for Amazon Echo
Owners of the Amazon Echo will now be able to get answers to insurance related questions thanks to an interactive jargon buster from Aviva.
C-Force: It's time to unmask the claims heroes
2016 was a big year for insurance claims – but who are the people behind the scenes, making sure customers receive the best service possible?
Spotlight: Motor data: Taking today's customers into the fast lane
Having grown up in the internet age, Millennials have very different expectations to previous generations. Young people are getting into the driver’s seat and motor insurers need to understand how to build a relationship with them
Aviva claims director joins IFB board
Rob Townend, Aviva’s claims director for UK general insurance, has joined the board of the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
RSA appoints Hunn as business development director
RSA has appointed Kevin Hunn as business development director in its intermediated personal lines division.
Shadow Justice Secretary urges whiplash reform deadline extension
Shadow Lord Chancellor Richard Burgon MP has written to Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss MP urging her to extend the whiplash consultation deadline, Post can reveal.
Aviva has 'significant opportunity' to make cuts next year
Aviva may embark on a “significant” cost cutting programme next year, analysts claim.
Axa tops Brokerbility survey for seventh year running
Axa has topped Brokerbility’s bi-annual survey of insurer partner performance for the seventh year running.