Mark Wilson News

Aviva CEO’s Exit Shows a Board Moving Quickly to Placate Investors: Opinion

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 it’s not hard to …

Update: UK Insurer Aviva to Replace CEO Wilson as Shareholders Seek Higher Returns

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 52-year-old New Zealander oversaw one of the …

Technology Partnerships Key to Insurance Industry’s Exit from `Stone Age:’ Aviva CEO

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 second-largest insurer, is working with Tesla on how to insure driverless …

UK Prime Minister to Meet Finance Heads to Discuss Brexit’s Threat to London

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May will meet executives from major finance companies on Thursday to give them a clearer idea of what Britain’s European Union exit will mean for them. There are concerns that Brexit threatens London’s status as the …

UK’s Aviva Plans to Return $4B of Extra Cash to Shareholders, Make Acquisitions

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 three-month …

UK’s Aviva Reports 11% Rise in H1 Operating Profit to $1.94 Billion

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 higher. Analysts in a company-supplied poll …

UK’s Aviva Eyes Sale of Friends Provident Int’l Unit for $500M-$700M: Source

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 knowledge of the matter said. …

G20 Task Force to Ask Firms to Disclose How They Manage Climate Risks

A global task force set up to try to prevent market shocks from the warming of the planet will ask companies to disclose how they manage risks to their business from climate change and greenhouse gas emission cuts. Although the …

UK’s Aviva to Hire JPMorgan’s Singh to Head Global M&A, Source Says

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 financial institutions in Southeast …

UK Insurers Aviva and RSA Report Higher H1 Profits, Shrug Off Brexit Fallout

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 U.K.’s second-largest insurer, posted a 13 percent …