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.
Insurance Age interview: An even keel
For Phil Scarrett, managing the network operation at Willis is all about striking a balance between the need for growth and maintaining the community spirit. He tells Martin Friel how he keeps everyone happy.
E-commerce: Real-time rating solution is revolutionary, says Aviva
Aviva claims to have "revolutionised" personal lines pricing after joining with Open GI to launch a real-time rating solution for brokers.
Aviva to restore broker faith with price review and restructure
Aviva has taken steps to try to win back independent intermediaries by shuffling its regional management structure and vowing to improve its personal lines pricing model.
PB Week: Aviva's latest appointment gets personal
As the recently-appointed head of broker personal lines, one of the most common questions I am asked is why we are investing in the broker market when some are speculating that personal lines via brokers is dead, writes Sam Hudson, head of broker…
Aviva broker chief Brigid Murphy to quit
Aviva has today announced that Brigid Murphy, director of regional brokers for the UK general insurance business, is to leave her role in June.
BIBA 2010: What did you miss?
Catch up with all the news from the British Insurance Broker’s Association conference.
Aviva attempts to close the ash gap with new volcano add on
Insurer charges more for covering ash cloud or similar travel disruptions with an add-on to its travel policies.
Video: Industry leaders' views of the Lib-Con government
Liz McMahon talks to key industry figures at the recent Biba conference to garner opinion on the new coalition Government and the impact it may have on the insurance industry.
BIBA 2010: Ex-Aviva public affairs head urges Tory colleagues not to scrap IIWG
The former head of public affairs at Aviva and new Conservative MP Tracey Crouch, believes the Insurance Industry Working Group (IIWG) report should not simply be scrapped because of a change of government.
QBE raids Allianz for broker development chief
QBE has announced the appointment of Judy Holt to the newly-created role of manager, broker development, to support the expansion of the insurer's offering in the UK and Ireland.
JLT announces director departures
Jim Rush, group finance director, and William Nabarro, group commercial director and chairman of the employee benefits business, are leaving the Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Group.
Aviva claims to have "revolutionised" personal lines pricing
Open GI has integrated its motor quote engine with Aviva’s dynamic web-based rating engine in a move that aims to provide more competitive, real-time rates to brokers.
Aviva appoints head of broker personal lines
Sam Hudson has been appointed head of broker personal lines for Aviva.
Aviva's results suggest GI recovery
Aviva’s first quarter statement has shown “a return to volume growth in 2010” despite tough conditions and cost cutting.
News Analysis: Volcanic fallout
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on the aftermath of the Icelandic eruption.
Risk Management/claims: Aviva website spreads the benefits of group risk
Aviva UK Health has launched a website to educate brokers on the benefits of selling group risk cover.
Aviva issues volcano insurance advice to customers
UK's largest insurer attempts to clarify its position over the disruption from the volcano
Aggregator market set to shrink, claims Beachcroft
According to solicitors Beachcroft, the aggregator market will either dissolve or consolidate within three years and consumers will have the choice of only a "handful of aggregators".
News review: March
MMA outlined 'phase two' of its commercial roll out with the establishment of three new regional trading centres.
Free SME security campaign to enhance broking opportunities
Brokers could benefit from an initiative supported by the Home Office that aims to boost insurance and security for hundreds of thousands of micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).