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[[Aviva]] plc is the world’s sixth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK.<ref>Aviva website, [http://www.aviva.com/about-us/group-at-a-glance/ group at a glance], accessed Nov 2010</ref> It has 54,758 employees worldwide and on [[Fortune Global 500]], they ranked 35 in 2005, 28 in 2006, 50 in 2007, 69 in 2008 and 221 in 2009.<ref>CNN, [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/snapshots/7820.html Fortune Global 500], accessed 07 April 2010.</ref> | [[Aviva]] plc is the world’s sixth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK.<ref>Aviva website, [http://www.aviva.com/about-us/group-at-a-glance/ group at a glance], accessed Nov 2010</ref> It has 54,758 employees worldwide and on [[Fortune Global 500]], they ranked 35 in 2005, 28 in 2006, 50 in 2007, 69 in 2008 and 221 in 2009.<ref>CNN, [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/snapshots/7820.html Fortune Global 500], accessed 07 April 2010.</ref> | ||
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| − | Aviva Health | + | *In 2010 Aviva Health employed lobbying and PR firm [[Fleishman-Hillard]] to lobby for it.<ref>APPC register of interests to August 2010</ref> |
| + | *In 2008 Aviva were listed as a client of [[Fishburn Hedges]]<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/appc_entries_1_march_to_31_may_2008_v3.pdf Register Entry for 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2008] ''APPC'', accessed 28 January 2015 </ref> | ||
| + | *[[Portland PR]] are currently employed by Aviva.<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Portland Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 28 January 2015 </ref> | ||
| + | *[[Weber Shandwick]], until February 2014<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FEB-14-REG-7.3.1411.pdf Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 29 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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*[[HM Treasury Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working group]] (2010-2011) - representative [[Roger Adams]] <ref> [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/controlled_foreign_companies_wgc.htm Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working groups and committees: Working group on CFC interim improvements (established July 2010)], acc 5 October 2011 </ref> | *[[HM Treasury Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working group]] (2010-2011) - representative [[Roger Adams]] <ref> [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/controlled_foreign_companies_wgc.htm Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working groups and committees: Working group on CFC interim improvements (established July 2010)], acc 5 October 2011 </ref> | ||
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Aviva plc is the world’s sixth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK.[1] It has 54,758 employees worldwide and on Fortune Global 500, they ranked 35 in 2005, 28 in 2006, 50 in 2007, 69 in 2008 and 221 in 2009.[2]
Contents
Healthcare
It is UK's third-largest private medical insurer, having grown from 30 employees in 1990 to 1800 staff in 2010.
Health lobbying
- In 2010 Aviva Health employed lobbying and PR firm Fleishman-Hillard to lobby for it.[3]
- In 2008 Aviva were listed as a client of Fishburn Hedges[4]
- Portland PR are currently employed by Aviva.[5]
- Weber Shandwick, until February 2014[6]
Political relationships
- Andrew Moss, CEO. Co-chairs the government's Insurance Industry Working Group with former Chancellor Alistair Darling.[7]
- Lord Colin Sharman, Chairman. Lord Sharman of Redlynch, a Lib Dem peer and former spokesperson for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010) has been Chairman of Aviva since January 2006 and a board member since January 2005.[8]
- Sam White, Group Public Policy Director from November 2010 (announced 9 September 2010). White was a former special adviser to Alistair Darling, then at the Treasury, and also held special adviser roles at the Departments of Trade and Industry and Transport.[9]White has responsibility for global public policy, ‘regulatory agenda and strategy’ across its core markets of the UK and Europe, as well as North America and Asia.[10]
- Tracey Crouch, former head of public affairs at Aviva. Crouch was elected as a Conservative MP in the 2010 general election. In May Crouch lobbied the government not to scrap the Insurance Industry Working Group, which her former boss, Andrew Moss co-chairs[11]
- Sarah Cox, ex-Business Development Manager at Aviva CGNU Group from 2000 to 2001. She has been a director at the Cabinet Office since 2007.[12]
- Mary Francis, independent non-executive director of Aviva. Francis is a former non-executive director of the Bank of England from 2001 to 2007.[13][14]
Affiliations
- HM Treasury Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working group (2010-2011) - representative Roger Adams [15]
Contact
St Helen's
1 Undershaft
London, EC3P 3DQ
Website: www.aviva.com
Resources
- Aviva, Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE, accessed 07 April 2010.
- Bank of England, Annual Report 2007, accessed 07 April 2010.
- CNN, Fortune Global 500, accessed 07 April 2010.
- Who's Who 2009, Cox, Sarah Elizabeth, December 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
- Who's Who 2009, Francis, Mary Elizabeth, December 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
Notes
- ↑ Aviva website, group at a glance, accessed Nov 2010
- ↑ CNN, Fortune Global 500, accessed 07 April 2010.
- ↑ APPC register of interests to August 2010
- ↑ Register Entry for 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2008 APPC, accessed 28 January 2015
- ↑ Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 28 January 2015
- ↑ Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 29 January 2015
- ↑ Jonathan Swift, Darling: insurance industry facing increasingly "challenging" global market, Post, 27 Jul 2009
- ↑ Aviva, Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE, accessed 07 April 2010.
- ↑ Aviva, Aviva appoints global public policy director, press release, 9 September 2010, (accessed 15 September 2010).
- ↑ Public Affairs News, October 2010
- ↑ Amy Ellis, Ex-Aviva public affairs head urges Tory colleagues not to scrap IIWG, Post, 20 May 2010
- ↑ 'Cox, Sarah Elizabeth,' Who's Who 2009, A & C Black, 2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, Cox, Sarah Elizabeth, December 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
- ↑ Bank of England, Annual Report 2007, accessed 07 April 2010.
- ↑ 'Francis, Mary Elizabeth,' Who's Who 2009, A & C Black, 2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, Francis, Mary Elizabeth, December 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
- ↑ Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) working groups and committees: Working group on CFC interim improvements (established July 2010), acc 5 October 2011
