Latest news releases

Aviva plc 2020 preliminary results announcement
4 Mar 2021
A refocused Aviva, transforming at pace
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Aviva announces exit from Italy
4 Mar 2021
Aviva’s transformation to focus on its strongest businesses continues with the sale of its remaining Italian Life and General Insurance businesses (“Aviva Italy”) for €873m in cash.
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Aviva becomes the first major insurer worldwide to target Net Zero carbon by 2040
1 Mar 2021
Aviva is also the first major UK financial services company to target Net Zero carbon by 2040.
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Aviva announces exit from Turkey
24 Feb 2021
Aviva plc (“Aviva”) has agreed to sell its entire 40% shareholding in its joint venture in Turkey, AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS (“Aviva SA”).
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Aviva approves sale of its French Business for €3.2 billion*
23 Feb 2021
Aviva’s strategic transformation to focus on its strongest businesses in the UK, Ireland and Canada has taken a major step forward.
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UK savings soar yet £225bn remains in non-interest bearing deposits
19 Feb 2021
Aviva launches a new cash savings platform, Aviva Save. An online marketplace aimed at supporting savers who want a simple and convenient way to manage their savings in one place.
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Aviva enters into new Macmillan partnership
15 Feb 2021
Aviva is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with leading UK cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support, which aims to help its protection customers living with cancer get access to the emotional, clinical and financial support they need.
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TRULY, MADLY, DUPED: A third of romance scams during pandemic
10 Feb 2021
Aviva has found that more than one in ten (14%) people say they have been the victim of a romance scam. Just over a third (34%) of victims were targeted since March.
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National Apprenticeship Week – 8-12 February 2021
8 Feb 2021
Apprenticeships aren’t just for young people starting their careers. At Aviva, our apprenticeship schemes suit people from all walks of life.
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Shoppers stay local, while households keep it casual
22 Jan 2021
Study tracks how consumer habits and buying behaviours changed in 2020.
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Aviva makes new investments in innovation
21 Jan 2021
Aviva announces today it is expanding its investments in fintech and insurtech through a new collaboration with venture capital firm Anthemis.
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Aviva gives employees wellbeing leave
21 Jan 2021
Aviva is giving all its 16,000 UK employees an extra day off this year, specifically to help with their wellbeing.
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Our OUTstanding Role Models
19 Jan 2021
We’re proud to share that four of our people have been named in the 2020 OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model Lists.
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Home-buying plans on hold for 1 in 5 UK adults
13 Jan 2021
Almost one in three UK adults intended to buy a home in 2020, but only a third of people in this group were able to progress their plans.
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Introverts and younger workers most in need of support
11 Jan 2021
Introverts and younger workers most in need of tailored support from employers as the UK heads into new lockdown.
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Our business
Taking Climate Action
1 Mar 2021
Aviva is already a recognised leader on Environmental, Social and Governance issues. Today we’re going further.
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Environment
Lighting up Scotland with solar
16 Nov 2020
Renewable energy – and the Aviva Scotland Solar Project – is set to take a starring role in powering our futures.
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Our communities
Black history lessons for Aviva families
21 Oct 2020
History. It explains our past, informs our present and shapes our future. But for many, black history is a missing chapter.
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Our people
I’m not the sort of person who has bad mental health
9 Oct 2020
During October, our colleagues will be sharing their mental health experiences. Will McDonald is a Group Sustainability and Public Policy Director at Aviva. Here is his story.
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Perspectives
Black History Month - Past, Present, Future
1 Oct 2020
Emmanuella Nyinaku & Danton Laromani – members of Aviva's Origins Community
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Perspectives
Multigenerational households – the not-so-new way of living
21 Sep 2020
Earlier this month we published a new Aviva report: ‘How We Live’. It’s a study of a moment in time – a snapshot of the lives of 4,000 adults across the UK in the summer of 2020.
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Our communities
Dive-In to glorious diversity
21 Sep 2020
Our Chief People Officer shares her thoughts on the Dive-In Festival – a global insurance sector initiative to support inclusive workplaces and cultures.
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Our people
Back to school after life in lockdown
10 Sep 2020
The first day at a new school can be nerve-wracking for both children and their parents at any time, but especially in 2020.
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Perspectives
Why domestic abuse is everyone’s business
14 Aug 2020
Could you tell if a friend or a colleague was experiencing domestic abuse?
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Perspectives
What’s the point of tackling fraud?
30 Jul 2020
The fight against fraud sometimes feels impossible, but we’ll never stop. Peter Hazlewood, Group Financial Crime Risk Director at Aviva shares why we'll continue to speak up and take a stand against fraud today and tomorrow.
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Perspectives
The expansion of the dormant assets scheme
14 Jul 2020
.... a force for good at a time of crisis
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Perspectives
Activism by default – is it here to stay?
19 Jun 2020
Over the last two decades, businesses and brands have been making it easy to ‘do the right thing’, and consumers have happily ridden the wave. But, is this trend of default activism set to last?
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Perspectives
Being a working carer...
9 Jun 2020
Debbie Bullock is the Wellbeing lead at Aviva. Here she tells her story about being a carer and how she’s balanced her caring responsibilities with work over the years.
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Our people
Returning to the front line
14 May 2020
Aviva Senior Clinical Consultant Adam Hayward reports on his return to help the NHS.
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Our people
Living alone in lockdown
24 Apr 2020
Nicki Taunt, works in our Corporate Creative Hub team in York. Here she shares her top tips for solo isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Our people
Masks and hand sanitiser for key workers
9 Apr 2020
Marco Corrado is a Senior Colleague Experience Manager for our colleagues in London and South West England. He recently worked as part of a team to get supplies to key workers in the UK. Here’s his story.
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Podcasts

COVID-19: The man who sent everyone home
One year on from when we started hearing about COVID-19, we speak to John Bernard, Aviva's Director of Group Corporate Security.
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Building a more inclusive organisation
In this episode, we talk to six of our Aviva Communities co-chairs to find out how they're working towards making Aviva a more inclusive organisation.
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Can ‘cognitive reserve’ improve resilience to dementia?
In the latest episode of the Aviva Quantum podcast, we talk about increasing our resilience to the effects of dementia.
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Retirement in the time of coronavirus
People in mid-life are a population under strain. Could a simple app, empower them to take control and improve their work, wealth and wellbeing?
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Flexible working: what workers want
What can supportive employers do to make working from home easier for their people?
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