Latest Aviva France Headlines
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Aviva U.K. Unit Dismisses Fears that ESG Investing Hampers Financial Returns
Nov 7 2019 // A major U.K. institutional investor has dismissed a commonly-held fear of ESG investing — that it hampers financial returns. Aviva UK Life, part of Aviva Plc, sees environmental, social and governance considerations...
Allianz, MS&AD, Other Suitors in Race to Buy Aviva’s Asia Units for Up to $2.5B: Sources
Sep 24 2019 // German insurer Allianz, Nippon Life and MS&AD Insurance are vying with rivals to buy the Singapore and Vietnam businesses of Britain’s Aviva in a deal likely to be worth up to $2.5 billion, sources...
UK’s Aviva Reports 1% Rise in 1st Half Operating Profit, Reviews Asia Business
Aug 8 2019 // Britain’s second largest insurer Aviva reported a forecast-beating 1% rise in first-half operating profit on Thursday, helped by a strong performance in its general business and announced a review of its Asian...
Aviva Weighs Options for Asian Business Including Possible Sale
Aug 2 2019 // Aviva Plc is considering options for its Asian business including a possible divestment of the unit as its new chief executive officer seeks to overhaul the British insurer, people familiar with the matter said. The Asian...
Geneva Association Elects 4 Board Members from Ping An, Prudential, PICC and Aviva
Jun 17 2019 // The Geneva Association, the global organization of insurance and reinsurance chief executive officers (CEOs), announced the election of four new board members. They are: Yuansiong Lee, co-CEO, Ping An Insurance Co. of...
Storah to Succeed Holmes as CEO of Aviva Canada
Jun 10 2019 // Aviva Canada announced the appointment of Jason Storah as chief executive officer, succeeding Colm Holmes who moves into the role of CEO of General Insurance in London. Storah has more than 15 years of experience with...
UK Insurer Aviva’s New CEO Targets Cost, Job Cuts in Company Overhaul
Jun 6 2019 // Aviva Plc’s new chief executive officer, Maurice Tulloch, kicked off his overhaul of the company with a plan to cut costs and jobs and streamline its U.K. business. Tulloch, who took over in March, said he would...
Management Shake-Up at UK’s Aviva Continues as CFO Stoddard Steps Down
Jun 5 2019 // Aviva’s chief financial officer Tom Stoddard will step down at the end of the month, the British insurer said on Wednesday, the second senior executive to leave following the appointment of Maurice Tulloch as chief...
Aviva’s CEO Needs Time for Success, but Investors Won’t Have Much Patience: Opinion
Mar 5 2019 // After searching far and wide for a new CEO for the past five months, Aviva Plc is sticking with a familiar face: on Monday, it named a 26-year company veteran as its new boss. More of the same may be just what the British...
UK’s Aviva Names Company Veteran, Tulloch, as CEO – After 5-Month Search
Mar 5 2019 // After a five-month search for a new chief executive officer, UK’s Aviva plc has promoted a company veteran, Maurice Tulloch, to the position, effective immediately. Tulloch joined Aviva in 1992 and was most recently...
Aviva Gets Court Approval to Move Assets to Ireland as Part of Wider Brexit Wave
Feb 20 2019 // England’s High Court on Tuesday gave Aviva, Britain’s second largest insurer, approval to transfer around 9 billion pounds ($11.69 billion) in assets to a new Irish company just before the starting gun is fired...
UK Insurer Aviva Prepares for ‘Hard Brexit’ by Transferring Assets from UK
Feb 14 2019 // Aviva Plc asked a London court to approve the transfer of assets totaling 9 billion euros ($10.2 billion), saying the uncertainty from Brexit was “intensifying” as it joined other insurers and banks triggering...
Swiss Re Appoints Hodges as CEO at ReAssure to Lead on Expected IPO
Dec 17 2018 // As part of the preparation towards a potential initial public offering (IPO) of ReAssure, Swiss Re announced it has appointed Mark Hodges, currently chief executive officer of Centrica Consumer division, as new CEO of...
Aviva CEO’s Exit Shows a Board Moving Quickly to Placate Investors: Opinion
Oct 10 2018 // British insurer Aviva Plc has parted ways with CEO Mark Wilson, effective immediately, and given itself four months to find a successor. The manner of his sudden departure after almost six years may look harsh, but...
Update: UK Insurer Aviva to Replace CEO Wilson as Shareholders Seek Higher Returns
Oct 9 2018 // Aviva is replacing its chief executive Mark Wilson after his sweeping transformation of the British insurer did not deliver the returns shareholders were looking for. During his six years in charge, the high-profile...
Technology Partnerships Key to Insurance Industry’s Exit from `Stone Age:’ Aviva CEO
Feb 6 2018 // The insurance industry is “generally in the stone age,” and partnerships with technology companies are the way forward, according to Aviva Plc’s chief executive officer. His company, the U.K.’s...
UK’s Aviva Plans to Return $4B of Extra Cash to Shareholders, Make Acquisitions
Nov 30 2017 // Aviva expects to generate an extra 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) in cash over the next two years and will make acquisitions as well as giving money back to shareholders, it said on Thursday, sending its share price to...
RSA Canada Taps Cohen from Aviva Canada as SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer
Oct 20 2017 // Toronto-based RSA Canada has appointed Steve Cohen to the newly created role of senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. The SVP and chief underwriting officer role was created to build upon the progress the...
UK’s Aviva Reports 11% Rise in H1 Operating Profit to $1.94 Billion
Aug 3 2017 // British insurer Aviva reported an 11 percent rise in first-half operating profits to 1.47 billion pounds ($1.94 billion) on Thursday, boosted by its general insurance and fund management units and sending its share price...
UK’s Aviva to Sell Asia/Middle East Life Unit to Focus on Core Markets
Jul 19 2017 // Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, said it would sell Friends Provident International (FPIL), which provides life assurance and investment products in Asia and the Middle East, to a unit of International...
