Aviva
Aviva reverses loss with £2.15bn profit but UK profit falls
Aviva delivered a post-tax profit of £2.15bn for 2013, reversing the loss of £2.93bn recorded in 2012.
Aviva Asia CEO hails strong growth
Aviva Asia delivered an increase of 52% in operating profit to £97m ($152m) over the course of 2013.
Carole Nash launches home insurance policy
Carole Nash has launched a home insurance policy for motorcycle owners with provision of secure storage for bikes if a policyholder’s home is rendered uninhabitable through a claim.
Admiral remaining vigilant after Aviva data breach
Admiral has said it is actively working with claims teams to mitigate the risk of a potential data breach after Aviva sacked two employees for giving customer data to claims farming companies.
Editor's comment: A humane culling
Personal lines insurers and brokers have had enough. They have taken it lying down for too long and now they are making a stand and fighting back.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 6 March 2014
Penny has heard of pets looking like their owners, but pets named after their owner’s employer? That’s a new one.
C-Suite - Insurer: Flooding issue will not drain away
Extreme weather is here to stay – the industry must adopt long-term measures to reduce property damage.
In Series: Data: A smarter approach to flood risk
How can the industry use increasingly sophisticated data to assess flood risk more accurately?
Career file: Tom Stoddard - Aviva replaces Regan with ex-AIG bailout advisor
Aviva has replaced Pat Regan as chief financial officer with a leading member of the team that advised AIG through its 2008 bailout.
Dye hopes storms will have 'corrective' impact on rates
The impact of poor weather in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 could see rate strengthening across a number of business lines, Allianz Insurance chief executive Jon Dye said today.
Aviva replaces Regan with former AIG bailout advisor
Aviva has replaced Pat Regan as chief financial officer with a leading member of the team which advised AIG through its 2008 bailout.
Aviva eyes technology turnaround following CIO hire
Aviva has appointed former BT Retail managing director Monique Shivanandan as chief information officer.
Aviva’s Wilson demands prosecutions for data thieves
Aviva group chief executive Mark Wilson has demanded criminal prosecutions for individuals who pass on customer data to claims farming companies.
Add-on sales top the agenda in Competition Commission talks
CHO critical of commission’s credit hire cost calculations,
BIA Countdown: 20 years of personal lines insurance
As part of Post's countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to personal lines specialists who have experienced wins over the years, asking them how the industry has changed since the first BIAs in 1994.
Market Moves - 27 February 2014
All the movers and shakers in recruitment in the insurance industry this week.
Advertising: Getting the word out
How are insurance firms’ advertising tactics changing in response to the rise of social media and the emergence of aggregators?
Tulloch’s flood defence funding plan fails to generate industry support
Analysts say insurers are unwilling to invest in defences without clear returns.
Insurers to supply experts to PM’s flood grant scheme
Insurers have agreed to supply a team of technical experts to work with the government on a scheme to provide grants to flooded home and business owners at today’s Downing Steet flooding summit.
Insurers head for cabinet office flooding summit
Chief executives from Aviva, Direct Line Group, Axa, Lloyds Banking Group, Ageas and the Association of British Insurers are set to meet ministers today to brief the government on flood recovery.
Aviva appoints CFO in Asia
Ken Rappold has been appointed as regional chief financial officer of Aviva Asia.
Two men arrested amid investigation into data leak by Aviva staff
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has confirmed two men were arrested and bailed as part of an investigation into two separate reports of theft of information at Aviva.
Tulloch to kick-start flood funding talks after visiting policyholders
Aviva UK chief executive Maurice Tulloch has played down suggestions the insurer should channel funds earmarked for UK infrastructure investment into improving flood defences, but has vowed to act as a facilitator for industry talks with government on…
Insurers urged to direct infrastructure investment into flood defences
MP’s suggestion comes as PWC warns recent flooding could cost sector £500m.