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.
Season's greetings
This is my sign-off blog for 2013. It’s also the morning after the Insurance Age Christmas party, so I am going to take the easy route and cast my eye back over the past year.
Aviva promotes Edmond to broker performance director role
Edmond replaces Sam Hudson who left the role last month to join Equity Insurance.
Over the horizon
For the lovers of list making Christmas is an annual highlight.
Covéa goes to Aviva to fill new national broker development role
Provider pushing for profitable growth in commercial lines.
Aviva takes Zurich’s Holmes as insurance CFO
Provider appoints new financial head for general insurance in UK and Ireland.
Equity appoints Aviva's Hudson as commercial chief
New recruit will play essential role in restoring Equity to profitability.
Aviva's UKGI business sees volumes fall as COR improves
Provider is in the early stages of turnaround, says CEO.
Aviva personal lines CUO to make RSA return
Robinson returns to insurer she left in March 2012.
Revolving doors
Unlike football, insurance is a long-term game of strategy, so why is Aviva changing its management at a rate even Chelsea can’t match? Tony Cornell asks
Aviva confirms departure of broker performance director
Sam Hudson to pursue a "completely different opportunity" in insurance.
Takeover rumours
The rumours that pretty much everyone is looking to buy RSA made for an exciting day on the Insurance Age editorial desks this week.
RSA takeover rumours boost share price
Speculation linking RSA with a takeover bid has boosted the insurer’s share price by 3.1p to £1.27 at the close of business on the London Stock Exchange yesterday.
Axa tops Brokerbility survey for 10th consecutive time
Axa has once again topped Brokerbility’s insurer performance survey.
Expertise in Action: Broker: Preferential treatment
Few clients are interested in commission disclosure, however, the issue of preferential treatment for brokers that produce the most business for insurers could soon face regulatory scrutiny.
Video: What the Papers Say latest edition
Marc DonFrancesco, commercial director at Absolute Partnership, joins Insurance Age’s Caitlin Morrison for the latest edition of What the Papers Say.
HSB Engineering takes construction leader from Aviva
HSB Engineering Insurance (HSB), part of Munich Re, has appointed Sam Alcock as construction product leader.
Video: who is the new Aviva CEO?
Attendees at the 2013 Broker Expo South answered questions about the latest developments at Aviva.
Deputy editor’s letter - October 2013
“Aviva really is looking increasingly like the Chelsea of insurance”
Brokers bemused by new Aviva CEO appointment
Brokers have responded with bemusement at the appointment of Maurice Tulloch as the new chief executive officer at Aviva for UK & Ireland general insurance.
Aviva UK and Ireland CEO Spencer to leave at the end of the month
Aviva has confirmed that Robin Spencer, CEO of UK & Ireland GI, will leave at the end of the month to be replaced by Maurice Tulloch, CEO of Aviva Canada.
Aviva warns brokers of panel withdrawal over premium finance
Brokers have been urged to be "suspicious" of Aviva's new stance within personal lines which states that the service Finance from Aviva "must be offered as an option" to clients.
Aviva's Bayles lands full-time I&P role
Aviva's Phil Bayles has been appointed intermediary and partnerships (I&P) director on a full-time basis.
What The Papers Say: September 2013
Michael Gaughan joined Andrew Pearce and Emmanuel Kenning to discuss the spat between Biba and the Law Society over solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance.
Hard to please
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.