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UK Insurer Aviva Plans to Become Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Company by 2040
Mar 1 2021 // British insurer Aviva plans to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2040, it said on Monday, claiming this was the most demanding target set by any major insurer worldwide. Following the 2015 Paris Agreement on...
Zurich North America Names Aviva’s Kundi as Canada Chief Risk Officer
Feb 25 2021 // Sonia Kundi has joined the Zurich North America Group Risk Management team as Canada chief risk officer, effective immediately. She reports to North America Chief Risk Officer Colleen Zitt and will be a member of her...
Aviva Pushes Back Deadline for Final Offers for Polish Operations: Sources
Feb 25 2021 // LONDON – Aviva has pushed back the deadline for final offers for its Polish operations to late March as the British insurer is still haggling with Spanish lender Santander over the renewal of a key distribution agreement...
UK’s Aviva to Sell French Business for $3.9 Billion, Continuing Core-Market Strategy
Feb 23 2021 // Aviva Plc agreed to sell its French business for 3.2 billion euros ($3.9 billion), the largest deal so far in Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc’s push to streamline the UK insurer. The unit was sold to French...
Macif Seen as Favorite to Buy $3.6B Aviva France; Talks to Sell Italian Unit Advance
Feb 16 2021 // Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead with about 6 billion euros ($7.3 billion) of divestments, people with knowledge said. The U.K. company is in...
Aviva Investors Weighs Ditching Holdings in Biggest Carbon Emitters for Climate Inaction
Feb 1 2021 // LONDON – Aviva Investors said on Monday it could ditch its stock and bond holdings in 30 of the world’s biggest corporate emitters of carbon if their boards failed to take sufficient action over climate change. The...
Lloyd’s Appoints Aviva’s Tiernan to New Chief of Markets Position
Jan 22 2021 // Patrick Tiernan will be joining Lloyd’s of London in the newly-created role of chief of Markets, where he will will oversee market performance and distribution. Tiernan will join Lloyd’s from Aviva where he is...
AXIS Insurance Hires Aon’s Boswell Brown, Aviva’s Whelan as Renewable Energy U/Ws
Jan 20 2021 // AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of two additional underwriters within its global Renewable Energy business. Nicholas Boswell Brown and Claire...
UK Insurer Aviva to Sell Vietnamese Business to Canada’s ManuLife
Dec 14 2020 // British insurer Aviva PLC is selling its Vietnamese business to Canadian insurer ManuLife Financial Corp, it said on Monday, as it pushes ahead with plans to pull out from its non-core markets. Aviva, under new boss Amanda...
UK Insurer Aviva Appoints AIG’s Winslow as CEO of International
Dec 7 2020 // Aviva announced the appointment of Adam Winslow as CEO of International. This is a new role at Aviva and Winslow will join the group executive committee, reporting to Amanda Blanc. Winslow will join Aviva in January and...
Aviva in Talks to Sell Units in France, Poland and Italy, CEO Confirms
Nov 30 2020 // Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc confirmed the company was in talks to sell units in France, Poland and Italy as part of her overhaul of the insurance giant. The company is still in the “early stages...
UK Insurer Aviva Sells Stake in Italian Life Unit for $475 Million
Nov 24 2020 // Aviva Plc is selling its stake in its Italian life insurance joint venture for about 400 million euros ($475 million) as Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc continues her revamp of the firm. The insurer will sell its 80%...
Aviva’s New Boss Has One of Toughest Jobs in European Finance: Opinion
Jul 8 2020 // It’s time for someone else to have a go at one of the toughest jobs in European finance: deciding the future of Aviva Plc. The UK insurer’s pick of Amanda Blanc as chief executive officer has brought a leader...
UK’s Aviva Names Former Zurich Exec Blanc as CEO, Succeeding Tulloch
Jul 6 2020 // Aviva plc announced the appointment of Amanda Blanc as chief executive officer with immediate effect. She succeeds Maurice Tulloch, who has stepped down from the role for family health reasons. Blanc is currently an...
UK’s Aviva Expects COVID-19-Related Claims of Nearly $200 Million
May 21 2020 // British insurer Aviva expects 160 million pounds ($195 million) in claims related to the coronavirus pandemic and weaker second quarter sales, it said on Thursday, as government lockdowns aimed at containing the virus hit...
Growing Number of UK Insurers Cancel Dividends Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Apr 8 2020 // British insurers canceled more than 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of dividends on Wednesday, in moves welcomed by the Bank of England which had cautioned the sector about the risk of heavy costs from the spread of the...
British Insurers Suspend Sale of Travel Insurance to New Customers
Mar 16 2020 // British insurers Admiral, Aviva and Direct Line are no longer offering travel insurance to new customers, they said on their websites on Friday. “The ongoing global situation with coronavirus means there’s much...
UK’s Aviva to Sell Entire Stake in Indonesia Joint Venture
Mar 6 2020 // British insurer Aviva said on Friday it would pull out completely from Indonesia by selling its entire stake in joint venture PT Astra Aviva Life to its partner in the operation. “The transaction is expected to...
After Aviva’s Reorganization, CEO Vows More Accountability
Nov 20 2019 // U.K. insurer Aviva Plc’s reorganization into five units will make it easier for investors to understand the company and foster a “culture of accountability,” according to Chief Executive Officer Maurice...
Aviva to Retain China, Singapore Businesses After Conducting Asian Review
Nov 18 2019 // Aviva Plc, the U.K. insurer that’s overhauling some businesses as part of its chief executive officer’s turnaround plan, is to retain its Chinese joint venture as well as assets in its biggest market,...
