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Aviva Group Ireland plc
Company typePublic
IndustryInsurance
Founded1908(1908)
HeadquartersDublin,Ireland
ProductsLife Insurance
Pensions
ParentAviva
Websitewww.aviva.ieEdit this at Wikidata

Aviva Group Ireland plcis the Irish arm of British insurance firmAviva plc.Its headquarters are inDublin.The company also providesinvestment managementandpensionservices.

D&B Hooversreported in October 2010 that Aviva is the largest general insurer in Ireland, with a market share of more than 20% in the country.[1]

History

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The company was established in 1908 as Hibernian. In 1925, the Guardian Assurance Company Ltd purchased a majority shareholding in the company and by 1931, it was offering fire, accident, motor, fidelity guarantee and plate glass insurance. Guardian Assurance sold the company to a consortium of Irish firms, including the Bank of Ireland, in 1935.[2]

The company started to transact engineering business in 1940, and in 1946 addedmarine insurancein partnership with the Irish National Insurance Company Ltd. In 1964, theCommercial Union Assurance CompanyLtd acquired the majority shareholding from the Bank of Ireland and two years later changed the company’s name to the Hibernian Insurance Company Ltd. By 1969, Commercial Union owned 99.9% of shares in the company.[2]

A consortium of Irish investors acquired the majority shareholding in the company in 1979, while Commercial Union retained a 30% share of the company. The company was acquired byCGU plcin November 1999. It later became part ofAviva.[3]

In June 2008, the company announced that it was to transfer much of its operations toBangalore,India with the loss of 580 jobs.[4]In the same year, Hibernian announced that it would be rebranding as Aviva as part of a global rebranding campaign to have all Aviva’s subsidiaries operate under the same name.[5]Also in 2008, theCentral Bank of Irelandfined the company for various breaches of the Consumer Protection Code.[6]

The company dismantled its Dublin-based European holding company in April 2011, moving the operation from London.[7]In the same year, theCentral Bank of Irelandagain fined Aviva for failing to have proper controls and procedures surrounding the safeguarding of client assets.[8][9]

In 2018, Aviva acquired the business of Friends' First from Dutch companyAchmea.The business had earlier been part ofFriends Providentuntil it was demutualised in 1992, rolled intoEurekoand later rebranded as Friends' First in 1998.[10]

Aviva Stadium

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It was announced in February 2009 that the new stadium on Lansdowne Road in Dublin would be called theAviva Stadiumas a result of a ten-year deal with Aviva reported to be worth €40million.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Hoover's – Hibernian Group plc Information".Hoovers.com. 19 October 2010.Retrieved19 October2010.
  2. ^ab"Aviva Ireland".Fahey Financial Solutions.Retrieved18 April2020.
  3. ^"CGU swoops on Hibernian".Insurance Times. 11 November 1999.Retrieved18 April2020.
  4. ^"RTÉ News: Hibernian in talks over 580 job cuts".RTÉ.ie. 24 June 2008.Retrieved19 October2010.
  5. ^"Aviva to rebrand Hibernian Insurance".irishexaminer.com.29 April 2008.Retrieved21 August2020.
  6. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 March 2009.Retrieved23 January2010.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^Noonan, Laura (7 April 2011)."Aviva unit begins big move from Dublin to London".Irish Independent.
  8. ^"Central Bank fines Aviva Investors Ireland".RTÉ News.22 July 2011.Retrieved2 January2021.
  9. ^Madden, Caroline (23 July 2011)."Aviva Investors fined EUR 30,000 for breaches over client assets".The Irish Times.Retrieved2 January2021.
  10. ^"Aviva Ireland completes acquisition of Friends First".The Irish Times.Retrieved16 September2024.
  11. ^"Lansdowne to become Aviva Stadium".BBC News. 12 February 2009.Retrieved19 October2010.
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