Aviva reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,569 total reviews)
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Amanda Blanc

83% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Aviva has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,569 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aviva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Assurance industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Sep 21, 2014

Great company to work for

Recommend
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Pros

Care about people, professional environment

Cons

Salaries are not too attractive

5.0
Sep 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I worked at Aviva for almost 2 and 1/2 years and simply loved it! Our team was extremely balanced in skills and responsibilities, so our contribution was quite effective and recognisable.

Cons

We had a bit of a struggle with the Group team, specially when it came to highlight the regional and local needs as opposed to the global ones.

3.0
Sep 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Sincere commitment to diversity (though cliquey in parts) Basic pay OK / bonuses good at senior levels Work-life balance respected, though cuts both ways Friendly environment, though massive staff turnover has not helped

Cons

Endless reorganisations and changes of direction, overwhelmingly driven by financial considerations that often turn out to be cosmetic (e.g. extensive form in over-shooting budgeted one-off costs of restructuring, which turn out not to be one-off after all) Goes through the motions of meritocracy, but, with notable exceptions, through several transitions / reinventions at the top table, senior managers tend to be surrounded by their mates, and progression is difficult without fairly blatant patronage Too many consultants, often there for CYA purposes or because the group has fired people it actually needed

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