Andy Briggs (businessman)

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Andy Briggs (born March 1966) is a British businessperson who has served as the Aviva Chief Executive Officer UK Insurance and Global Life and Health[1] as well as the Government Business Champion for Older Workers and NSPCC trustee.

Career[]

Briggs started his career with Prudential as an actuarial trainee, staying with the firm for nineteen years and becoming CEO of the Prudential Group’s Retirement Income business UK and Europe.[2] After leaving Prudential, he worked at Scottish Widows,[3][4][5] and Lloyds Banking Group[6] before joining Friends Life as Group CEO[7][8][9][10] Aviva acquired Friends Life in April 2015[11] with Briggs becoming Chief Executive [12] of the UK and Ireland Life business.[13]

In January 2017, it was announced that Aviva would merge its UK life and general insurance businesses.[14][15] As part of this, Briggs was announced as the new CEO UK Insurance.[16] He stood down from this role in April 2019.[17]

In November 2019, Phoenix Group announced that their current CEO Clive Bannister would be standing down, with Briggs was to be appointed as CEO subject to regulatory approval.[18] In February 2020, it was announced by Phoenix Group that Briggs had been appointed to the board of directors[19]

Other interests[]

Briggs became Chair of the Board of the Association of British Insurers in October 2016 for a two-year term.[20] At the Conservative Party conference on 4 October 2016[21] his appointment as Government Business Champion for Older Workers with Business in the Community was announced.[22][23] His role is to encourage other CEO’s and business leaders to recruit the over -50’s [24][25] as well as addressing issues such as balancing work and care provision.[26]

In February 2017, he challenged UK businesses to increase the number of their workers aged 50-69 by 12% by 2022.[27] Some of the UK’s largest companies, including Boots and the Co-Op [28] responded by pledging to act on Briggs’ challenge.[29] He also called on businesses to publish their data showing how many employees are over 50, with several including Barclays doing so in response.[30]

He has also been a long-term supporter of the NSPCC, having joined the NSPCC Fundraising Committee in 2006 and is the current committee chair.[31] In 2016 he became a trustee of the NSPCC.[32]

Honours[]

Briggs was awarded an MBE in the 2021 new year honours.[33]

Professional qualifications and memberships[]

He has a BSc Honours (1st) in Mathematics and Actuarial studies Southampton University.[34]

References[]

  1. ^ "Andy Briggs to head combined Aviva insurance businesses".
  2. ^ "Andy Briggs - Money Marketing". 26 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Face to face with Andy Briggs of Scottish Widows: Bridging the gap".
  4. ^ "Briggs takes on top role at Widows". www.scotsman.com.
  5. ^ "Andy D Briggs, Phoenix Group Holdings PLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Lloyds insurance boss quits after 12 months for Friends role - Insurance Post". 25 January 2011.
  7. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Resolution appoints new Friends Provident CEO".
  8. ^ Ltd, Zero-One Design. "Andy Briggs joins Friends Life as CEO". www.actuarialpost.co.uk.
  9. ^ Kollewe, Julia (25 January 2011). "Resolution appoints new chief executive at Friends Provident" – via www.theguardian.com.
  10. ^ Wilson, Harry (1 January 2018). "Lloyds insurance boss Andy Briggs to lead Friends Provident" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ Dakers, Marion (13 April 2015). "Aviva and Friends Life rise in first day as a merged company" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Aviva confirms Friends chief to become UK life boss".
  13. ^ "Newsroom". www.aviva.com.
  14. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Aviva merges UK insurance businesses, Europe CEO quits".
  15. ^ "Aviva shakes up management for 'transformation'". 19 January 2017.
  16. ^ Jones, Callum (1 January 2018). "Aviva's European chief leaves as insurer merges UK businesses" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Andy Briggs leaves provider". FT. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Phoenix Group Holdings plc - Board Changes". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Board Changes". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Avivas Andy Briggs to be next ABI Chairman ABI". www.abi.org.uk.
  21. ^ "Aviva UK chief made gov't business champion for older workers".
  22. ^ Aviva (4 October 2016). "Aviva's Andy Briggs announced as Business Champion for Older Workers" – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "GREEN: SPEECH TO CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE 2016". CCHQ Press.
  24. ^ "Govt appoints Aviva CEO Briggs as business champion for older workers".
  25. ^ "'Older workers tsar' tasked with keeping workers over 50 in their jobs".
  26. ^ CWO. "CWO News - CWO Forum Report: Empowering Women to Work". Conservative Women's Organisation.
  27. ^ "Press release: Business Champion for Older Workers calls for a million more older people in work by 2022". 6 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  29. ^ "Major firms commit to hiring more older workers by 2022".
  30. ^ Editor, Greg Hurst, Social Affairs (24 May 2017). "Employers reveal how many of their workers are 50-plus" – via www.thetimes.co.uk. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  31. ^ NSPCC. "Our organisation and structure". NSPCC.
  32. ^ NSPCC. "Our organisation and structure". NSPCC.
  33. ^ "New Year Honours list 2021: Cabinet Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Andy briggs friends life chief designate - Mathematical Sciences - University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk.

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