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Aviva's H1 operating profit fell to €15m from €25m on the back of higher claims

Aviva Ireland's half year operating profit falls

Aviva said today that its general insurance business in Ireland performed positively in a more challenging market in the first half of 2022.

Business • 10 Aug 22

Insurer Aviva has become only the second FTSE 100 firm with a female CEO-CFO duo at the helm

Aviva becomes second FTSE firm with female CEO, CFO

Insurer Aviva today named Charlotte Jones as its next chief financial officer, saying it has become only the second FTSE 100 firm with a female CEO-CFO duo at the helm.

Business • 04 Apr 22

Parent Aviva said it will return £4.75 billion to shareholders

Aviva Ireland recorded €43m operating profit last year

Insurer Aviva Ireland said it made an operating profit on general insurance of €43m last year, up from €32m on the previous year, driven by lower expenses and reduced claims due to Covid-19.

Business • 02 Mar 22

Almost 60% of those who have a private pension said that they are looking forward to retirement

46% have no idea how much their pension will provide

Almost half of those with a pension have no idea how much it will give them in retirement, according to a new survey from Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland.

Business • 04 Oct 21

Aviva has sold eight businesses totalling £7.5 billion in the past year to focus on key markets of Britain, Ireland and Canada

Aviva sees steady performance in first quarter of 2021

UK insurer Aviva said it had recorded steady sales performance in its life insurance business and a 4% rise in general insurance as it repeated its promise to give cash back to shareholders.

Business • 27 May 21

Aviva agrees deal to sell its Polish operations to Allianz

Aviva sells Polish business to Allianz for €2.5 billion

Aviva has sold its Polish operations to Germany's Allianz for €2.5 billion in cash, completing a programme to sell European and Asian assets begun last year, the British insurer said today.

Business • 26 Mar 21

Aviva Ireland posted a profit of €35m last year

Aviva Ireland seeks cut in personal injury awards

Aviva Ireland has called on the Judicial Council to implement personal injury awards that are aligned with the UK and Europe, in order to help bring down the cost of insurance.

Business • 04 Mar 21

Aviva eyes dividend cut, explores Europe, Asia options

Insurer Aviva said it expects to pay a total 2020 dividend that is a third less than before the coronavirus outbreak and is exploring options for its remaining continental European and Asian businesses.

Business • 26 Nov 20

Aviva names Amanda Blanc as its new chief executive today

Aviva appoints Blanc as new CEO as Tulloch steps down

Aviva has today named independent director and former Zurich Insurance executive Amanda Blanc as its new chief executive.

Business • 06 Jul 20

Most of the Covid-19 claims came from lines such as business interruption and travel, Aviva said today

Aviva estimates £160m in Covid-19 claims

Insurer Aviva has today posted a sharp rise in first-quarter new sales in its life business, boosted by bulk annuities, but estimated it would see £160m in claims related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 21 May 20

Aviva has received around 500 travel insurance claims related to the coronavirus so far

Aviva has paid out £0.5m on virus claims so far

Aviva shares jumped today as the life and general insurer posted a record profit in its first year under chief executive Maurice Tulloch, although he said coronavirus added uncertainty to the outlook.

Business • 05 Mar 20

The funds have a combined valuation of €939m

Outflows lead to restrictions on Aviva property funds

Investors in two Aviva Life and Pensions commercial property funds have been told they cannot withdraw their money for six months because of recent net outflows.

Business • 31 Jan 20

Aviva mistakenly referred to thousands of UK customers as Michael in emails

Aviva sorry after calling customers the wrong name

Aviva has apologised after mistakenly referring to thousands of UK customers as Michael in emails.

Business • 28 Jan 20

The company is folding Aviva Investors, its fund management arm, into a broader investments, savings and retirement division

Aviva shares drop as strategy update underwhelms

Shares in Aviva slid today after the UK insurer announced it would reorganise into five divisions and sell its stake in its Hong Kong business.

Business • 20 Nov 19

Aviva said it is too early to say whether the job cuts will affect its Irish operations

Aviva to cut 1,800 jobs amid plans to reduce costs

British insurer Aviva will cut 1,800 jobs globally as its new chief executive seeks to make the group more competitive by restructuring its UK business and reducing costs across the business.

Business • 06 Jun 19

Aviva names Tulloch as its new CEO

Aviva has appointed Maurice Tulloch as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect, the insurer said today.

Business • 04 Mar 19

The move will involve transfer of policies from Aviva Insurance Limited in the UK to Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC

Aviva to transfer UK policy administration to Ireland

Insurance company Aviva is preparing to transfer the administration of insurance policies from the UK to Ireland, to safeguard against the possible implications of Brexit.

Brexit • 17 Oct 18

Mark Wilson, the CEO of UK insurer Aviva, to step down

Aviva chief executive Wilson to step down

The chief executive of UK insurer Aviva is stepping down from his role after six years at the helm, the company said today.

Business • 09 Oct 18

Aviva announced its intention to acquire Friends First Life Assurance Company from Dutch insurer Achmea last November.

Aviva deal for Friends First now complete

Aviva Ireland said it has completed the deal to buy life insurer Friends First after the Central Bank gave its approval last week.

Business • 01 Jun 18

In October 2015, the High Court had found that the ESB was 60% liable for the floods following a 104-day case

UCC and Aviva to consider implication of verdict

University College Cork and insurance company Aviva say they will consider the implications of yesterday's decision by the Court of Appeal before making any decision on an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Munster • 21 Mar 18

Aviva Ireland said it saw significant growth in sales of individual pensions and bulk purchase annuities last year

Aviva Ireland's full year operating profits up 13%

Aviva Ireland has said its total operating profit for the year to the end of December rose by 13% at €93m.

Business • 08 Mar 18

Aviva buys insurer Friends First for €130m

Aviva has agreed a deal to buy insurer Friends First Life Assurance for a cash consideration of €130m.

Business • 14 Nov 17

Six out of ten students also think loans to fund their education are worth exploring

Parents pay over €10,000 a year to support students

Parents of prospective college students expect to shell out €5,122 to get them through the academic year, according to new research from Aviva, but if the student is moving away from home the cost almost doubles to €10,125.

Business • 22 Aug 17

Aviva has joined a global campaign to divest from the tobacco industry

Insurer Aviva to sell its tobacco investments

Aviva, Britain's biggest life insurer, is selling about £1 billion worth of bonds and shares it holds in tobacco companies, joining a global campaign to divest from the industry.

Business • 21 Jun 17

Aviva chairman said his company was 'Brexit ready'

UK insurers say they are ready for Brexit

A base in mainland Europe will help insurer Lloyd's of London increase its market share on the continent in the medium term, its chairman John Nelson said today.

Business • 26 Apr 17