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Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance chief executive Jason Storah (C) Aviva Aviva's UK and Ireland General Insurance chief executive Jason Storah has revealed the insurer wants to "ramp up" its specialty personal lines provision by leveraging newly integrated Direct Line.

Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance chief executive Jason Storah has avoided answering questions around the impact of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment on the workforce as it continues to adopt the technology. Mr Storah acknowledged that the firm was exploring "how many people do we n

Aviva has beaten market expectations as its integration of Direct Line and general insurance division drove its operating profits for the first half of 2026 by 24%. Chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc's £3.7 billion bet on taking over motor insurer Direct Line has paid off, helped by the number

Aviva is trading near 52-week highs ahead of its first-half results, as all eyes are on chief executive Amanda Blanc following its multi-billion pound turnaround. Analysts are expecting profits for the first half of the year to rise by roughly 17.5% year-on-year to £1.3 billion.  A s

Legal & General has strengthened its board with the appointment Kirsty Cooper CBE as an independent non-executive director. Ms Cooper will stand down as a director of Scottish Widows on October 31 before taking her new role as group remuneration and group enterprise transformation committees &nb

Aviva has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide targeted support to customers. The service, which will launch from summer 2026, is designed to help people make financial decisions through personalised guidance and recommendations, without requiring full financial ad

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has imposed a financial penalty of £10,625,000 on U K Insurance Limited (UKI Limited) in connection with a miscalculation of their Solvency II balance sheet during 2023 and 2024. This resulted in UKI Limited overstating its solvency to the PRA and to t

Aviva has posted a 22% jump in first-half operating profit to just over £1 billion, driven by strong growth across its wealth and insurance divisions. The figure comfortably topped the £875 million recorded in the same period last year.

Aviva has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire rival insurer Direct Line for £3.6 billion after its third takeover bid was accepted.

Insurance giant Aviva has announced a stellar first half of 2024, with a 14% rise in operating profit to £875 million. The growth is attributed to a 15% surge in general insurance premiums, reaching £6 billion.

Persimmon has made an equity investment in volumetric modular house builder TopHat, establishing a strategic partnership between the two businesses.

Perth and Kinross Council has approved plans for a 77-metre turbine at insurer Aviva's Pitheavlis site. The turbine, sited adjacent to the overflow car park area on the Pitheavlis site in Perth, will allow 100 per cent of the office's electricity demand to be met through renewable energy.

New Aviva research has revealed that more people in the UK aged between 65 and 74 are still working compared to six years ago.

A new report from Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has found tht four out of five (80%) employers compared to 65% of employees think it is important that a workplace pension fund is invested responsibly.

New research from Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has revealed that mortgages are being paid off later than they were 6 years ago.