Aviva
Aviva takes Ryan Birbeck from Axa as Karen Jackman departs
Karen Jackman, regional distribution director, has decided to leave Aviva after a career spanning 31 years and the insurer has also recruited Ryan Birbeck as regional broker director, Insurance Age can reveal.
Amanda Blanc reveals sexism got worse as she took more senior roles
The Aviva CEO responded to a story which showed that Aviva chairman, George Culmer, chided shareholders for inappropriate comments about Blanc and female board members at a recent AGM.
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Broking Success: Strength in Scotland
Director Tom Yorke recounts his route from Giles to investing in Blue Rock Insurance Brokers, growing organically and competing on quality with the ethos of not doing speculative quotes as well as the opportunities for the Scottish broker as it targets…
Biba joins GAIN as founding member
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance and Diversity as its most recent founding member.
Analysis: Network knowledge is key to opening the door to new start-ups
The network sector is in upbeat mood confident of growing with existing and new members as well as being keen to help new start-ups come into the insurance market, the leaders tell Emmanuel Kenning
Aviva reveals scale of broker recruitment ‘headache’ threatening growth
Almost all brokers – 98% – currently have job vacancies with more than half (53%) reporting a vacancy that had been open for four months or more, according to research by Aviva.
Amanda Blanc to co-chair Treasury’s climate transition plan taskforce
Aviva boss Amanda Blanc has been named as the co-chair of the government’s UK Transition Plan Taskforce along with John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury.
Aviva calls on brokers to play key role in protecting clients from cyber risk
Aviva has urged brokers to help educate customers on how to improve resilience and ensure they have taken reasonable steps to protect themselves following alerts from government agencies that the commercial world faces an increasing risk of an online…
Flood Re launches resilience initiative
The government-backed Flood Re schemes has developed the Build Back Better scheme to help make homes more resilient against flooding.
Aviva and Allianz surveys flag inflation and climate impact issues for SMEs
Inflation has toppled business interruption as the number one concern for small businesses in a survey by Allianz Commercial while separate research by Aviva has found three-quarters of SMEs believe businesses should work on reducing their environmental…
Aviva takes Charlotte Jones from RSA as CFO
Aviva has been looking for a new CFO since Jason Windsor resigned in January.
Up to 9000 Ardonagh staff in line for £1,000 bonuses
Employees will get the cash bonuses in April.
MS Amlin Underwriting commits to net zero by 2050
The insurer has also enhanced its sustainability governance and adopted goals set out by the United Nations.
Broker Satisfaction Survey: Aviva triumphs in Financial Lines
With little between the top three, and plenty of praise for a range of providers, brokers have shown that the financial lines sector abounds with healthy competition.
Aviva partners with Broker Network after a decade apart
The provider also works with Bravo Networks' other proposition, Compass.
Insurance sector welcomes changes to Online Safety Bill
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport announced yesterday that the Bill has been adapted to include paid-for scam adverts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Zego teams up with Aviva on fleet policies
Usage based and flat rate policies will be available to trades and haulage fleets in the UK containing between five and 500 vehicles via direct sales and brokers.
IWD: The view from the top
Key female insurance figures consider how far women have come in the sector on International Women’s Day.
IWD: More than 30 years to achieve gender parity
Aviva's Amanda Blanc warns that Women in Finance research shows the financial services sector won’t achieve gender equality for decades unless urgent action is taken now.
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Industry braces for "very active few weeks" following Axa vs Wolseley BI ruling
Market experts think the Axa and Corbin & King verdict could spark a chain reaction in the insurance industry, leading to a reopening of claims and renegotiated settlements.
Aviva UKGI reports £318m operating profit
This is up from £182m in 2020 as the business also flags GWP of £4.9bn, up from £4.6bn in the previous year.
Amanda Blanc confirms Aviva move to 80 Fenchurch Street
Relocation plans revealed as Aviva reported GWP of £8.8bn for the full year 2021.