Aviva
Aviva mistakenly 'sacks' 1,300 people as it steadies itself for £1bn US loss
More than 1,300 employees at Aviva have been mistakenly told that they had been dismissed via email.
Igal Mayer out at Aviva as former Axa boss moves upwards
Igal Mayer is the highest profile casualty of a senior level Aviva management reshuffle that sees major top level changes at the insurer.
RSA to focus on small non-UK acquisitions
Simon Lee, group CEO at RSA, has confirmed the provider would be targeting smaller acquisitions outside the UK and was not seeking to make a major billion pound purchase.
Willis unveils new electronic portal with Simply Business
Willis has teamed up with Simply Business to launch Willis eQuote, a new e-trading comparison platform exclusively for Willis Network members.
Aviva plan to go regional will “speed up decision-making”
Corporate business underwriting to be conducted regionally in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham
General insurance tops regulator's complaints table
General insurance is the most complained about financial service according to the latest complaints data published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
RWA launches broker focused meeting app
RWA Compliance Services has launched a mobile phone app which it claimed could help avoid some of the pitfalls insurance brokers faced when trying to keep good records of client meetings and explanations given.
Hiscox expands HNW motor capability
Hiscox has strengthened its UK art and private client division with three motor appointments.
Aviva raids RSA for new underwriting chief in personal and commercial lines shake-up
Aviva has appointed new heads of underwriting for both personal and commercial lines.
Ex-Aviva FD confirmed as Direct Line chairman
Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Mike Biggs as chairman of Direct Line Group.
Aviva reveals cost of recruiting UK CEO
Trevor Matthews, UK CEO at Aviva, received £2.49m in cash and shares from Aviva as part of his compensation package for leaving Friends Life, the insurer has revealed in its Report and Accounts for 2011.
New AMII chairman vows to work with Biba
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has appointed Wayne Pontin of Jelf as its new chairman.
Ex-Aviva chief lined-up to chair Direct Line flotation
Mike Biggs, former finance director at Aviva and current chairman of life assurance consolidation group Resolution, has been offered the chairmanship role at Direct line, a series of newspapers have reported.
Aviva promotes from within for broker focused underwriting chief
Aviva has appointed Ian Ferguson to the role of chief underwriting officer for intermediary and partnerships with responsibility for driving the focus on underwriting across the broker channel whilst delivering profitable growth.
Brokers tackling climate change in the workplace, survey says
Environmental issues are a top priority for most brokers, according to research from Aviva.
Aviva Ireland job losses will be lower than expected
Aviva Ireland is to reduce the number of jobs it is cutting, but staff may instead face lower pay, the Irish Independent has reported.
Aviva's McMillan hails personal lines performance as commercial COR hits 105%
David McMillan, CEO of Aviva UK’s general insurance operation, has revealed that, despite a positive set of 2011 results, commercial lines continues to drag at the overall performance.
Aviva UK business grows but profits dip
Aviva UK’s general insurance business delivered higher growth but lower profits in 2011 as it managed to pin its combined operating ratio to 2010 levels.
QBE snares RSA's SME boss for senior role
QBE has turned to two of its largest rivals to secure a brace of senior hires.
Aviva to attack corporate risk market with regional underwriting
Aviva will attempt to snatch a 20% share of the corporate risks market by increasing underwriting authority at a regional level.
Aviva gears up for Irish branch sale
Aviva has set Friday 2 March as the deadline for first-round offers for its 26 Irish branches.
FOS reveals PPI complaints halved in H2 2011
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received a total of 106,193 complaints between 1 July and 31 December 2011, and figures show that Barclays Bank was by far the biggest culprit in terms of payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.
Insurance websites failing customer needs
Insurance company websites are not meeting even the most basic customer experience standards according to a recent survey.
CCV on acquisitions drive with operations hire
CCV has appointed David Bruce as operations director.