Latest Aviva France Headlines

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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...

UK’s Aviva to Buy Royal Bank of Canada Unit for North America Expansion

Jan 21 2016 // Aviva Plc, the U.K.’s second-biggest insurer by market value, agreed to buy a home and auto insurer from Royal Bank of Canada for C$582 million ($402 million) to expand in North America.The purchase will increase...

Aviva Canada Aims to Offer Ride-Sharing Insurance, with Uber Drivers in Mind

Jan 7 2016 // Aviva Canada aims to offer ride-sharing insurance to Ontario drivers who use their own vehicles to carry paying passengers starting next month, a service that could solve a major headache for ride-hailing company Uber...

Aviva CEO: Jump in New Business Will Allay Fears About Friends Life Acquisition

Oct 30 2015 // Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson said a 25 percent jump in new business in the first nine months of the year should allay concerns that his 5.6 billion- pound ($8.6 billion) acquisition of Friends Life Group...

UK’s Aviva Seeks Smaller Acquisitions in Other Countries After Friends Life

Oct 15 2015 // Aviva Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson said the British insurer is looking for smaller acquisitions outside its home market as it continues to integrate Friend’s Life Group Ltd., the country’s...

UK’s Aviva to Target $3.9B in Renewable Energy Investments

Jul 27 2015 // Aviva plc will target 2.5 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) of investments in renewables and energy efficiency over five years to cut exposure to climate risks.The company, which manages about 250 billion pounds of assets,...

U.K.’s Aviva Turnaround Ahead of Schedule; 1st Quarter New Business Up 14%

May 7 2015 // Aviva plc said the turnaround of the U.K. insurer is “ahead of schedule,” as the value of its new business rose 14 percent in the first quarter.The company, which completed its $8.6 billion takeover of Friends...

Aviva CEO & CFO Reduce Long-Term Bonuses After Voting Agency Concern

Apr 13 2015 // Aviva plc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson and the chief financial officer lowered their long-term bonuses after Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. was said to have raised concerns over 2015...

U.K.’s Aviva Reports 6% Increase in Operating Profit for 2014

Mar 5 2015 // Aviva plc, in the midst of buying Friends Life Group Ltd. for $8.6 billion, increased its shareholder payout for 2014 by 30 percent as the insurer reported higher profit.The final dividend was lifted to 12.25 pence per...

U.K. Regulator Fines Aviva $27 Million for Failing to Manage Conflicts of Interest

Feb 24 2015 // Aviva plc was fined 17.6 million pounds ($27.2 million) by the U.K. financial markets regulator for failing to manage conflicts of interest among funds in its fixed-income business.From August 2005 to June 2013, Aviva...

Aviva to Cut About 1,500 Jobs with Friends Life Acquisition

Jan 20 2015 // Aviva Plc said it may eliminate about 1,500 jobs with its £5.6 billion ($8.48 billion) takeover of Friends Life Group Ltd.The job losses form part of an estimated £225 million [$340.76 million] in annual savings from the...

Impatient New Zealander Jolts U.K. Insurance with Aviva Shake-Up

Jan 9 2015 // During Mark Wilson’s first week at Aviva Plc in London he stormed out of a meeting with top executives after growing frustrated with the lack of boardroom debate.In the two years since, the chief executive officer...

UK’s Aviva Agrees to Acquire Friends Life for $8.8 Billion in Shares

Dec 2 2014 // Aviva plc, Britain’s second-largest insurer by market value, agreed to buy Friends Life Group Ltd. for about 5.6 billion pounds ($8.8 billion) in stock in the U.K. insurance industry’s biggest takeover in 15...

Aviva in $8.76 Billion Deal to Buy Friends Life after Pensions Shake-up

Nov 21 2014 // British insurer Aviva said on Friday it had agreed terms on a possible deal to buy rival Friends Life for £5.6 billion [$8.76 billion], as British pension reform puts pressure on insurance companies to find new...

Aviva and Partner Hold IPO of Their Turkish Pension & Life Unit

Nov 10 2014 // Aviva plc and its partner Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS raised 331 million liras ($147 million) in the initial public offering of their Turkish pension and life insurance unit as the shares priced near the top of the...