Aviva Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Aviva Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Issues affecting the sustainability of the General Insurance market and their impact on Irish policy holders including the High Court judgement in the Setanta case and the rising cost of claims.

Intended results To ensure the Minister for Finance was fully informed of the difficulties and increased uncertainties in the insurance market.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Hugh Hessing, CEO of Aviva Ireland, accompanied by John Quinlan, MD of Aviva General Insurance and Cathy Herbert, Head of Communications, Aviva Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Cathy Herbert (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Hugh Hessing wrote to the Minster for Finance asking for a meeting on the 11th of September and the meeting took place on the 21st of October. It was Hugh Hessing's first meeting with the Minister for Finance and Mr Hessing took the opportunity to update the Minister on Aviva's business in Ireland.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Aidan Carrigan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)