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Investors Aviva, M&G Urge Britain to Press Ahead With Financial Reforms

Mar 9 2023 // Investors Aviva and M&G on Thursday joined calls for Britain to press ahead with financial reforms and give high-growth sectors such as technology companies more support to keep London’s markets...

Updated: Aviva CEO Says Demand for Private Healthcare Rising on NHS Woes

Mar 9 2023 // Aviva Plc said it is seeing increased demand for private health insurance because of the strains the National Health Service has experienced since the pandemic.The UK insurer said Thursday that health insurance sales rose...

People Moves: Generali GC&C Taps Former Tokio Marine Exec Kanu as CEO; BHSI Hires Aviva’s Major as UK Country Manager; Marsh Names Perry UK CEO, Credit Specialties

Jan 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here....

MGA Arcadian Enters D&F Property Binding Agreement With Aviva for Worldwide Risks

Jan 23 2023 // Arcadian Risk Capital Ltd., a Bermuda-based managing general agent (MGA) and part of the “Class of 2020,” announced that it has entered into a direct and facultative (D&F) property binding arrangement with...

Aviva Plans ‘Regular and Sustainable’ Investor Payouts as Premiums Rise

Nov 9 2022 // Aviva plans “regular and sustainable” investor payouts, its CEO said on Wednesday, as the British insurer reiterated plans for a share buyback program alongside its 2022 results and posted a rise in nine-month...

Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting Agrees to New Capacity Deal With Aviva

Oct 6 2022 // Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent and Arthur J. Gallagher subsidiary, announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Aviva in support of its personal lines and property owners’...

UK’s Aviva Gives Lower-Paid Staff £1,000 to Help Pay Soaring Energy Bills

Aug 11 2022 // UK insurer Aviva Plc is the latest financial firm to give some of its staff a one-time payment to help them with the cost-of-living crisis.Around 7,000 of Aviva’s lowest-paid employees were told last week they will...

UK Insurer Aviva Posts 14% Rise in H1 Operating Profit

Aug 11 2022 // Aviva plans to return more cash to shareholders, the British insurer said as it posted a better-than-expected 14% rise in first-half operating profit, sending its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 gainers on...

UK Insurer Aviva Builds Private Client Business With Azur Acquisition

Aug 4 2022 // UK Insurer Aviva has agreed to sign a binding agreement with the specialist managing general agent Azur Underwriting Ltd., to acquire its high-net-worth personal lines business in the UK and Ireland.Financial details of...

UK Insurer Aviva May Be Able to Return More Cash to Shareholders: CEO

May 18 2022 // Aviva may be able to give more cash back to shareholders, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the British insurer reported a 5% increase in general insurance sales in the first quarter and said its capital position...

Sexism in Financial Services Has Gotten Worse, Says Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc

May 12 2022 // Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc said that the sexism she encounters has worsened as she has risen through the ranks in finance.Blanc became the insurer’s first female chief executive in July 2020 but...

Insurer Aviva Urges UK Government to Detail How It Will Reach Net Zero Emissions

May 6 2022 // The British government should practice what it preaches on net-zero emissions, according to insurer Aviva Plc and conservation group WWF.Having said last year that UK-based companies must detail how they will deliver on...

Aviva Broadens Sustainable Investments to Include Biodiversity, Human Rights

Jan 24 2022 // Leading British asset manager Aviva Investors plans to push boards for greater action on biodiversity and human rights so that companies consider “the whole picture of sustainability.”Alongside climate change,...

Arch Re Promotes Moeller to CEO, With Bongiorno, Hackett as CUOs; Brit Hires Hiscox’s Allchorne, Aviva’s Wells for N. America Open Market Property Team

Jan 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Re and Brit.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Re Promotes 3 in Leadership TeamArch Reinsurance Co. (Arch Re Co.) announced several...

UK Insurer Aviva Completes Sale of French Business to Aéma for £2.8­ Billion

Oct 1 2021 // UK insurer Aviva plc announced the completion of the sale of its French business to Aéma Groupe for £2.8­ billion ($3.8 billion) in cash.The transaction was first announced on Feb. 23, 2021. Related:Allianz Completes...

Allianz Finalizes €330 Million Acquisition of Aviva Italia

Oct 1 2021 // Allianz S.p.A., the Italian holding company of the Allianz Group, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Aviva Italia S.p.A., the Italian property & casualty (P/C) insurance entity of the Aviva Group.The...

People Moves: Insurer Aviva Names Montague, Cummings to Exec Committee; Wood to Launch Captive Operation for Price Forbes Bermuda; Wagstaff Is CEO of LMG

Sep 24 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at UK insurer Aviva, broker Price Forbes Bermuda and the London Market Group.A summary of these new hires follows. Aviva Strengthens Exec Committee with Chief...

Hub International Agrees to Buy Aviva Canada Unit, National Home Warranty Group

Aug 24 2021 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of National Home Warranty Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Canada Inc.Terms...

Aviva to Return at Least $5.6 Billion to Investors Following Non-Core Asset Sales

Aug 12 2021 // Aviva Plc plans to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) to investors using proceeds from the recent sale of non-core businesses.The UK-based insurer and asset manager will start with an immediate 750 million...

UK’s Aviva Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Homes, Businesses from Climate Change

Jul 21 2021 // British insurer Aviva called on Wednesday for urgent action from policymakers, developers and insurers to protect homes and businesses from the impact of climate change, saying most were ill-prepared to handle extreme...