Aviva
Aviva is one of the largest and most recognised UK insurance brands, with more than 320 years of heritage. As a composite insurer, we can provide customers with a wide range of insurance and savings products - from commercial and personal lines to health insurance and pensions, investments and asset management. Using technology and our expertise we try to prevent bad things from happening to our customers in the first place, helping our 33 million customers defy uncertainty and look to the future with confidence. We are the only large scale, multi-line insurer in the UK, our home market. We also have a strong presence in selected markets in Europe, North America and South-East Asia. We focus on markets where we can achieve scale, profitability and competitive advantage.
Review of the year: March 2018
As we moved into spring brokers were interested in the names of the top five most complained about insurers, Axa inking a $15bn deal with XL, the collapse of CBL and Alpha as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Quizzical questions: 07 December 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
The Blog Spot: Solving dual pricing with three figures
In an excellent piece in The Times last month was a reference to a suggestion – that renewal invitations should in fact have three prices on them.
Aviva aims to disrupt the market with new subscription-style product
Provider to tackle dual pricing with new home and motor offering.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling and Emmanuel Kenning chat through brokers' most popular stories.
Quizzical questions: 23 November 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
InsurTech Futures: Aviva takes majority stake in Neos
Deal follows on from the insurer's previous strategic investment in the start-up MGA.
Industry welcomes passing of Civil Liability Bill ahead of Royal Assent
Biba chairman Lord Hunt of Wirral urges the government to avoid further delay in signing the bill into law.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Roving reporter Jonathan Swift dials in for this week's episode.
Quizzical questions: 16 November 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Aviva writing to customers after renewal transparency failing
FCA review led to insurer being “made aware” of problems.
Aviva on top again in Brokerbility satisfaction survey
Axa and RSA take joint second place.
At the crossroads: Changes at RSA, Aviva and Ageas add to market uncertainty
Management shake-ups and changes in appetite for some classes of business at several providers may herald trouble for brokers
Broker Expo: Using data to identify a profitable scheme
Brokers must think about schemes that are value for money and sustainable in the long-term.
Broker Expo: Aviva says brokers and insurers should collaborate on schemes
Insurer believes schemes can be used to tap new revenue streams.
InsurTech Futures: Ex-Brokerbility and Aviva expert targets on-demand market
Pay-as-you-go InsurTech start-up claims it will help SME owners manage their insurance needs digitally.
InsurTech Futures: Four major insurers join ex-Aviva director Fraser Edmond's platform
Axa, Zurich, Ecclesiastical and QBE to use start-up's data sharing platform to reach more regional brokers.
Broking Break - Your Top Five
In a busy week for news brokers wanted to read about potential deals, premium finance, senior departures from insurers and the "crack cocaine" of insurance.
Call for new Aviva leader to have greater "broker focus"
Experts agreed that Mark Wilson left Aviva in a “pretty good shape” but want a leader who can provide the UK broker market with long-term support following Wilson stepping down from the CEO role.
Aviva CEO Mark Wilson on gardening leave ahead of April 2019 departure
Wilson has been with the insurer since January 2013.
Aviva Community “not a reaction to consolidation”
Phil Bayles denied that the Community, for brokers with under £1m GWP, had been set up to face off consolidators and networks.
Aviva launches "Community" for small, independent brokers
Aviva Broker Community is set to offer same day response times, discounted compliance packages and free learning tools and the club will be chaired by former Aston Scott CEO Andrew Scott.
Video: Schemes and personal lines
Andrew Felice, of Aviva, addresses some of the key issues in the personal lines schemes market.
Video: Success in commercial lines schemes
Aviva’s Jonathan Smith tackles the development of commercial schemes in our essential video Q&A.