Aviva premiums jump 19% but bulk annuity sales fall
Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.) backed its full-year outlook as solid trading momentum continued into 2026, with strong growth across general insurance and wealth businesses, but lower bulk annuity sales.
Aviva Posts Rise in Insurance Premiums
The insurer and asset manager's quarterly general insurance premiums reached £3.4 billion, up 19% compared with a year prior.
Aviva: Strong Results And Capital Returns Support Continued Upside
Aviva: Strong Results And Capital Returns Support Continued Upside
Could Aviva hand investors a 30% return in the next 12 months? This bank thinks so
Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.) offers the best combination of earnings growth, income and balance sheet strength in the sector, UBS believes.
Aviva (AVVIY) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Aviva (AVVIY) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Aviva shares: why three banks think the FTSE 100 insurer is still too cheap
Aviva PLC's (LSE:AV.) strong 2025 results have done little to close the valuation gap that makes the insurer one of the more compelling cases in the European financial sector, according to some analysts, with the shares still trading at a meaningful discount to peers despite a track record of consistent delivery.
Aviva plc (AVVIY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Aviva plc (AVVIY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Aviva hikes dividend 10% and unveils £350m buyback as 2026 targets delivered early
Aviva PLC announced a 10% increase in its final dividend alongside a £350 million share buyback as it posted results for what chief executive Amanda Blanc boasted was an "outstanding performance" for 2025. Group operating profit jumped 25% to £2.2 billion as the life insurer delivered financial targets 12 months ahead of schedule.
Aviva: Strategy May Continue To Deliver Strong Results (Rating Downgrade)
Aviva has executed a successful U.K.-focused strategy, divesting non-core assets and acquiring Direct Line to strengthen its market position. Operational performance has improved, with rising profits, strong solvency, and increased cross-selling, supporting a 5.6% dividend yield above the FTSE 100 average. Dividend growth is expected to slow to low-to-mid single digits per share, as the Direct Line acquisition increased the share count by 14%.
Aviva set to resume buybacks as full-year results approach
Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.) reports full-year results on 5 March, and the headline number investors will be watching most closely is not the profit figure but the buyback.
Aviva exposed as motor insurers face new AI de-rating, Barclays warns
Autonomous vehicles and AI-led platforms are not yet hitting earnings, but Barclays argues the market is only beginning to price in structural risk to a revenue pool that makes up 35–40% of global P&C. The AI debate has barely begun in insurance.
Aviva presents "attractive' entry point for investors - broker
UBS has put Aviva PLC back at the top of its UK domestic life insurance preferences, arguing the insurer's year-to-date underperformance has opened what it sees as an attractive entry point despite renewed debate around the future profitability of motor insurance. The broker said the stock's lag reflects investor focus on the potential for autonomous vehicles to push premiums lower, a sensitivity UBS flagged given that around 25% of Aviva's business is motor insurance following its Direct Line acquisition.
