Aviva
Aviva are the UK’s leading diversified insurer, with businesses spanning insurance, wealth, and retirement. They also have major operations in Ireland and Canada. Aviva is a leading general insurer in the UK and Ireland, providing insurance solutions to over 12 million customers. Aviva offer commercial lines insurance to a wide range of businesses, from the micro segment up to large UK and global corporates. They also operate in the London market through their Lloyds syndicate, Probitas. In personal lines, they offer motor, home, travel, breakdown, pet and gadget insurance. They operate their own garage repair network and completed the acquisition of Direct Line in July 2025. They have been taking care of people for more than 325 years, in line with their purpose of being ‘with you today, for a better tomorrow’. In 2025, they paid £31.9 billion in claims and benefits to their customers.
In Depth: Underinsurance - data, analytics and trading
Sam Barrett explores how new technology is helping to prevent underinsurance and boost trading
Mistry warns brokers over cost of living crisis as he launches new agency
Ajay Mistry, a board member at the Society of Insurance Broking, has told Insurance Age that brokers need to look after their staff during the cost of living crisis.
Biba and FCA call off events in light of Queen Elizabeth's death
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Financial Conduct Authority have decided to postpone events that were scheduled before the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Blog: The rising threat of underinsurance
Chris Andrews of Aviva discusses how today’s challenges could be creating an increased risk of underinsurance
Insurers and brokers pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II
Insurance brokers and insurers have paid their respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday.
In Depth: Underinsurance and the value of risk management
Sam Barrett explores the threat of increasing underinsurance amid a cost of living crisis and asks how brokers can help their clients and ensure they are covered to the right level
Former RSA chief Scott Egan appointed CEO at SiriusPoint
Specialty insurer and reinsurer, SiriusPoint, has named ex-RSA boss Scott Egan as CEO, effective 21 September.
News analysis: HNW - will Aviva’s play for market dominance pay off?
Rachel Gordon explores how the insurer’s move to buy Azur, and its acquisition of the Axa XL team, has shifted the prestige insurance market
Worries remain on subsidence but claims volume still uncertain
Earlier this month LV released figures showing that subsidence cases were up by 205% between June and July, and warned that they were likely to increase even more.
Allianz snaps up chief compliance officer from Aviva
Allianz Holdings has appointed Alison Rayner to the newly created position of chief compliance and corporate affairs officer, effective from February 2023.
Insurers hit back at Covid-hit football clubs over “mistaken approach”
Insurers have argued that BI claims from Premier League clubs should be capped at £2.5m per policy amid a court battle.
Nick Major to exit Aviva amid commercial lines shake-up
Aviva UK has spilt is commercial lines business into two divisions, SME and global corporate & specialty and, in personal lines, HNW boss, Simon Mobey is set to step down.
Experts warn that cost of living crisis could increase ghost broking cases
The sky-rocketing cost of living and the longer term economic effects of the pandemic could lead to an increase in ghost broking, experts have warned.
Top 5 read stories: 8-12 August 2022
The top five most read stories by brokers this week.
Movo signs agency deal with CNA
Broker network Movo Partnership has added CNA to its panel of capacity providers.
Aviva UK sees COR deteriorate and operating profit slip
Aviva UK’s combined operating ratio for H1 2022 has deteriorated to 95.6% and operating profit dropped to £159m from £169m in the same period last year.
Registration opens for 2022 Dive In festival
Diversity initiative Dive In has opened registration for its 2022 festival as it calls on the insurance industry to build braver cultures.
Gallagher denies negligence and breaches over Paradigm claim
Gallagher has hit back at claims by client Paradigm Housing Group that it acted negligently and breached its duty over cover for a £8m flat complex which had its roof blown off in 2020 storms.
Insurers flag climate change concern following UK heatwave
Insurers have pledged to focus efforts on reducing climate change and called on the industry to be better prepared for weather events.
Amanda Blanc joins BP board
BP has announced the appointment to its board of Amanda Blanc as a non-executive director.
Aviva strikes Azur HNW deal after exclusive talks
Aviva has penned a deal to buy Azur Underwriting’s high net worth personal lines business in the UK and Ireland.
Ripe Thinking ready to strike first buy
Ripe Thinking is gearing up to make its first acquisition having grown to more than 280,000 policyholders organically since being founded in 1997.
ESG Round-up - July 2022
Insurance Age rounds up the key stories from the insurance sector’s environmental and social governance agenda, featuring Aviva, Brit Insurance, Romero Group and Partners&.
Insurtech app Honcho shuts up shop
Motor specialist Honcho has closed for business after three years of trading citing difficulty acquiring customers and the competitive environment as reasons for the closure.