All the headlines from our Aviva France Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Aviva Insurance Company of Canada...
Dec 16 2011 // Following its announcements, made earlier this week, A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited is continuing to take rating actions on a number of European (re)insurers, as a result of the continued negative...
Dec 12 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has placed its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding companies) on CreditWatch with negative...
Nov 4 2011 // UK-based broker Miller Insurance Services Limited has appointed Mark Carver from Aviva in a move which, it said, “further strengthens its professional indemnity business.” Tim Norman – Head of UK &...
Jul 6 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Barbados-based United Insurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks. Best said...
Jun 23 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that the ratings on the U.K.-based Aviva Group (core operating entities rated AA-/Stable) are unchanged by its agreed sale of breakdown recovery firm RAC to The Carlyle...
Jun 3 2011 // British insurer Aviva Plc on Thursday named highly-regarded industry veteran Trevor Matthews as head of its UK division, replacing Mark Hodges, who resigned unexpectedly.Australian-born Matthews, a former head of rival...
May 9 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has commented that the ratings for the UK’s Aviva plc and its subsidiary companies remain unchanged as a result of Aviva’s announcement to sell a portion of its...
Feb 10 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Aviva PLC, the holding company of the U.K.-based global multiline insurance group Aviva, and the majority of its operating entities, to stable from...
Feb 4 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Aviva Insurance Europe SE (Aviva SE) to ‘A-‘ from ‘A+’.In...
Dec 23 2010 // FINEX National, which handles financial, professional and management liability insurance for clients of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it has launched a new offering under its VEAGIS brand, a professional indemnity...
Dec 1 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of the UK-Based non-operating holding company, Aviva plc....
Aug 18 2010 // Insurer Aviva PLC said Monday it rejected a £5 billion ($7.8 billion) cash offer from rival RSA Insurance Group PLC for some of its general insurance businesses because the deal wasn’t in the best interest of...
Aug 16 2010 // UK insurer RSA has confirmed that it has “put forward a proposal to Aviva to acquire its UK, Canadian and Irish general insurance businesses, excluding RAC and Health (the Target Businesses), for £5 billion...
Jun 7 2010 // Craig A. Payan has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors for Itasca, Ill.-based Associated Risk Managers International Inc. Payan is president of PA&T Insurance and Financial Services, an...
May 26 2010 // Chicago-based Aviva North America, part of global insurance and annuities company Aviva plc, has appointed Dan Guilbert to the role of chief risk officer (CRO).Most recently, Guilbert served as chief actuary and risk...
Mar 8 2010 // The proposed $35.5 billion takeover of AIA by Prudential Plc will offer opportunities for rival insurers to increase their market share in Asia, a top official at British insurer Aviva Plc said.“For competitors it...
Jan 6 2010 // British insurance company Aviva PLC has agreed to buy all the shares in River Road Asset Management of Louisville, Kentucky. Aviva did not say what it is paying for the company, which has gross assets of $6 million and...
Mar 6 2009 // The UK’s Aviva PLC, Europe’s biggest provider of life insurance and pension products, booked a net loss for 2008, due to a drop in the value of assets amid the financial crisis, which caused the company’s...
Oct 9 2008 // European insurance shares rose sharply on Thursday, as Dutch insurer Aegon announced steps to boost capital and reduce risk, while British peer Aviva Plc bolstered its hedges against slumping stock markets.Aegon, which has...