Aviva Analysis
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News AnalysisOpinion: Brokers evolve beyond distribution to take on industry-wide marketeer remit
The role and function of an insurance broker is changing – with distribution now just one of many faces these professionals present. Growing remits as marketeers and recruiters must become more visible as part of road map to futureproof UKGI
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News AnalysisETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility
Insurance Times’ latest eTrading research revealed how brokers are changing the way they trade digitally, with speed, flexibility and access to more complex risks emerging as key priorities
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News AnalysisBeyond the promise – what makes ESG meaningful in insurance?
What separates meaningful ESG from performative sustainability? As expectations rise, the industry is under growing pressure to demonstrate that commitments translate into action
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: Is UKGI ready to respond effectively to another pandemic event?
May 2026’s hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship is ringing unsettlingly familiar alarm bells – but, with this threat of a new health crisis emerging, is UK general insurance (UKGI) ready to respond effectively to another possible pandemic event and action lessons learned from Covid-19?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why are major personal lines deals popular in the soft market?
Soft market conditions have created a challenging personal lines environment, so is scale key to combat the challenges insurers are facing?
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?
A surge of deals has triggered a new consolidation cycle that is redefining scale, competition and capability across the UK general insurance market. But questions remain around integration risk, broker dynamics and whether bigger will truly mean better.
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News AnalysisAutonomous cars could hit UK next year – but is UKGI ready?
‘We’re moving away from insuring the behaviours of a driver to insuring the behaviours of an algorithm,’ says director of motor underwriting
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News AnalysisWhy Aviva, Ageas UK and Markel were named insurers of the year at 2025’s Insurance Times Awards
Insurance DataLabs provides the facts and figures behind the biggest insurer trophies at the Insurance Times Awards 2025
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News AnalysisTop 50 Insurers: Aviva consolidates top spot thanks to DLG amalgamation
The results are in for 2025 – which insurers are leading the pack in UK general insurance and what trends are underpinning profitable growth?
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News AnalysisOpinion: Is nepotism inherently bad or an underutilised talent attraction tool?
Nepotism can provide a ‘base level understanding of the opportunities’ within insurance, with career conversations at home potentially attracting a cohort of the next generation of talent to the Square Mile
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News AnalysisAs sharks circle, who gets swallowed in insurance consolidation?
‘If you’re an insurer without scale and not a specialist, that middle ground is a difficult place to inhabit. I suspect some of those insurers will get squeezed in a soft market,’ says chief broking officer
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NewsTariff-linked supply chain disruptions ‘worse than Covid’, complicating business interruption
’The problems that these businesses are now having to solve are ones of financial and economic assessment that interfere with the supply and demand curve, rather than ones of physical production and distribution capacity,’ says head
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News AnalysisExtranets v software houses: Where are brokers handling their eTrading?
Insurance Times dives into the wealth of data within its Five Star Rating Report: eTrading 2025, to determine whether brokers are using insurer extranets or software house platforms for their eTrading needs
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News AnalysisInsurance sector reacts as government weighs up mandatory testing for over 70s motorists
’We, as an insurer, welcome any measures that give us and our older customers assurance that they meet the required standards required to hold a driving license,’ says chief underwriting officer
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News AnalysisMapped out: How data is helping insurers navigate risky postcodes
Improved data models could prove vital in dismissing postcode generalisations and providing a more granular basis for underwriting
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News AnalysisBrokers reveal 2025’s best and worst insurer eTrading platforms
Aviva has secured a seventh consecutive five star award for eTrading service in Insurance Times’ latest research, trumping other extranet platforms such as Zurich Online, RSA Online and QBE FastFlow – but what else is the survey data saying?
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News AnalysisBriefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
The personal lines market is hotting up, with big players looking at acquisitions in this area
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NewsThree UK insurers earn spot on prestigious best workplaces list
Firms on the list were rated by their employees as supportive of personal and professional growth
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IT InterviewMichelle Taylor: New role provides opportunity to ‘draw the dots’ and fill Aviva’s distribution strategy gaps
Expanding the insurer’s exclusive regional broker proposition and tackling the relationship ripple effect of broker consolidation are both key focus areas for the broker distribution director
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News AnalysisGender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Insurance Times investigates the gender pay gaps at the biggest insurers listed within its annual Top 50 Insurers report
