Aviva
Five insurers reveal by how much industry women are underpaid
Five insurers have revealed by how much women are underpaid in their organisations compared to men.
Editor's comment: An explosive start to the year
I started this year in style watching the fireworks over Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland Paris. Looking at January’s headlines the insurance industry has also started this year with a bang.
Former Aviva director develops broker customer data sharing platform
Broker Insights has developed a platform which uses broker customer data to help insurers identify business opportunities.
Career File: Rob Townend, Aviva
Townend appointed managing director of UK general insurance at Aviva
Week in Post: Carillion collapse and the executive merry-go-round
It was oddly coincidental that it was Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year, when Carillion collapsed – placing 20,000 jobs at risk.
Incoming Aviva GI boss promises continuity in business
The high turnover in the top job in UK general insurance at Aviva in recent years will not detract from the business’s overall strategy, Rob Townend said.
Rob Townend replaces Colm Holmes as Aviva UK GI boss
Current Aviva UK general insurance CEO Colm Holmes has left the role to become president and CEO of Aviva Canada.
Analysis: Employee benefits: Perking up at work
Insurers are investing in employee benefits as a way to recruit and retain staff - and they go beyond the core elements of pension, life and health cover to sometimes include quirky perks
Aon Benfield chairman to lead the board at Climate Wise
Aon Benfield’s executive chairman Dominic Christian has been appointed chairman of Climate Wise.
Revealed: National epidemic of 2.2bn nuisance calls
Customers were bombarded with 2.2 billion nuisance phone calls related to personal injury, PPI or other insurance matter in 2017.
Aviva settles almost half of claims from Liverpool car park fire
Aviva has settled almost half of the 123 claims it had received from the Liverpool car park fire, and the firm also moved to waive the excess on customers’ policies.
Preview of 2018: A sneak peek at the coming year
The promised whiplash and discount rate reforms, as well as the UK’s exit from the European Union, are expected to shape the coming year for the industry. Insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and lawyers are wary of political uncertainties and the trends in…
Editor's comment: Will Amazon give a little or take a lot?
I’m a big fan of Amazon. Although I’m not a Millennial, I’m used to getting the products I want delivered to where I want, when I want, without too much fuss.
Post Power List 2018
2018 is likely to be a year dominated by data regulation, more Brexit negotiations and further Ogden reform and, as such, the key influencers reflect this
Post Power List 2018: Colm Holmes
CEO of general insurance, Aviva UK
Blog: Brand strategies that build customer trust
Thomas Cowper Johnson, a director at Davies Group company Service Tick, examines how firms with no insurance credentials have managed to build and maintain a relationship of trust with their policyholders.
Merry Christmas from Post
Infopro Digital's offices are now closed until Tuesday 2 January 2017 for the festive period. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Post team.
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on the race to sustainability
Maurice Tulloch, CEO of international insurance at Aviva, explains why and how the industry should encourage a global race to sustainability.
Aviva paid out £2.7bn in claims during 2016
Aviva paid £2.7bn last year in cash settlements and services to more than 775,000 UK customers claiming on their individual insurance policies.
Insurers pay out £2.7bn in minor injury compensation in two years
Insurers have paid £2.7bn in minor injury compensation since the government first proposed whiplash reforms in Autumn 2015.
Policy Castle partners with smart home security system provider
Policy Castle has partnered with smart home security system provider, Cocoon, to provide its customers with discounted home insurance policy.
This Week in Post: Personal injuries and parenting fails
I felt very smug when my daughter tried on her first pair of slipper socks: she liked them! That meant I wouldn’t need to argue with her to keep her little feet warm – and she wouldn’t risk slipping on wooden floors. What I hadn’t foreseen though was…
Aviva is targeting higher growth and preparing for bolt-on acquisitions
Aviva is upgrading its targets for earnings growth, cash and dividend in order to make bolt-on acquisitions and pay off debt.
Gary Lineker-backed insurtech enters partnership with Arag
Neos will partner with Arag to provide home emergency and legal expenses cover for its connected home product.