Andy Briggs MBE (born 24 March 1966)[1] is a British businessman and chief executive of Standard Life plc.[2] He previously served as the Aviva Chief Executive Officer UK Insurance and Global Life and Health as well as the Government Business Champion for Older Workers and NSPCC trustee.[3]
Andy Briggs | |
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| Born | 24 March 1966 |
| Occupations | Businessman Chief executive, Standard Life plc |
Early life and education
editBriggs grew up in Chelmsford, Essex,[1] and went to King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford.[4] He has a BSc Honours in Mathematics and Actuarial studies from the University of Southampton.[5]
Career
editIn 1987, Briggs started his career at Prudential as an actuarial trainee and stayed with the firm for nineteen years, becoming chief executive of the Prudential Group's Retirement Income business UK and Europe.[6] After leaving Prudential in 2006, he worked at Scottish Widows[7][8][9] and Lloyds Banking Group[10] before joining Friends Life as Group CEO.[11][12] Aviva acquired Friends Life in April 2015[13] with Briggs becoming Chief Executive [14] of the UK and Ireland Life business.[15]
In January 2017, it was announced that Aviva would merge its UK life and general insurance businesses.[16][17] As part of this, Briggs was announced as the new CEO UK Insurance.[18] He stood down from this role in April 2019.[19]
In November 2019, Phoenix Group announced that their current CEO Clive Bannister would be standing down, with Briggs was to be [sic] appointed as CEO subject to regulatory approval.[20] In February 2020, it was announced by Phoenix Group that Briggs had been appointed to the board of directors.[21]
Other interests
editBriggs became chair of the Board of the Association of British Insurers in October 2016 for a two-year term.[23] At the Conservative Party conference on 4 October 2016[24] his appointment as Government Business Champion for Older Workers with Business in the Community was announced.[25][26]
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.[27] In 2016 he became a trustee of the NSPCC.[28]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Treanor, Jill (7 March 2026). "We can save people from having poor retirements. Here's how". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Phoenix Group - Leadership". 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "Andy Briggs to head combined Aviva insurance businesses". 19 January 2017.
- 1 2 Griffiths, Katherine (18 December 2023). "Andy Briggs: The British insurance boss with a seat at the table of power at Cop26". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Andy briggs friends life chief designate - Mathematical Sciences - University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Andy Briggs - Money Marketing". 26 April 2007.
- ↑ "Face to face with Andy Briggs of Scottish Widows: Bridging the gap". Citywire.
- ↑ "Briggs takes on top role at Widows". www.scotsman.com.
- ↑ "Andy D Briggs, Phoenix Group Holdings PLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Lloyds insurance boss quits after 12 months for Friends role - Insurance Post". 25 January 2011.
- ↑ Kollewe, Julia (25 January 2011). "Resolution appoints new chief executive at Friends Provident". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Wilson, Harry (1 January 2018). "Lloyds insurance boss Andy Briggs to lead Friends Provident" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Dakers, Marion (13 April 2015). "Aviva and Friends Life rise in first day as a merged company" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Aviva confirms Friends chief to become UK life boss".
- ↑ "Newsroom". www.aviva.com. 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Aviva merges UK insurance businesses, Europe CEO quits". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Aviva shakes up management for 'transformation'". 19 January 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Callum (1 January 2018). "Aviva's European chief leaves as insurer merges UK businesses" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ↑ "Aviva's Andy Briggs leaves provider". FT Adviser. Financial Times. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Phoenix Group Holdings plc - Board Changes". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Board Changes". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- 1 2 "New Year Honours list 2021: Cabinet Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ "Avivas Andy Briggs to be next ABI Chairman ABI". www.abi.org.uk.
- ↑ "Aviva UK chief made gov't business champion for older workers".
- ↑ Aviva (4 October 2016). "Aviva's Andy Briggs announced as Business Champion for Older Workers" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "GREEN: SPEECH TO CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE 2016". CCHQ Press.
- ↑ NSPCC. "Our organisation and structure". NSPCC.
- ↑ NSPCC. "Our organisation and structure". NSPCC.