Aviva promotes Thomson to Scotland and NI lead
Aviva has appointed Amanda Thomson as branch manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thomson, pictured, will be responsible for trading across the entire Scotland and Northern Ireland region, leading a team of more than 50 underwriters based in Aviva’s Belfast and Glasgow offices.
Based in Glasgow she will split her time between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amanda has built strong relationships with brokers across the region and brings insight, expertise and the customer focus needed to further strengthen our proposition and deliver even better outcomes for our brokers and
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