Aviva
New regulator must understand differences
The insurance industry has claimed it must be distinguished from the wider financial services sector under the coalition government's widespread regulatory reform.
BUDGET 2010: IPT rise will cost the average household an extra £8 per year
Aviva said that while the increase in the lower rate of IPT is less than initially forecasted, a 1% rise is still disappointing.
Aviva chair joins Cable's business advisory group
The members of the Business Advisory Group established last month have been confirmed. The group will act as an informal advisory board to the Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable.
Aviva appoints CRS chief
Insurance giant Aviva has ended its search for a corporate risk solutions head by announcing Dipak Warren is to lead the division.
Aviva revamps commercial policies
Aviva has relaunched its commercial policy documentation in a bid to extend the cover and make it more broker and customer-friendly.
Interview - Stephanie Watkins: From speeding tickets to cricket wickets
Leigh Jackson talks to HSB UK's American chief executive officer and managing director of engineering insurance Stephanie Watkins about her past as a police officer in the US and her curious love for cricket.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Insurance and West Bromwich Albion have not appeared in conjunction too often in this column in the past — bar one reference to Baggies fan and Towergate CEO Andy Homer's lucky pants, perhaps.
Brockman unconcerned over past PAYG failures
The founder of telematics-based motor insurance provider Insure the Box has said its sole focus on pay-as-you-go technology makes it more likely to succeed where others have failed.
Evans is new insurance parliamentary group chair
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, for which Post provides the secretarait, elected former trade minister Jonathan Evans as its new chairman at a meeting in the House of Commons last night.
Gladwell joins to lead Crawford Home
Crawford & Company has named Aviva operations director Greg Gladwell to lead its new end-to-end personal lines service Crawford Home.
Zurich executive team receives a makeover
Zurich UK general insurance chief executive Stephen Lewis has appointed new claims, finance and marketing chiefs to the insurer's executive team.
Middle to refocus Aviva's broker relationships
Aviva has recruited Axa's commercial managing director to the new role of strategic partnerships director, straddling both the life and general insurance sectors.
Axa CEO Maso vows to take his time with Middle replacement
Axa CEO Philippe Maso has said the insurance group will not be rushed into replacing Ant Middle, the managing director of commercial lines for its UK general insurance business.
Axa commercial broking boss Middle departs for rival Aviva
Aviva has raided rival Axa Insurance to recruit its commercial broking boss Ant Middle as its new stategic partnerships director.
Zurich shakes-up executive team
Zurich UK general insurance has named new marketing, claims and finance chiefs as part of a revamp of its executive team.
Crawford names first-ever MD for Home brand
Claims specialists Crawford & Company has appointed Aviva’s Greg Gladwell to the newly-created position of managing director for Crawford Home.
S&P revises Aviva outlook
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Aviva Insurance (Europe) to developing from negative.
Rehabilitation - PAS 150: Kitemark conundrum
The lack of an attached kitemark to new rehabilitation code of practice PAS 150 spelled disappointment for some. In the first of two articles on the standard, Lynn Rouse explores the key issue of accreditation.
Aviva appoints new Romania chief
Aviva has appointed Mihai Popescu as chief executive of Aviva Romania.
Aviva appoints new Romania chief
Aviva has appointed Mihai Popescu as chief executive of Aviva Romania.
Aviva charity pledge
Aviva plans to mark the first anniversary of its rebrand by pledging to donate 1% of its average daily broker generated premium for the month to the Aviva 'Street to School' campaign.
Aviva makes charity donation on rebrand anniversary
Aviva has marked the first anniversary of its rebrand by pledging to donate 1% of its average daily broker generated premium for the month to the Aviva Street to School campaign.
Aviva hires M&A director from Morgan Stanley
Aviva has appointed Jason Windsor as group strategy director, responsible for leading the strategy and M&A teams at Aviva.
Motor - Safety developments: Safety first and last
Thatcham is busy testing a range of new technologies that could reduce accident rates. Leigh Jackson takes a closer look at them.