Aviva
Half of UK brokers recruiting to fuel business growth
While the number of brokers actively looking to recruit has decreased, Aviva’s latest Broker Barometer has suggested those looking to recruit are doing so because they want to fuel business growth.
Probitas CEO to retire a year on from Aviva acquisition
Probitas CEO Ash Bathia will retire at the end of July, with Aviva’s global corporate and specialty managing director Matthew Washington set to take the reins at the Lloyd’s insurer.
Insurers question climate protest group claims
Claims made by the Boycott Bloody Insurance group against insurers such as Allianz, Axa, Aviva, Zurich and Intact have been called into question by several of the providers named.
Ecclesiastical ‘courting’ MGAs to offer capacity
Dave Carey, managing director of intermediary at Ecclesiastical, has revealed the new lines the insurer intends to enter, and how it will need to provide capacity to MGAs to double gross written premium by 2030.
Policy Expert bosses outline plan to double GWP
Policy Expert CEO Steve Hardy has laid down a target to double the size of the business within five years and become a top five provider of pet insurance in the UK.
Ageas strikes deal for Esure
Ageas has agreed a deal with Bain Capital to acquire Esure for £1.3bn.
Brokers increasingly looking at digital automation and AI
Brokers are increasingly interested in harnessing the digital and automated processes to improve customer service and gain a competitive advantage.
Aviva’s Washington on what’s next for commercial lines
View from the Top: Matt Washington, managing director of global corporate and specialty at Aviva, says the sector must modernise, innovate and maintain discipline to stay on top of an ever-changing risk landscape.
Aviva detects £127m worth of fraudulent claims in 2024
Aviva reported a 14% increase in the number of claims it declined in 2024 due to fraud, uncovering more than 12,700 fake claims worth a total of £127m.
Insurers eye increase in terrorism cover sales
Insurers are tentatively anticipating an uptick in the number of businesses buying terrorism cover, following changes to the Pool Re reinsurance scheme last week.
Aviva and Axa hit back at claims made by Which?
Aviva and Axa have refuted claims by Which? that their “potentially unfair definitions of storms and floods” are being used to reject claims made by customers who have had their property damaged.
MP says social media firms in ‘last chance saloon’ over ad spoofing
Both social media firms and insurance companies must do more to tackle ghost broking, Luke Charters, MP for York South told the Association of British Insurers’ fraud conference.
Ardonagh Advisory buys firm; NBS x Hiscox; Tokio Marine’s head of compliance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What the future holds for multi-storey property insurance
One year on from the launch of the Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, Scott McGee examines if it has improved access to cover and if efforts to remove cladding are enough to reduce the price of buildings insurance on a long-term basis.
Experts find ‘shortcomings’ in Aviva tree removal evidence
A community-backed investigation into Aviva’s plans to fell a 150-year-old oak tree in Wivenhoe, Essex has identified “shortcomings” in the insurer's evidence, with multiple experts recommending underpinning of affected properties as the preferred…
Hear from Thatcham, the FOS, Aviva, DLG and Allianz at Claims Club
The Claims Club 2025 programme kicks off on the morning of the 25 April at Events No6 in London and you can sign-up to attend now.
Access deal; Clearspeed’s work with 1st Central; Lockton’s risk lead
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva aims to double regional PL broker GWP
Jonathan Santer, managing director of broker and affinity at Aviva, has said he wants to double the firm’s regional gross written premium in personal lines over the next 18 months.
RSA axes up to 250 jobs in Peterborough
RSA is in the process of cutting about 250 jobs from its Peterborough office over the next two years.
Why Aviva’s takeover of Direct Line is bad news
James Daley, managing director of Fairer Finance, shares his thoughts on Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line Group and raises concerns about the impact of mega mergers on customer service.
Spring Statement 2025: What insurers should know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Spring Statement today (26 March) with a mix of spending cuts, investment pledges, and economic forecasts.