Group Protection

A benefits package that covers you, your employees and the people they care about

Protecting your workforce, It takes Aviva

We’ve been helping businesses support their employees for more than a few years. Our expertise and range of benefits mean you can cover what’s most important to your people.

Our strength

Solutions from a secure and reliable business, with insurer financial strength ratings in the AA range from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. ^

Our experience

We cover more than 2.8m people, insuring over £299bn of Group Protection benefits, across 12,514 policies. 

Our values

We’re here for our customers, our climate and our communities.

Our solutions

As well as Group Protection, we offer life, health, savings, insurance, and investment solutions.

^ Aviva Life & Pension Ltd. Aa3 Moody’s, AA- Standard & Poor’s. February 2023.

As of 1 January 2024.

Expert financial and emotional support

When the unexpected or unthinkable happens, our Group Protection solutions can help give you, your employees, and their families the help they need. With financial support and access to wellbeing services, we’ve got you covered.

Flexible benefits to suit your budget, without compromising on employee care

Aviva Flex-pertise™

  • Employees are free to choose the benefits that suit their personal circumstances. 
  • They’ll have the option to add cover to protect their partner and children. 

Solutions for businesses big and small

  • No matter the size of your business, we’ll meet your needs.
  • We have products designed with smaller businesses (between 3 and 250 employees) in mind.
  • Tailored support aimed at employers managing some of the UK’s largest workforces.

Our people are here to help in your most vulnerable moments

  • Our experienced team are trained to support you and your employees.
  • Once your policy is in place, all you need to do is get in touch with us when you need support.
  • Make a claim in just a few easy steps, online or on the phone.
  • A case manager will work with you and your employee throughout your claim, so there’s no having to explain everything each time you contact us.

Find out more or apply

We’re here to answer your questions. You can email us anytime, or give us a call on 0800 145 5684.

Our opening hours are Monday to Friday, between 9.00am and 5.00pm. For your protection and ours, calls to and from Aviva may be recorded and/or monitored. Calls to 0800 numbers from UK landlines and mobiles are free of charge. Calls from outside the UK may be charged at international rates.

To apply for Group Protection, speak to your financial adviser. If you don’t have one already, try unbiased.co.uk.

Or you can get in touch with your Aviva Group Protection account manager if you have one.

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Business Insurance

Are you running a small or medium business? We can help you protect it with a range of insurances for different circumstances.