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UK Insurer Aviva to Enter Lloyd’s Market via Acquisition of Probitas for £242M
Mar 4 2024 // Aviva plc announced it will acquire 100% of Probitas Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., the parent company of the Probitas Group, for a minimum fixed consideration of £242 million (US$306.2 million). The transaction includes...
People Moves: BHSI Taps Holding From Aviva to Lead UK Marine; Ardonagh Specialty Names Goldenberg as Global Commercial Dir.; Lockton Re Adds Yeo, Terry to Cyber Team
Jan 11 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), Ardonagh Specialty, and Lockton Re. A summary of these new hires and promotions follows here. BHSI Taps...
Harassment of Women in Financial Services Eclipses Other Industries: Aviva CEO Blanc
Dec 14 2023 // Amanda Blanc, the CEO of insurer Aviva, told British lawmakers on Wednesday that physical and verbal harassment of women in financial services eclipsed other industries and that she had heard “absolutely...
Aviva to Acquire Canadian Vehicle Replacement MGA Optiom for Circa £100m
Nov 27 2023 // Aviva plc announced the acquisition of Optiom O2 Holdings Inc. from Novacap and other minority shareholders for a consideration of approximately £100 million (US$126 million). Calgary, Canada-based Optiom, which operates...
Aviva Agrees to Acquire AIG’s UK Protection Business for $563 Million
Sep 25 2023 // Aviva said on Monday it had agreed to buy the UK life insurance business of AIG for 460 million pounds ($563 million), in the largest acquisition to date by the British insurer’s CEO Amanda Blanc. Aviva said it would...
UK Insurer Aviva to Sell Singlife Joint Venture Stake for $1 Billion
Sep 13 2023 // Aviva is quitting its Singlife joint venture, selling its 25.9% stake in Singapore Life Holdings and two debt instruments to Sumitomo Life for a combined 800 million pounds ($997 million), the British insurer said on...
UK’s Direct Line Group Names Aviva’s Winslow as Group Chief Executive Officer
Aug 30 2023 // UK insurer Direct Line Group announced that Adam Winslow has been appointed as chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. It is expected that he will take up the role in the first quarter of 2024, succeeding...
UK Insurer Aviva Eyes Lloyd’s of London Entry, Posts Above-Forecast H1 Profit
Aug 16 2023 // Aviva posted an above-forecast rise in first-half operating profit on Wednesday, helped by strong performance in general and health insurance, and its chief executive said the insurer was interested in entering the...
Insurer Aviva Says UK Demand for Private Health Jumped Amid NHS Strikes
May 25 2023 // UK insurer Aviva Plc said demand for private health care continued to surge as more individuals and companies look for alternatives to the National Health Service. Private health insurance sales grew 25% in the first...
Update: Activist Investor Cevian Sells Entire Stake in UK Insurer Aviva
May 24 2023 // Activist investor Cevian Capital has sold down its entire stake in British insurer Aviva, ending its campaign to drive up investor payouts at the FSTE 100 company. Cevian said in a statement that Amanda Blanc and her...
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...
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...
