Aviva
Aviva to attack corporate risk market with regional underwriting
Aviva will attempt to snatch a 20% share of the corporate risks market by increasing underwriting authority at a regional level.
Aviva gears up for Irish branch sale
Aviva has set Friday 2 March as the deadline for first-round offers for its 26 Irish branches.
FOS reveals PPI complaints halved in H2 2011
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received a total of 106,193 complaints between 1 July and 31 December 2011, and figures show that Barclays Bank was by far the biggest culprit in terms of payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.
Insurance websites failing customer needs
Insurance company websites are not meeting even the most basic customer experience standards according to a recent survey.
CCV on acquisitions drive with operations hire
CCV has appointed David Bruce as operations director.
Aviva’s McMillan bullish on insurer summit outcomes
David McMillan, chief executive officer UKGI at Aviva, has told Insurance Age he was as optimistic as he had ever been on reducing the cost of motor premiums following the outcome of last week’s insurance summit with the Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Broker satisfaction with insurers remains high, survey says
Broker satisfaction with insurers has remained stable over the past five years and seen an increase for commercial lines, according to an annual survey carried out by General Insurance Market Research within Aura (Gimra).
Further credit rating woe for Allianz, Aviva and Axa
Moody's has downgraded the outlook from stable to negative for Allianz SE, Aviva plc and Axa SA and all subsidiaries of the three insurers.
Towergate bags heavy hitter for group finance role
Scott Egan, former Brit group chief financial officer, has taken the equivalent role at Towergate Insurance.
Standard & Poor’s outlook for insurers remains negative
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has reaffirmed the credit ratings of Allianz, Aviva and Axa groups but warned the long term outlook for all three was negative mainly as a result of the Eurozone crisis.
Aviva considering tied agent model in Ireland
Aviva has told staff in Ireland that it is considering selling some branches while others may be used in a franchise model, according to reports in the Irish press.
Towergate reveals capacity deals with Brit and Allianz
Towergate Commercial Underwriting (TCU) has announced a five-year capacity deal with Allianz providing 70% and Brit the remaining 30%.
Aviva survey shows rise in uninsured SMEs
Aviva’s twice yearly SME Pulse survey of 500 UK SMEs has revealed an increase in the number of these businesses trading without insurance from 8% in June to 20% in December 2011.
Insurer service improving, according to survey
Service from insurers in the UK is improving, according to figures released by Jelf.
Standard & Poor’s maintains negative outlook for insurers
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has removed Allianz Plc, Aviva Insurance (Europe) and Axa Insurance from its Creditwatch list but confirmed it was keeping a negative outlook for insurers.
Video: What the Papers Say latest edition
This month Martin Friel, editor of Insurance Age, and Emmanuel Kenning Features editor, are joined by Aviva's senior media relations manager, Erik Nelson.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.
Ratings downgrades may spark client flight to quality
With the number of ratings warnings increasing across the industry, brokers need to keep an eye out
Government investigates credit ratings agencies
The Treasury Committee has launched an investigation into credit rating agencies questioning the transparency and soundness of their methodologies.
RAC loses managing director
Angela Seymour-Jackson has resigned from the managing director role at RAC and will be leaving the group in January 2012 to pursue other business interests.
Groupama clings on to investment grade status as Aviva is monitored
Groupama SA has suffered a further downgrade to its credit rating as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) lowered the insurer’s status from BBB to BBB-, the final grade before junk bond status.
Biba throws weight behind OFT motor investigation
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has added its support to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) investigation into credit hire and vehicle repair.
Video: What the Papers Say, latest edition
This month, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel is joined by Jon Sellors, head of thought leadership at RSA and Insurance Age features editor, Emmanuel Kenning.
Insurers react to S&P downgrade warning
Axa, Aviva and Allianz have responded to the news that insurers could face a downgrade in their credit ratings by highlighting the link to the negative watch recently placed on Eurozone member countries.