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.
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Aviva to create tech ‘garage’
Insurer confirms ‘Digital First’ tech hub in the heart of Tech City in London’s Shoreditch set up to help trade with brokers and customers.
Aviva: Brokers won't be affected by office closures
Changes in the Greater Manchester area to affect hundreds of staff.
Aviva to close three sites in Manchester
Closures will result in staff redundancies.
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Aviva launches cyber cover for SMEs
Insurer says cover will also include risk management services to help customers prepare in advance.
Fraudster jailed for £33,000 Aviva scam
Abdul Qadeer Qadri was sentenced to 38 months in jail for fraud by false representation.
FCA hires Sicsic as general insurance retail department head
Aviva group risk director Sicsic to leave the insurer and step down as chairman of Oric International.
Aviva hires Fice and Winslade
Insurer says new additions will enhance its corporate and specialty risk team.
Aviva awarded chartered status for commercial business
MD commercial lines Angus Eaton says certificate will demonstrate the insurer's focus on delivering a first class service to brokers.
Only ‘handful’ of insurers taking strategic approach to digital
Web-ranking praises Allianz and Aviva for digital offering but says sector does not outperform other industries.
Aviva net written premium up to £855m
Q1 results show net written premium grows 1% to £855m.
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Aviva's Tulloch appointed to Pool Re
Insurer's UK and Ireland CEO takes on non-executive director role at Pool Re.
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Industry needs to up its game on digital, says Aviva’s Brem
Aviva’s chief digital officer, Andrew Brem, calls on sector to develop more digital innovation to survive and succeed.
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Christian Plumer resigns as Swinton Insurance CFO
Chief risk officer Rob Harding replaces him.
Aviva UK & Ireland profit rises to £499m in 2014
COR also improves to 94.9% from 97.2% the previous year.
Aviva achieves best COR in eight years
Insurer posts group COR of 95.7% and revenue of £1.4bn in 2014 results.