Aviva

British insurance company
Organization business Q791179
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Aviva is a public limited company that operates in the financial services and insurance industry[1]. The organization was founded on January 1, 2000. As of 2024, it employs 28k individuals[2]. Its CEO is Amanda Blanc[3].

Aviva

Summary

Aviva is a business[1]. Aviva ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aviva is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Aviva is in the country of SG[4].
  • Aviva's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Aviva's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Aviva's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Aviva is owned by BlackRock[8].
  • Aviva is owned by Dodge & Cox[9].
  • Aviva is owned by Norges Bank[10].
  • Aviva followed CGU plc[11].
  • Aviva followed Norwich Union[12].
  • Aviva followed General Accident[13].
  • Aviva followed AmerUs[14].
  • Aviva's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • Aviva's chief executive officer is recorded as Amanda Blanc[16].
  • Aviva's child organization or unit is recorded as Q15786692[17].
  • Aviva's child organization or unit is recorded as Commercial Union Versicherungs-AG[18].
  • Aviva's child organization or unit is recorded as Aviva Canada[19].
  • Aviva is part of FTSE 100 Index[20].
  • Aviva's Commons category is recorded as Aviva[21].
  • Aviva's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[22].
  • Aviva's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[23].
  • Aviva's industry is recorded as financial services[24].
  • Aviva's industry is recorded as insurance[25].
  • Aviva's chairperson is recorded as George Culmer[26].
  • January 1, 2000 marks the founding of Aviva[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 2000[27] and 2012-12-20[28]. Aviva's location of formation is recorded as London[29].

Identity

Aviva's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aviva plc'}[30]. Aviva is part of FTSE 100 Index[20]. Predecessors include CGU plc[11], Norwich Union[12], General Accident[13], and AmerUs[14].

Leadership

Aviva's chief executive officer is recorded as Amanda Blanc[16]. Aviva's chairperson is recorded as George Culmer[26].

Operations

Aviva's headquarters location is recorded as London[15]. Subsidiaries include Q15786692[17], a business[31], in Austria[32], headquartered in Vienna[33]; Commercial Union Versicherungs-AG[18]; and Aviva Canada[19], a business[34], in Canada[35], founded in 2005[36], headquartered in Toronto[37].

Industry

Industries include financial services[24] and insurance[25].

Ownership

Owners include BlackRock[8], a company[38], in United States[39], founded in 1988[40], headquartered in New York City[41]; Dodge & Cox[9], a business[42], in United States[43], founded in 1930[44], headquartered in San Francisco[45]; and Norges Bank[10], a central bank[46], in Norway[47], founded in 1816[48], headquartered in Oslo[49]. Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange[22] and OTC Markets Group[23].

Why It Matters

Aviva ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,137 views/month).[2] Aviva has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Aviva is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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