Aviva merges UK insurance business under Briggs leadership

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Aviva is bringing its UK life insurance, general insurance and health insurance business under the leadership of Andy Briggs as its European head departs.

Briggs will become CEO UK Insurance, responsible for all Aviva's insurance businesses in the UK. Maurice Tulloch will become CEO International Insurance, responsible for Aviva's insurance operations in France, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey and India. As a result of these structural changes, David McMillan, chairman Aviva Global Health Insurance and CEO Aviva Europe has resigned. Mark Wilson, group chief executive of Aviva said: "We see significant opportunities to differentiate our business in the UK post-Brexit. We like the UK, we are investing in the UK, and we ar...

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