Aviva
Your Say: Stop harassing injured victims
The proposal by Dominic Clayden [claims director at Aviva] to require non-fault victims to contact the at-fault insurer to give them the chance to deal with repair, mobility and personal injury issues makes third-party capture – which the Financial…
Consumer Insurance Act: Under the radar?
The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 will upend more than a century of the customer’s duty to disclose information to their insurer. Is the market prepared for this substantial change?
Barbican joins Home & Legacy panel
Barbican is set to join the household insurance panel of high net worth specialist Home & Legacy.
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Cega signs quartet of Q1 partnership deals
Medical assistance provider Cega inked deals with four new clients, including Aviva, in the first three months of 2013.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender insurance network launched
Two hundred insurance professionals attended last night's launch of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Insurance Network known as Link.
Motor insurers vow to cut premiums if young driver claims come down
The insurance industry has promised the government young drivers’ premiums could go down by as much as 20% if new proposals succeed in reducing the frequency and value of motor insurance claims.
Aviva ceases to write SME PI as part of ‘tough action” on unprofitable lines
Aviva is ceasing to write professional indemnity insurance for SMEs as part of a bid to “take tough action on lines of business that are not delivering profitable returns”.
Ex-Aviva boss Moss handed £300k bonus settlement
Former Aviva chief executive Andrew Moss was awarded £300 000 by the insurer this year to settle suggestions that he might have been entitled to a bonus.
GUK director Simpson joins Bollington
Bollington has appointed its non-executive director and business support director of Groupama's GUK Broking Services as chief operating officer with responsibility for finance and operations from 1 April.
Halting Aviva shrinkage has reached 'critical stage', claims analyst
Aviva has been described as having the worst record for earnings and dividend growth among major UK insurers, according to Investec analysis which states that halting shrinkage has reached a “critical stage”.
Aviva's profits in Singapore grow 27%
Aviva Singapore saw growth in premiums and profits in 2012.
Broker networks called into question after Aviva ends Willis relationship
Willis Networks’ remaining insurer partners have pledged support for the business despite broker concerns that insurers will exit network relationships as part of their pursuit of profitable commercial lines business, after it was confirmed it will sever…
Aviva: We are not anti-network
Aviva is confident it will not lose out on any relationships with individual brokers after it breaks ties with Willis Networks, according to the insurer's director of broker distribution, Phil Bayles.
Willis Networks and Aviva confirm panel split
Willis and Aviva have mutually agreed that Aviva’s participation as an insurer panel member for Willis Networks will not be renewed upon expiry of the current agreement on 31 December.
Aviva denies corporate restructure will lead to separation of its UK GI business
Aviva has dismissed suggestions that separating its UK general insurance business from its international operations clears the way for the business to be spun off in the future.
Editor's comment: Messages from the market
Standing at the back of the annual results queue must be gratifying for a firm on its uppers. But not so much when, like Aviva, you have a £3.05bn post-tax loss to reveal and no one coming next to soften the blow.
View from the Top: Correcting the balance
Cut the middle man out of motor insurance for lower premiums and better service, says Dominic Clayden.
Aviva's rating affirmed by S&P
Standard & Poor's has confirmed that Aviva's ratings and outlook are unaffected by the company's after-tax loss of £3bn for 2012.
Spencer warns tough broker action ahead
Aviva UK & Ireland general insurance chief executive Robin Spencer has warned it will have to take some “tough calls” on its broker relationships if the insurer is to reduce its commercial lines combined operating ratio to a sub-100% position in 2013.
Aviva hit by £3bn post-tax loss
Aviva has announced a full year total loss of £3bn (2011: £60m profit), alongside a 44% cut in its final dividend.
Aviva to post £3bn+ loss: reports
Aviva could be set to post a full year loss of more than £3bn, according to reports in the Sunday Times.
Periodical Payment Orders: Unhappy New Year
Periodical payment orders gave motor insurers a headache in the renewals season as reinsurers struggled to come to terms with them.
Aviva to sell Russian life business for €35m
Aviva is selling its Russian life and pensions operation to Blagosostoyanie, a non-state pension fund in Russia, for a consideration of €35m (£30.17m).