Latest Aviva France Headlines
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UK’s Aviva Selling $1.3B in Tobacco Company Holdings
Jun 21 2017 // Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, is selling about 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) worth of bonds and shares it holds in tobacco companies, joining a global campaign to divest from the industry. The move by...
British Insurer Aviva to Launch Small Business Cyber Product
Jun 16 2017 // British insurer Aviva plans to launch a new product to cover small and medium-sized businesses against cyber attacks later this year as part of an expansion of its specialist insurance division, its chief executive for UK...
Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home Insurer Neos
May 30 2017 // Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re. The strategic investment...
UK’s Aviva Buys Remaining 50% Share in Vietnam Joint Venture
Apr 24 2017 // Aviva plc has acquired VietinBank’s entire 50 percent shareholding in its life insurance joint venture VietinBank Aviva Life Insurance Ltd. Aviva also has signed a new distribution agreement with VietinBank to sell...
UK’s Aviva Eyes Sale of Friends Provident Int’l Unit for $500M-$700M: Source
Mar 28 2017 // Aviva Plc is exploring a sale of its Friends Provident International unit, which offers life assurance and investment products, in a deal that could raise between $500 million and $700 million, a source with direct...
Aviva to Reopen Property Fund It Suspended After Brexit Vote Turmoil
Nov 23 2016 // Aviva Investors, the fund arm of insurer Aviva, plans to reopen the UK property fund it was forced to suspend during the market turmoil which followed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union in June. British funds...
UK’s Aviva to Hire JPMorgan’s Singh to Head Global M&A, Source Says
Aug 30 2016 // Aviva Plc hired Chetan Singh, a managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., to head its mergers and acquisitions globally as the British insurer scouts for deals outside its home market. Singh, who led dealmaking for...
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Leads Motorists to Check Social Media While Driving
Aug 26 2016 // Social media and FOMO (fear of missing out) could be putting road-users at risk, as motorists admit to checking social networking sites and reading messages on their phones while driving, according to UK insurer Aviva. A...
UK Insurers Aviva and RSA Report Higher H1 Profits, Shrug Off Brexit Fallout
Aug 4 2016 // Insurers Aviva Plc and RSA Insurance Group Plc shrugged off any fallout from the Brexit referendum by reporting higher first-half profit and increasing shareholder payouts. The shares rallied in London trading. Aviva, the...
People Are Key to a CFO’s Success: QBE’s Group CFO Regan
Jun 6 2016 // When discussing his career as a chief financial officer, Patrick Regan, group chief financial officer for QBE, emphasizes the importance of people and the team the CFO builds. “You’re only as successful as the...
CEO of UK-Based Aviva Paid $8M in 2015, More Than Double His 2014 Paycheck
Mar 29 2016 // British insurer Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson’s take-home pay more than doubled to 5.67 million pounds ($8.1 million) last year, after the purchase of rival Friends Life, Aviva’s annual report showed on...
UK’s Aviva Beefs Up Fraud Screening in Commercial Motor Business
Feb 19 2016 // Aviva detected fraud in almost 2,200 commercial motor policies in 2015, using various anti-fraud tools, the London-based insurer revealed. But the company is taking its fight against fraud to a new level — by...
UK’s Aviva to Buy Royal Bank of Canada Unit for North America Expansion
Jan 21 2016 // Aviva Plc, the U.K.’s second-biggest insurer by market value, agreed to buy a home and auto insurer from Royal Bank of Canada for C$582 million ($402 million) to expand in North America. The purchase will increase...
Aviva Canada Aims to Offer Ride-Sharing Insurance, with Uber Drivers in Mind
Jan 7 2016 // Aviva Canada aims to offer ride-sharing insurance to Ontario drivers who use their own vehicles to carry paying passengers starting next month, a service that could solve a major headache for ride-hailing company Uber...
Aviva CEO: Jump in New Business Will Allay Fears About Friends Life Acquisition
Oct 30 2015 // Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson said a 25 percent jump in new business in the first nine months of the year should allay concerns that his 5.6 billion- pound ($8.6 billion) acquisition of Friends Life Group...
UK’s Aviva Seeks Smaller Acquisitions in Other Countries After Friends Life
Oct 15 2015 // Aviva Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson said the British insurer is looking for smaller acquisitions outside its home market as it continues to integrate Friend’s Life Group Ltd., the country’s...
UK’s Aviva to Target $3.9B in Renewable Energy Investments
Jul 27 2015 // Aviva plc will target 2.5 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) of investments in renewables and energy efficiency over five years to cut exposure to climate risks. The company, which manages about 250 billion pounds of assets,...
U.K.’s Aviva Turnaround Ahead of Schedule; 1st Quarter New Business Up 14%
May 7 2015 // Aviva plc said the turnaround of the U.K. insurer is “ahead of schedule,” as the value of its new business rose 14 percent in the first quarter. The company, which completed its $8.6 billion takeover of Friends...
Aviva CEO & CFO Reduce Long-Term Bonuses After Voting Agency Concern
Apr 13 2015 // Aviva plc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson and the chief financial officer lowered their long-term bonuses after Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. was said to have raised concerns over 2015...
U.K.’s Aviva Reports 6% Increase in Operating Profit for 2014
Mar 5 2015 // Aviva plc, in the midst of buying Friends Life Group Ltd. for $8.6 billion, increased its shareholder payout for 2014 by 30 percent as the insurer reported higher profit. The final dividend was lifted to 12.25 pence per...
