Latest Aviva France Headlines

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Swiss Re Appoints Hodges as CEO at ReAssure to Lead on Expected IPO

Dec 17 2018 // As part of the preparation towards a potential initial public offering (IPO) of ReAssure, Swiss Re announced it has appointed Mark Hodges, currently chief executive officer of Centrica Consumer division, as new CEO of...

Aviva CEO’s Exit Shows a Board Moving Quickly to Placate Investors: Opinion

Oct 10 2018 // British insurer Aviva Plc has parted ways with CEO Mark Wilson, effective immediately, and given itself four months to find a successor.The manner of his sudden departure after almost six years may look harsh, but...

Update: UK Insurer Aviva to Replace CEO Wilson as Shareholders Seek Higher Returns

Oct 9 2018 // Aviva is replacing its chief executive Mark Wilson after his sweeping transformation of the British insurer did not deliver the returns shareholders were looking for.During his six years in charge, the high-profile...

Technology Partnerships Key to Insurance Industry’s Exit from `Stone Age:’ Aviva CEO

Feb 6 2018 // The insurance industry is “generally in the stone age,” and partnerships with technology companies are the way forward, according to Aviva Plc’s chief executive officer.His company, the U.K.’s...

UK’s Aviva Plans to Return $4B of Extra Cash to Shareholders, Make Acquisitions

Nov 30 2017 // Aviva expects to generate an extra 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) in cash over the next two years and will make acquisitions as well as giving money back to shareholders, it said on Thursday, sending its share price to...

RSA Canada Taps Cohen from Aviva Canada as SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer

Oct 20 2017 // Toronto-based RSA Canada has appointed Steve Cohen to the newly created role of senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.The SVP and chief underwriting officer role was created to build upon the progress the...

UK’s Aviva Reports 11% Rise in H1 Operating Profit to $1.94 Billion

Aug 3 2017 // British insurer Aviva reported an 11 percent rise in first-half operating profits to 1.47 billion pounds ($1.94 billion) on Thursday, boosted by its general insurance and fund management units and sending its share price...

UK’s Aviva to Sell Asia/Middle East Life Unit to Focus on Core Markets

Jul 19 2017 // Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, said it would sell Friends Provident International (FPIL), which provides life assurance and investment products in Asia and the Middle East, to a unit of International...

UK’s Aviva Selling $1.3B in Tobacco Company Holdings

Jun 21 2017 // Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, is selling about 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) worth of bonds and shares it holds in tobacco companies, joining a global campaign to divest from the industry.The move by...

British Insurer Aviva to Launch Small Business Cyber Product

Jun 16 2017 // British insurer Aviva plans to launch a new product to cover small and medium-sized businesses against cyber attacks later this year as part of an expansion of its specialist insurance division, its chief executive for UK...

Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home Insurer Neos

May 30 2017 // Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re.The strategic investment...

UK’s Aviva Buys Remaining 50% Share in Vietnam Joint Venture

Apr 24 2017 // Aviva plc has acquired VietinBank’s entire 50 percent shareholding in its life insurance joint venture VietinBank Aviva Life Insurance Ltd.Aviva also has signed a new distribution agreement with VietinBank to sell...

UK’s Aviva Eyes Sale of Friends Provident Int’l Unit for $500M-$700M: Source

Mar 28 2017 // Aviva Plc is exploring a sale of its Friends Provident International unit, which offers life assurance and investment products, in a deal that could raise between $500 million and $700 million, a source with direct...

Aviva to Reopen Property Fund It Suspended After Brexit Vote Turmoil

Nov 23 2016 // Aviva Investors, the fund arm of insurer Aviva, plans to reopen the UK property fund it was forced to suspend during the market turmoil which followed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union in June.British funds...

UK’s Aviva to Hire JPMorgan’s Singh to Head Global M&A, Source Says

Aug 30 2016 // Aviva Plc hired Chetan Singh, a managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., to head its mergers and acquisitions globally as the British insurer scouts for deals outside its home market.Singh, who led dealmaking for...

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Leads Motorists to Check Social Media While Driving

Aug 26 2016 // Social media and FOMO (fear of missing out) could be putting road-users at risk, as motorists admit to checking social networking sites and reading messages on their phones while driving, according to UK insurer Aviva.A...

UK Insurers Aviva and RSA Report Higher H1 Profits, Shrug Off Brexit Fallout

Aug 4 2016 // Insurers Aviva Plc and RSA Insurance Group Plc shrugged off any fallout from the Brexit referendum by reporting higher first-half profit and increasing shareholder payouts. The shares rallied in London trading.Aviva, the...

People Are Key to a CFO’s Success: QBE’s Group CFO Regan

Jun 6 2016 // When discussing his career as a chief financial officer, Patrick Regan, group chief financial officer for QBE, emphasizes the importance of people and the team the CFO builds.“You’re only as successful as the...

CEO of UK-Based Aviva Paid $8M in 2015, More Than Double His 2014 Paycheck

Mar 29 2016 // British insurer Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson’s take-home pay more than doubled to 5.67 million pounds ($8.1 million) last year, after the purchase of rival Friends Life, Aviva’s annual report showed on...

UK’s Aviva Beefs Up Fraud Screening in Commercial Motor Business

Feb 19 2016 // Aviva detected fraud in almost 2,200 commercial motor policies in 2015, using various anti-fraud tools, the London-based insurer revealed. But the company is taking its fight against fraud to a new level — by...