• Solus announces gold partnership with AutoRaise
    • 25/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Solus has underlined its commitment to helping young people thrive within the automotive industry through a gold partnership with AutoRaise. By working together, the organisations hope to equip more people with the essential skills to repair modern vehicles safely and professionally. The AutoRaise charity was [...]
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  • Smith renews gender equality support
    • 28/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Simon Smith, Solus managing director and Aviva repair lead, has renewed his membership of the Automotive 30% Club. The club aims to achieve a better gender balance within the automotive industry by filling at least 30% of key leadership positions in member organisations with diverse women by 2030. He said: [...]
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  • Fraudulent insurance claims increasing
    • 08/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Cash for crash’ and organised fraud are causing the number of spurious insurance claims to increase, according to new figures from Aviva. Around 14,000 fraudulent insurance claims worth £95million were made in 2014, this is the equivalent of 39 false claims being registered every day. It is estimated that one in [...]
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  • Aviva investigating 15,000 claims
    • 17/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Actuary reports that Aviva suspects organised motor insurance fraud increased by 28% between 2013 and 2014. The insurer said the value of fraud increased from £30m in 2013 to £38m in 2014, and it currently has more than 15,000 ‘suspicious claims’ under investigation. Tom Gardiner, head of fraud at [...]
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  • Aviva to close three sites in Manchester
    • 16/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Insurance Age reports that Aviva will be closing its offices in Stretford, Salford Quays and Manchester Albert Square in the Greater Manchester area, as well as reducing its presence in Exeter and Dorking, which will result in job losses. According to the insurer it will be focusing its operations on a number of [...]
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  • Aviva announces board changes
    • 30/04/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Aviva plc (‘Aviva’ or the ‘Company’) has confirmed changes to the composition of the Board. These changes, which have been previously announced, are effective from the conclusion of today’s Annual General Meeting: •    Sir Adrian Montague has become chairman of the board •    John McFarlane [...]
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  • Honda appoints Aviva
    • 23/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Honda UK has appointed Aviva as its sole supplier of Honda car insurance. As well as offering Honda car insurance, Aviva also provides a five day drive-away insurance policy to every buyer of a new or approved used Honda vehicle bought from one of its 150 UK franchise dealers. Managing director for Honda UK [...]
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