All Aviva articles
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NewsVerisk: Industry leaders warn on volatility, resilience, and a need for shared data standards
Executives from Lloyd’s, Aviva and Verisk used the Verisk Insurance Conference 2025 in London to deliver a shared message: insurance must brace for more volatility, adapt to rapid technological shifts, and adopt common standards to keep pace with the risks facing clients.
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NewsTiernan appointed CEO of Lloyd’s
Patrick Tiernan to succeed John Neal as chief executive of Lloyd’s of London from 1 June 2025.
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NewsAviva adds A&H and PVT as two new classes at Lloyd’s via Probitas
Political violence and terrorism and accident and health expansion underscores Aviva’s ambition to become “a leading dual-platform”, the UK-based group said.
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News‘Polycrisis’ presents insurers with ‘impactful’ opportunity – Axa UK & Ireland CEO
Plus, Aviva’s UKGI boss emphasises that insurers must ‘put our money where our mouths are’ when it comes to engaging on ‘collective goals’.
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NewsProbitas buy ‘win-win’ to accelerate ‘organic ambitions’ – Aviva’s Storah
Aviva’s purchase of Probitas gives the insurer instant ‘scale’ in the Lloyd’s market, says UKGI chief executive.
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NewsAviva targets “market-leading” position in the high net worth insurance business
Ann Owen, Aviva’s managing director for HNW speaks to the “insane” pace of the past few years and how a defined strategy is driving the business forward.
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NewsPandemic initiative may point to the future of insurance
Insurers investing in Covid-related research projects could reduce the long-term costs of future risks
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NewsArcadian Risk Capital and Aviva in multi-year property binder
The target portfolio will be worldwide industrial and commercial property, mostly written on an excess-of-loss basis
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NewsAmanda Blanc: Not enough women are at the top in insurance
Representation of females in senior financial services roles has only increased by 1% each year, Blanc told delegates
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NewsAviva’s Blanc calls out industry sexism
The insurance giant chief executive was the target of “inappropriate” comments at last week’s AGM
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NewsAviva’s head of cyber insurance set to join Lloyd’s
Insurer Aviva’s current head of cyber insurance Neil Arklie has announced that he will be leaving the business to join Lloyd’s of London, effective January 2022.
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NewsAviva gearing up to launch Lloyd’s syndicate
The insurer has been undertaking a restructuring exercise at a group level, dismantling parts of its international operations under the leadership of group chief executive Amanda Blanc.
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NewsBrexit continues to be a major concern for businesses – Aviva
Its latest Risk Insight Report 2021, published this week, found that 25% of businesses believe Brexit is one of the largest risks they face - company leaders ranked it as the fourth biggest risk on their agenda.
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NewsCevian Capital revolts after Aviva’s move to return £4bn back to shareholders
Swedish active investment firm and Aviva investor Cevian Capital has revolted after the insurer announced in its 2021 half year results on 12 August 2021 that it will be returning £4bn to its shareholders by H1 2022.
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NewsAviva unveils seven steps to protect UK homes and businesses from climate change
Aviva has called for urgent action to make sure that UK homes and businesses are protected from the impact of climate change and extreme weather in its new report.
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NewsBriefing: What exactly is Aviva’s activist investor Cevian up to?
An activist investor is stepping up pressure. But does it have anything new to offer?
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NewsAviva partners with WWF on industry action plan to achieve net zero targets
Amanda Blanc says the collaboration will ’ensure the financial sector gets its act together’ around working towards net zero
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NewsBriefing: Amid senior exits at Aviva UKGI, what’s really going on?
Aviva has had a hat-trick of senior exits. What is going on?
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NewsAviva’s Q1 COR in GI improves to 90.8% for 2021
Aviva’s combined operating ratio (COR) for its general insurance business in the UK, Ireland and Canada stands at 90.8% at the end of quarter one in 2021, compared to 114.2% in 2020’s quarter one – showing a 23.4 percentage point improvement.
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NewsAviva’s Colm Holmes to replace Allianz chief Jon Dye
Aviva’s chief executive of general insurance Colm Holmes is set to join rival insurer Allianz Holdings, as current chief executive Jon Dye announces he will be stepping down at the end of November 2021.
