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Sexism in Financial Services Has Gotten Worse, Says Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc

Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc said that the sexism she encounters has worsened as she has risen through the ranks in finance. Blanc became the insurer's first female chief executive ...

Executives On The Move at Arch, SiriusPoint and Aviva

Arch Insurance International has appointed a new General Counsel. Global specialty insurer/reinsurer SiriusPoint Ltd. named a new Chief Actuary. UK insurer Aviva promoted a veteran executive to the ...

Aviva Will Return $5.5B to Investors; Activist Shareholder Wants More

British insurer Aviva pledged on Thursday to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.5 billion) to shareholders, sending its shares surging, but activist investor Cevian Capital demanded more. Cevian, ...

Swedish Activist Investor Buys Big Stake in UK Insurer Aviva

Swedish activist investor Cevian Capital AB has bought almost 5% of Aviva Plc, placing it among the insurer's top three holders. Christer Gardell, managing partner at Cevian, said the Stockholm-based ...

Aviva Will Shut Down Three UK Property Funds Hammered by Pandemic Market Uncertainty

Insurer Aviva said it will close three UK property funds in July that have been suspended since March last year due to market uncertainty as the pandemic hit Britain's economy. "During this period of ...

Generali Increases Bid for Aviva’s Polish Arm

Italian insurer Generali has nudged up its bid for Aviva's Polish arm, valuing the business at almost 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion), in a last-ditch effort to prevail over Dutch insurer NN, two ...

Aviva Plans to Become Net Zero Carbon Emissions Company by 2040

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 ...

Aviva Reportedly Extends Bid Deadline for Polish Operations Over Santander Contract

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 ...

Aviva Investors Might Ditch Holdings in Biggest Carbon Emitters Over Climate Inaction

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 ...