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.
Aviva’s Townend replaces Amanda Blanc as IFB chair
LV’s Milliner and Matt Patterson, of Admiral and David Baker, of Direct Line, have also been appointed to the fraud taskforce board.
InsurTech Futures: Hiscox first insurer to sign up to ex-Aviva boss Fraser Edmond’s data sharing platform
Broker Insights' CEO says 30 brokers have expressed interest in the platform which goes live in June.
Aviva scoops top spot in Brokerbility survey
Allianz drops to second place with RSA in third.
Carrot moves another 9,000 clients to Aviva after Alpha collapse
Telematics specialists had started process in March and Aviva stresses it is not targeting Alpha's book.
Axa creates new broker-facing director role in commercial
Former Arista MD Nick Watson joins with responsibility for broker marketing, development, the branch network and strategic partnerships.
Missed the Hack Day? Catch up on-demand
Watch our series of webinars and catch up with all of the articles which explored the myriad of issues in the world of cyber insurance.
Hack Day: Impersonation: Copycat crimewave
Who is really emailing you and what are the risks if you or your customers get caught out by a copycat cyber criminal? Aviva’s Director of SME, commercial insurance, Gareth Hemming, explains.
Hack Day: Spyware: Through the looking glass
Gareth Hemming, director of SME, commercial insurance, outlines what brokers must do to defend themselves and their clients against malicious spyware.
Hack Day: Phishing: Don’t get caught
Director of SME, commercial insurance, Gareth Hemming, explores what brokers and businesses can to do stave off a phishing attack.
Hack Day: Ransomware: Protective steps
Gareth Hemming, director of SME, commercial insurance, counters Swifty’s Ransomware attack and explains how you and your clients can stay protected.
Hack Day - As it happened
With the growing threat of cyber-crimes and hacks, how well are brokers placed to best serve their clients to make sure they are protected against this evolving hazard? Catch up with all the insight from the Insurance Age Hack Day.
Blog Spot: Two sets of claims statistics
Spoiler alert – this blog contains statistics.
Do you know what to do if you get hacked?
Learn all you need to know about cyber as the Insurance Age Hack Day takes over the website on 26 April.
Two thirds of UK manufacturers lack cyber insurance cover
AIG calls for greater awareness of the importance of cyber risk management after survey shows 48% of manufacturers have been victims of cyber-crime.
Cyber: Are you ready if you get hacked?
Learn everything you need to know at the Insurance Age Hack Day which is taking over the website on 26 April.
Gallagher replaces Aviva as Premiership Rugby sponsor
The broker has signed a multi-year deal beginning with the 2018-19 season.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling and Emmanuel Kenning look behind the headlines.
Quizzical questions: 6 April 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Gallagher poised to replace Aviva as Premiership Rugby title sponsor
Insurer has sponsored the league since 2010.
Find out about changes to Broker Expo and learn about our cyber hack day
Broker Expo is being refreshed and revamped - stay tuned for updates! And later this month Insurance Age is running a special cyber hack day which is unmissable for brokers who wish to learn more about this growing market.
FCA reviewing if Aviva share cancellation plan broke market abuse rules
CEO Andrew Bailey sends letter to MPs.
FOS reveals top five most complained about insurers
Total number of new general insurance complaints fell by 16% in second half of 2017.
Aviva backtracks on preference share cancellation plans
U-turn follows criticism from investors and enquiries from the FCA.
Insurance industry welcomes Ogden rate reform
Industry players expect new Civil Liability Bill to lead to a positive discount rate with some predicting a rate of between 0-1%.