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Aviva suffers ratings downgrade amid strategic overhaul
Aviva has been hit with a Standards & Poor’s ratings downgrade following concerns about the cost and risks of delivery associated with its strategic plan.
My Best XI: Jo Thoy, Aviva
Aviva head of trading for the Midlands Jo Thoy selects her Best XI for an insurance industry start-up. Thoy has picked a plethora of local broking giants to sit alongside her single non-industry selection, a former England rugby hero.
Credit hire: Paying a hire price
Credit hire is a significant factor in private motor insurance premiums being inflated by £225m a year, but would Competition Commission intervention help or hinder policyholders and the industries involved?
Aviva bullish 'take-two' on telematics will put consumer take-up woes to bed
Aviva has defended its decision to re-enter the private car telematics space, four years after pulling out of a market it helped pioneer only to suffer poor take-up, stressing that consumers are now ready to embrace a less intrusive form of the 'black…
Statement of Principles extension mooted as flood solution sticking plaster
Extending the Statement of Principles may have to be explored as a stopgap if discussions between industry and the government over a long-term flood risk solution rumble on, despite insurers insisting that they will not back down in this way.
Post magazine - 9/16 August 2012
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Aviva backs Pedal Safe cycling insurance
Aviva, Brit and Jubilee have begun jointly underwriting cyclist insurance product Pedal Safe.
QBE Europe teams up with Autoglass
QBE Europe has signed a deal with Autoglass for its core glass services.
QBE teams up with Autoglass for repair and replacement
QBE Europe has appointed Autoglass as preferred supplier for its core glass services.
Top five European news stories
The top five European stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Aviva returns to telematics with private car smartphone app
Aviva has re-entered the telematics private car market after four years with a new smartphone behavioural driving app which could save motorists up to 20% on their motor insurance.
Salient Solutions founder joins Capita's insurance arm as non-executive director
Capita has appointed Clare Ryder as non-executive director of the partnerships arm in the firm's insurance services business.
Commercial expansion underway at Autonet following product launch
Autonet Insurance has expanded its commercial business product line following the introduction of shops and commercial let insurance.
Aviva posts COR of 106% for H1 in Ireland
Aviva's general insurance and health business posted operating profit of £461m for the first six months of 2012, up from £455m in the first half of 2011, driven by strong UK performance.
Aviva grows UK profit despite restructure hitting group operating profit
Aviva has reported a 10% fall in operating profit including restructuring costs to £935m in the first half of the year (H1 2011: £1.04bn).
More mid-management jobs to go at Aviva as streamlining gathers pace
Aviva has informed staff of the next phase of its reorganisation by announcing that a handful of mid-management positions are for the chop.
Aviva COR to surpass 99% following floods, claims analyst
Aviva's general insurance result is predicted to fall 5% year on year as a result of recent unseasonable UK weather.
JLT and Aviva team up on professional indemnity service
JLT Specialty has launched a two to three partner professional indemnity insurance service through an exclusive new arrangement with Aviva.
Olympics: A golden opportunity
The Olympic Games are now well underway, with top athletes and millions of tourists now in the UK. But are businesses able to reap the benefits? Or are the problems associated with such an influx unbeatable?
Aviva to exit US general insurance market after ending Hiscox deal
Aviva is withdrawing from the US general insurance market following a decision to end its two-year reinsurance quota share agreement with Hiscox's US property catastrophe book. The arrangement dates back to the 2010 financial year.
Interview: Jelf’s Phil Barton - shooting to success
Phil Barton's football career was cruelly cut short, but that didn't stop him reaching the insurance big league. The Jelf insurance chief executive explains how, in the past two years, his tactics have transformed the firm, and outlines his goals for…
Aviva offloads east European life insurance units
British insurer Aviva has agreed to sell its east European life insurance businesses to US rival Metlife.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Aviva to recognise 'growing trend' by underwriting pet insurance
Aviva will underwrite its own pet insurance from tomorrow, in a move bosses claim recognises a growing trend among the UK's 15 million cat and dog owners.